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Get the saggy mug.Informal adjective describing something that possesses the unsettling duality of being both deceptively benign and potentially threatening. While rooted in tech culture, it can be applied more broadly to situations where complex or dangerous elements are presented with an outwardly harmless or simplistic appearance.
The terms "Shoggy" and "Shoggothic" is derive from "Shoggoth," a fictional creature first introduced in H.P. Lovecraft's 1936 novella "At the Mountains of Madness," and the suffix "-ic" to form an adjective. In the context of AI, "Shoggothic" originated from a popular meme that emerged in late 2022 and 2023. The meme, which depicted a Shoggoth adorned with a smiley face mask, captured the duality of AI—its inscrutable complexity beneath a friendly, sanitized exterior. This image became a widespread metaphor among AI researchers and developers to describe the unpredictable and opaque nature of AI systems, particularly language models, and the attempt to render them more palatable through techniques like Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF).
The terms "Shoggy" and "Shoggothic" is derive from "Shoggoth," a fictional creature first introduced in H.P. Lovecraft's 1936 novella "At the Mountains of Madness," and the suffix "-ic" to form an adjective. In the context of AI, "Shoggothic" originated from a popular meme that emerged in late 2022 and 2023. The meme, which depicted a Shoggoth adorned with a smiley face mask, captured the duality of AI—its inscrutable complexity beneath a friendly, sanitized exterior. This image became a widespread metaphor among AI researchers and developers to describe the unpredictable and opaque nature of AI systems, particularly language models, and the attempt to render them more palatable through techniques like Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF).
"The neighborhood's quirky little AI-powered delivery robot seemed cute at first glance, but its shoggy tendency to block traffic during rush hour hinted at a deeper chaos lurking beneath its cheerful exterior."
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Get the Saggy mug.A middle aged man who shines like a neutron star, great personality but a bit of a dickhead. Loves a pint and a booze up down the club. Has a secret admirer usually by the name of paul
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Get the Saggy (person) mug.When your fanny is saggy and flops around and tastes like meat, or it looks like a wet subway sandwich and tastes and smells like a fishmonger. You filthy tramp wash your fanny.
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Get the soggled mug.When someone says they’ll attend an event or follow through on a commitment—usually because they want to avoid disappointing others, or simply can’t say no—but ends up bailing at the last minute or ghosting entirely.
Often happens because the person has overcommitted and made too many plans, leaving them stretched too thin to actually follow through.
Often happens because the person has overcommitted and made too many plans, leaving them stretched too thin to actually follow through.
“Don’t hold your breath waiting for Derek to show—He's probably siggying again. Said yes to three different parties tonight.”
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