DISQUS

Neil Miller · 12 months ago

It's really been around since '02? Geez...

Do you know where it came from? What celebrity coined this dumbass term?

big K · 12 months ago

It's a hip-hop SLANG term. It's normally used in a tongue-in-cheek, satiric manner in reference to the aforementioned hyper-ridiculous situation. We know how stupid it sounds and it's never used as an actual word by. Now that it has reached the mainstream, it will undoubtedly be used ad nauseum without regard to context or situation, much like the terms "You da man!", or "da Bomb!"

Josh_Radde · 12 months ago

Hey bitches, check it-- http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ri... Ridonculous is in the Urban Dictionary.

Josh_Radde · 12 months ago

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ri...Urban Dictionary settling all arguments since 2004.

Davebaxter1989 · 12 months ago

"There's a ridonculous amount of cheddar cheese stuck in the printer"

Haha now I have a word for when my various cheeses are stuck in electric devices

where as I · 12 months ago

I remember it being coined by the music video station FUSE. They had some sort of commercials that had people saying words like ridonculous.

Arou101 · 12 months ago

"Hitchcock was overrated? I thought it was what it was, a throw away summer flick with a big star and plenty of special effects. It wasn't advertised as a best performance nomination, or even as a movie that people could connect with. Just a popular guy, Will Smith, throwing out some cuss words to bring in a "HE DOESN'T EVER DO THAT" reaction, and a big budget. I liked it for what it was, but I don't even compare it to other serious superhero movies. "

Yes, in a hurry I put Hitchcock. I meant Hancock. Looking at the original post in the wrong context I thought that the poster was talking about Peter Berg. Call it dyslexia, call it a brain fart, call it whatever you want--it was a simple mistake. Bringing it up in another post just to get a lick in is just sad. I'd follow all your posts closely enough to point out your mistakes, but sadly I'm more mature and not that pretentious, and just can't bring myself to do it.

Arou101 · 12 months ago

"People have been using this word since '02"

And that's not snidey. If I would have said, "People have been using this word since '02, DUH!" Or through in any insult at the end, then it would have been--but stating the fact that I've heard the term being used for several years is? Not everything is an insult. Now, I've already spent enough time on this, and I'm sure you'll want to get more licks in, but I won't continue to put up a fight.

Arou101 · 12 months ago

It was a huge college thing for awhile. I know I heard Dane Cook use it in '04 live (when I thought he was funny...), but I heard it being used before that in a hip-hop song or two. Yeah, the word is dumb, I'm just surprised to see it resurfacing.

Davebaxter1989 · 12 months ago

If it wasn't meant as snidey I can deal with that I was clearly just reading it wrong. And also when I first saw that post I honestly thought you were a one-post wonder so kudos for coming back. That being said it WAS a pretty big mistake I'd likely not make BUT if it was just that then your not an airhead that hasn't heard the word Hitchcock so I rescind the nastiness of my previous comments

Josh_Radde · 12 months ago

You two are ridonculous, you know that? :)

Try THAT on for snide.

Arou101 · 12 months ago

People have been using this word since '02.

Davebaxter1989 · 12 months ago

There is no way ridonculous is a word. See your comment spell checker caught it. Unless Arou101 knows something we all don't. (But he thought Hitchcock was a Will Smith starring summer film)(not even kidding)

Arou101 · 12 months ago

Way to shill me, I don't remember the post and I obviously had it mistaken for Hancock. You're obviously trying to start something over nothing, have fun.

I was just pointing out that this term has been around for awhile.

Davebaxter1989 · 12 months ago

Yeah you had HIM as in one of the most famous directors of all time mistaken for a film. In a comments thread about directors that if you can't remember is here

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/in-resp...

So that (in film geek terms) is something over something. Oh that and the fact that you were being snidey over the fact that you knew the term and Neil (and me at the very least) had never heard (nor would ever need to).

Angelica · 7 months ago

I distinctly remember David Spade often using the word on the short-lived 'comedy entertainment news' show, 'Show-biz With David Spade.'
And I've heard it used quite a bit in tons of different social situations.