In spanish. It's a word that people started to say suddenly from one moment to another. "Eso está bien de nicho", "es que no estoy en ese nicho", "esa película es de nicho". To me it's a flamboyant word just to say that something is not so popular.
How interesting. Now I have to ask some Spanish-speaking friends what they think of it.
I can imagine the usage being annoying in one language, but benign in another. In English, "niche" is also an ecological term. It refers to the role and place of an organism inside of its ecosystem. Like, "Spiders fill the niche of fly-eater," or "An invasive species can adapt to the niche of a native species, and thus endanger the native species's survival." I'm a nerd and it's the first thing I think of when I hear "niche."
I do speak Spanish, but I'm not immersed enough to know if that meaning carries over?
I do not know from where this word "nicho" came from. The word exist in spanish, but it doesn't have that meaning of "not so popular" as I said before. You can check the RAE for the definition. People use the words because they heard it in one context and associate that context to the word, they forget to ask what that word means just to not look dumb or something. Where I've heard this word the most is when I talk with people that is related with art, let's say, cultural managers.
I do not overlook too much which words people use and say to myself "the buzz word is this one now huh?", for example, the buzzword this last week in spanish, IMO, is "verborrea" (it means that people start to talk nonsense, and can't controll it because is a language disorder), word that people obiously use wrong, the correct word that they want to use is "perorata" (when you talk, talk, and talk but do not add nothing of value to the topic).
That's fascinating. I can imagine "verborrea" being a portmanteau (which refers to "a word that combines the form and meaning of two or more other words." I know it's not a common word and that Google Translate doesn't translate the literary term, so I figured I'd clarify what I mean.) I think this because I've heard "verbal diarrhea" as a phrase in English before, referring to the same phenomenon.
Okay, I looked it up (sitio en español). It isn't specifically related to "diarrhea," but it does take the ending from the same Latin (and therefore Greek) root, as a reference to something flowing or gushing. I couldn't say which phrase came first, but it's possible they both arose independently.
Pinkie pie is my fav character so I made it my pfp 😊
I love coming across ur comments btw (esp the spicy ones 2), they kinda encourage me to try n make comments when I has the energy to do it too!!
Also, I’m so happy to hear u might wanna update ur pfp cuz of me! U totally can do it 100%!! I love seeing colourful ponies around and they make me happy when I see them so that’s sorta why I have pinkie pie here!! 🩷🩵🤍
wowowowowowww hold on.,, spicy comments? ohgosh when am i putting,... spicy comments?.,,..,. peeps I'm the matrix chat r also unsure.,... anyway-
im very happy i met u here. its rare that u find real life peeps with goals, dreams and thoughts...,.. most today feel like trolls, investors, bots and..... boring peeps.
but no! u have once again convinced me theres nice peeps all around ~ ~ i hope to see u around more <3
oh yesyes also imma very much change the pfp soon to a fluttershy---maybe a self drawn one..... not sure yet--
anyanyway - I with u a nice day.... but like - really! i really want u to have a nice day - or evening - or night <3
49 Comments
Shirow@lemmy.zip · 55 pts · 229d
I'm in this image and I don't... Well I am in it.
Siethron@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 229d
You enjoy people's niche references then condescend to them about it?
Shirow@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 229d
I'm the one with the weird reference, that's what I meant.
raman_klogius@ani.social · 37 pts · 229d
Damnit she got me
Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 31 pts · 229d
surprisingly no- i don't get ignored. im a real life peep whos apparently somewhat okay to be around - or I used to be-
toynbee@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 229d
This isn't like your usual posts until the end.
Are you okay?
Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 228d
oh u mean the
~?im mostly fine,,... jus doin a lit more grounding exercises...,.. to get more realistic with myself.
anyway: ~
victorz@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 229d
What did you do?
reev@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 229d
Got a little too into NFTs and is now holding the bag.
Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 228d
dont have frens anymore. but when theres peeps around, im usually not excluded- thats kinda what I wanted ti say mayb-
gotta make mor frens, I kno....
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 29 pts · 229d
I avoid large groups at all costs, but also yes.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 25 pts · 229d
I'm also ignored in small groups. One on one conversations, even.
EdgeOfDistraction@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 228d
I can't even get a response when I talk to myself.
miked@piefed.social · 3 pts · 228d
Sounds like a Rodney Dangerfield one liner.
Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 229d
I laugh at my own jokes. Then when nobody else laughs, I laugh at myself.
Sometimes a few minutes later, someone will say, “Ohh, I just got that.” Then we laugh again.
… I think I laugh too much to be fully ignored.
Jimbo@pawb.social · 18 pts · 229d
Ah fuck. I can't believe you've done this
Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 14 pts · 229d
Tall Konata isn't real, she can't hurt you.
Tall Konata:
rothaine@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 229d
Itself a niche reference
KawaiiBitch@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 228d
nomugisan@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 228d
Jahy in 2025??
KawaiiBitch@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 228d
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 228d
Bold of her to assume I would be part of a large group.
saltnotsugar@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 229d
Yee.
potatobro@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 229d
Sometimes a niche reference really resonates with an outgoing person and they start making sure you're part of conversations
deacon@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 229d
Ideally.
