Phrase use by Shaquille O’Neal to describe a current NBA player who he did not believe was as good. However the player proved him wrong. In a post-game interview Shaq told the player “I owe you an apology. I was not really familiar with your game”.
Since then it became viral as a meme and used in different contexts by someone who acknowledges a person or group that surprised them with a set of skills, abilities, or their character and opinions etc.
Since then it became viral as a meme and used in different contexts by someone who acknowledges a person or group that surprised them with a set of skills, abilities, or their character and opinions etc.
Actor ABC shows incredible skills when playing a certain character.
Person 1: I owe you an apology ABC, I was not familiar with your game.
Swifties show their incredible influence by supporting Taylor swift in her Eras Tour that has been completely sold out.
Person B: “I owe swifties an apology, I was not familiar with their game”
Person 1: I owe you an apology ABC, I was not familiar with your game.
Swifties show their incredible influence by supporting Taylor swift in her Eras Tour that has been completely sold out.
Person B: “I owe swifties an apology, I was not familiar with their game”
by helpfulzillenial January 25, 2024
Get the I was not familiar with your gamemug. J-Dizzle been hittin' that Familiar Strange for a coupe of years now. Meanwhile, his baby mama back at da house gettin' her some Familiar Strange from the mailman, D-Rod.
by Pshur November 17, 2017
Get the Familiar Strangemug. by GearyBeary April 29, 2022
Get the Betraying Familiaritiesmug. With everything changing the way it is these days, and everyone trying to change what hasn't changed, the familiar and refusing to change is revolutionary.
The familiar is what people miss if it does change. It's easier to do what everybody else does and try to change, to change yourself, or to try and change the world around you, than it is to stand against the people trying to change it all because they see dollar signs in doing so.
by The Original Agahnim August 3, 2021
Get the Familiarmug. A mishearing of the line "dance in the living room", from the song "only human". It's commonly used as a caption for a character walking away from the camera
by Dumbice October 25, 2020
Get the Dance to Familiarmug. 
Get the FAMILIARmug. The "familiarity filter" refers to the phenomenon where children are more inclined to listen to strangers rather than their own parents, often due to filtering out familiar things that have always been there.
It's interesting how the familiarity filter works; my child pays more attention to advice from a teacher than from me, just because it feels new and different.
by Emotional Cruiser September 19, 2025
Get the familiarity filtermug.