An extreme anime nut (see otaku) who refuses to watch any anime cartoon with anything other than the original Japanese voice acting. Anything English on their screen other than subtitles will immediately induce a screaming, whining fit. Claims that even an excellent English dub somehow ruins the original "integrity" or "beauty" of the series. May have some substance to their argument, as anime is often "dumbed down" or censored for North American audiences, but any decent points are drowned out by their yelling about subtitles, as if they were Satan himself and were violently raping their mother in front of them at the time.

Often may make an attempt to learn Japanese so they can do away with subtitles altogether. May also attend an anime convention, cosplay, or enjoy reading MegaTokyo. Extremely vocal nutcase which should generally be avoided at all costs.

"Hey, Cowboy Bebop is on Cartoon Network."
"AAAAHHH A DUB GET THAT FILTH OFF THE TV SCREEN."
"Get out of my house, subtitle zealot!"

Subtitle Zealot by RealGTX April 1, 2005

Subtitle Drunk

As brought to us from How I Met Your Mother: getting so drunk that people need subtitles to understand what you are saying.

Billy got so subtitle drunk... that no one at the bar could understand him.

Subtitle Drunk by Yanksfan1421 September 5, 2013

subtitle supremist

a subtitle supremist is an anime fan who not only frowns on an english dubbed anime, but they go all out hating most to all english dubbed anime, they may shame or condescend others for watching english dubs .

person A: "I think Yu Yu Hakusho is better subbed and in fact you should avoid the dub like the plague."
person B: "What are you? A subtitle supremist?? i understand some dubs are horrible, but dang! Yu Yu Hakusho's dub cast did a great job.

subtitle supremist by WPBhillbilly May 13, 2018

subtitle anger

When you get so angry at something, you can't form words strong enough to describe it, so you just end up vibrating your hands/body in absolute rage. Common causes of subtitle anger include other people's hypocrisy and ignorance.

"When that guy said "You're not special for reading the Great Gatsby, we all went to high school." and then when someone quoted a line from it to him, he said "I haven't read the book.".. I suffered from subtitle anger.

subtitle anger by MDPlayer1 March 30, 2016

Subtitle syndrome

If you have 'subtitle syndrome' you can't stop reading the subtitles on screen in a show/movie despite being fluent in the spoken language.
It can be pretty annoying and distracting when trying to enjoy a movie.

"I'm sure I could've appreciated the visuals of the movie some more if I didn't have subtitle syndrome"

Subtitle syndrome by NoxiousLydom December 15, 2023

where are the subtitles?

When someone speaks in a different language and you can't understand them

Person 1: *speaking in Chinese*
Person 2: WHERE ARE THE SUBTITLES?!

where are the subtitles? by whomst'd've'ly'yaint July 17, 2018

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026