Talk:icup

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Please consider that this joke is in widespread use, and that someone may want to look up the actual meaning of "icup" here (but only to find out that it doesn't actually have a meaning). PseudoSkull (talk) 16:22, 13 October 2016 (UTC)Reply

RFD discussion: October–November 2016

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Not a word. --WikiTiki89 21:35, 20 October 2016 (UTC)Reply

In this case, who cares? It's attested, and people might wanna know what it is and what it means. PseudoSkull (talk) 21:40, 20 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
The entry doesn't say what it means, only when it's used... Equinox 21:40, 20 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
Isn't that kind of the point of some entries? PseudoSkull (talk) 21:41, 20 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
You could compare this to entries like doggo, which, in one etymology, is only used in lie doggo. Except for the fact that the term it's only used in has too many variants to have an entry, i.e. "How do you spell icup?", "Spell icup for me.", "Spell icup.", etc. So by those standards, this merits an entry. PseudoSkull (talk) 21:43, 20 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
We recently had an "only used in" which was, in fact, deleted for that reason: it wasn't a proper entry. I don't see your point about spelling, either. "How would you spell quirkafleeg?" doesn't mandate an entry for that. Equinox 09:51, 21 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
Delete, especially if we don't cater for words coined in fun; one I remember is MTGG (a hungry horse). DonnanZ (talk) 10:00, 21 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
  • Send to RFV to see if there are any uses that actually meet the use/mention distinction. If the term is only ever used where its meaning is immediately explained, then it is doubtful to say that it is used in print. bd2412 T 12:32, 21 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
It does rather seems to fail WT:CFI line 1 "all words in all languages" as not a word in any language. It does not say "all jokes in all languages". Delete. Renard Migrant (talk) 12:45, 21 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
Our own dictionary defines word as "The smallest unit of language which has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language"; the question in this case is whether this has a particular meaning that can be expressed by itself. bd2412 T 15:30, 21 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
According to icup itself, no, it doesn't. Which is why I don't favor RFV as any citations found must necessarily fail the use-mention distinction. Renard Migrant (talk) 16:22, 21 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
I can envision, at least hypothetically, a scenario where someone uses "icup" as a word with the intent of asking another person to spell it, but never gets around to asking for the spelling. Frankly, I think that it is unlikely that we will find any, but I also think that questions of verifiability should be settled before addressing whether the term, if verified with CFI-worthy citations, should have an entry. bd2412 T 20:16, 21 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
Sure, why not, worst that can happen is it fails 3 weeks later than it really ought to. Renard Migrant (talk) 22:45, 21 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
It also places the burden of providing citations on those who would keep the entry. bd2412 T 04:07, 22 October 2016 (UTC)Reply

The joke doesn't even work. I would answer "E-Y-E-C-U-P" to the question. --Hekaheka (talk) 10:26, 22 October 2016 (UTC)Reply

Localised Finnish version of the joke: Juha and Johan are sitting in the sauna. Johan says "Juha, how would you spell icup?" Juha says "be serious man, we have only twelve litres of Koskenkorva and three hours until sunrise." Equinox 10:39, 22 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
You are mean!! --Hekaheka (talk) 19:08, 22 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
Closed as further discussion should be taking place at RFV. — SMUconlaw (talk) 10:44, 7 November 2016 (UTC)Reply


RFV discussion: October 2016–April 2017

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Any attesting quotations showing this meets WT:ATTEST? --Dan Polansky (talk) 16:34, 21 October 2016 (UTC)Reply

Failed. — SMUconlaw (talk) 19:44, 8 April 2017 (UTC)Reply