What does goram mean? by odan16

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What does goram mean?

POSTED BY: ODAN16
UPDATED: Sunday, April 25, 2004 22:52
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Sunday, April 25, 2004 11:06 AM

I was just watching the dvd and began to wonder what goram actually means? they seem to say it a lot and I just wanted to know if it was chinese or just a made up word.

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 11:12 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

I believe it's a made up word, to substitute for god damn. I've started using my own self, when the appropriate time for such colorful talk arrives.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 11:13 AM

DAVCO92

I agree.

Burn the land, boil the sea...

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 11:15 AM

DELIA

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I believe it's a made up word, to substitute for god damn. I've started using my own self, when the appropriate time for such colorful talk arrives.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

Glad to know I'm not the only one saying that in the "real world"! It's just so gorram useful.

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 11:29 AM

GUNHAND

I use it all the time too, that and shiny.

Plus some colorful Chinese in situations where saying the exact same thing in English or Spanish may raise some eyebrows. Well it does anyhow but they don't know what I'm saying so it's socially acceptable.

Pain is scary...

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 12:53 PM

MOOSE

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Originally posted by Gunhand:
I use it all the time too, that and shiny.

Same here.

Haven't used Chinese yet, my gorram Southern drawl makes it just embarassing...

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 1:01 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

I also think it is a substitution for goddamn, but rather than just being a made up word, I think it may have come about because of the way Orientals might have had trouble pronouncing goddamn, so it became a popular pronunciation among other people as well.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 1:44 PM

GUNHAND

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Originally posted by Moose:
Quote:
Originally posted by Gunhand:
I use it all the time too, that and shiny.

Same here.

Haven't used Chinese yet, my gorram Southern drawl makes it just embarassing...

Doesn't stop me none. Although I'm from one of those fringe areas where I can pull off Yankee too if I really have to, now wanting to...not so much.

"Pain is scary..."

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 4:27 PM

LEMAT

There was another thread on this topic--sorry, I am really pressed for time or I would find it. Someone claimed on that thread that gorram is a pronuciation of goddamn used in parts of Northern England.

Jon

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 4:50 PM

VETERAN

Don't squat with your spurs on.

You've got to be kidding.

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 5:11 PM

JASONZZZ

Well, them Occidentals sure showed them by murdering the God Damn Chinese language too.

Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:
I also think it is a substitution for goddamn, but rather than just being a made up word, I think it may have come about because of the way Orientals might have had trouble pronouncing goddamn, so it became a popular pronunciation among other people as well.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 5:14 PM

GUNHAND

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Originally posted by Jasonzzz:

Well, them Occidentals sure showed them by murdering the God Damn Chinese language too.

Good point, but that's part of the charm of the English language. As someone way smarter than me said (going from memory here so may be a bit off on the quote):

"English doesn't just borrow from other languages, it finds them in a dark alley, kicks the crap out of them and rummages through their pockets for loose verbs."

So of course the future Anglos will have to murderize the Mandarin pronounciation, just the way we are.

"Pain is scary..."

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 6:20 PM

MORDRAIG

I use gorram, shiny, and ruttin all the time now. Some chinese thrown in on occation as well.

ie: Gorram piece of Luh-Suh, never works when you need it.

though I still need to get this one down better

Liou koe shway duh biao-tze huh hoe-tze duh bun ur-tze.
Stupid son of a drooling harlot and a monkey.
River, Safe, ranted at Mal

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 8:00 PM

JARED

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Originally posted by Mordraig:
Liou koe shway duh biao-tze huh hoe-tze duh bun ur-tze.
Stupid son of a drooling harlot and a monkey.
River, Safe, ranted at Mal

oh.. the part right after "not him"? sounds like she was expecting the man-ape-thing-gone-wrong *lol*

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 10:47 PM

SANMI

I never say goddam its aginst my religin but I say goram alot.

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Sunday, April 25, 2004 10:52 PM

DARKARCHON

Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:
I also think it is a substitution for goddamn, but rather than just being a made up word, I think it may have come about because of the way Orientals might have had trouble pronouncing goddamn, so it became a popular pronunciation among other people as well.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

What he said...

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