Rato@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 228d
My references are for me, it's just a happy accident when somebody else understands them.
capuccino@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 229d
you don't know how much do I hate the word "niche"
treesapx@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 229d
That's a pretty niche hatred right there.
Zwiebel@feddit.org · 7 pts · 229d
Which pronunciation? The american or the correct one
Almacca@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 228d
'Nitch' makes my eye twitch.
EdgeOfDistraction@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 228d
Twiche.
capuccino@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 228d
In spanish. It's a word that people started to say suddenly from one moment to another. "Eso está bien de nicho", "es que no estoy en ese nicho", "esa película es de nicho". To me it's a flamboyant word just to say that something is not so popular.
Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 228d
How interesting. Now I have to ask some Spanish-speaking friends what they think of it.
I can imagine the usage being annoying in one language, but benign in another. In English, "niche" is also an ecological term. It refers to the role and place of an organism inside of its ecosystem. Like, "Spiders fill the niche of fly-eater," or "An invasive species can adapt to the niche of a native species, and thus endanger the native species's survival." I'm a nerd and it's the first thing I think of when I hear "niche."
I do speak Spanish, but I'm not immersed enough to know if that meaning carries over?
capuccino@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 228d
I do not know from where this word "nicho" came from. The word exist in spanish, but it doesn't have that meaning of "not so popular" as I said before. You can check the RAE for the definition. People use the words because they heard it in one context and associate that context to the word, they forget to ask what that word means just to not look dumb or something. Where I've heard this word the most is when I talk with people that is related with art, let's say, cultural managers.
I do not overlook too much which words people use and say to myself "the buzz word is this one now huh?", for example, the buzzword this last week in spanish, IMO, is "verborrea" (it means that people start to talk nonsense, and can't controll it because is a language disorder), word that people obiously use wrong, the correct word that they want to use is "perorata" (when you talk, talk, and talk but do not add nothing of value to the topic).
Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 228d
That's fascinating. I can imagine "verborrea" being a portmanteau (which refers to "a word that combines the form and meaning of two or more other words." I know it's not a common word and that Google Translate doesn't translate the literary term, so I figured I'd clarify what I mean.) I think this because I've heard "verbal diarrhea" as a phrase in English before, referring to the same phenomenon.
Okay, I looked it up (sitio en español). It isn't specifically related to "diarrhea," but it does take the ending from the same Latin (and therefore Greek) root, as a reference to something flowing or gushing. I couldn't say which phrase came first, but it's possible they both arose independently.
callyral@pawb.social · 2 pts · 227d
As in that German philosopher?
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 228d
🫦
moonbunny@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 229d
Oh god this is me, but now I get noticed in groups when I do make niche references and I haven’t planned for it to go that far
Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 228d
pinky pie!!!! :ooooo since when is pinky pie on Lemmy!?!?!? woaaa
hii pinkie pieeee 🩷❤️🩷❤️🩷❤️🩷
EDIT: u make me wana update to get a Fluttershy pfp.,... which is a good thing!!! ~ <3
moonbunny@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 227d
Omg omg haiii Smorty!!!! :D
Pinkie pie is my fav character so I made it my pfp 😊
I love coming across ur comments btw (esp the spicy ones 2), they kinda encourage me to try n make comments when I has the energy to do it too!!
Also, I’m so happy to hear u might wanna update ur pfp cuz of me! U totally can do it 100%!! I love seeing colourful ponies around and they make me happy when I see them so that’s sorta why I have pinkie pie here!! 🩷🩵🤍
Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 227d
wowowowowowww hold on.,, spicy comments? ohgosh when am i putting,... spicy comments?.,,..,. peeps I'm the matrix chat r also unsure.,... anyway-
im very happy i met u here. its rare that u find real life peeps with goals, dreams and thoughts...,.. most today feel like trolls, investors, bots and..... boring peeps.
but no! u have once again convinced me theres nice peeps all around ~ ~ i hope to see u around more <3
oh yesyes also imma very much change the pfp soon to a fluttershy---maybe a self drawn one..... not sure yet--
anyanyway - I with u a nice day.... but like - really! i really want u to have a nice day - or evening - or night <3
moonbunny@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 227d
Ahhh spicy is not the right word I realize , but i meant to compliment on ur writing style which is nice n refreshing :)
Also thank u! I’m happy in meeting u too! It is rare but nice meeting ppl on places like here where ppl can be nice~
I do like ur pfp (I saw that clippy went away)- that looks like a nice drawing 😊 But also, it could be neat to see a self drawn fluttershy :3
Also thank u Smorty! It is daytime and I’ll try my best to have a nice day :) I wish u a nice day or evening or nighttime too, ur amazing by being u!
Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 210d
wow.... i kept this comment as "unread" in my notifications cuz... every time i see it, i really do read it in the pinkie voice >v<
also, thank u very very - very veryvery much <3
gamis44@lemmy.myserv.one · 3 pts · 228d
is this an OC or is this character from somewhere?
LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 228d
Looks like Konata from Lucky Star
gamis44@lemmy.myserv.one · 2 pts · 228d
tnx
Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 228d
ohyea also I wana be looked down upon like this-
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 228d
Why is her tummy giving her shit?
Matombo@feddit.org · 2 pts · 228d
he*she must be a lucky star