Friday, May 16, 2014

22 Words that Have Completely Different Meaning When You're Mormon


22 Words that Have Completely Different Meaning When You’re Mormon
BuzzFeed 13 May 2014

1. Brother and sister: What it usually means: The terms used to call a male or female sibling who shares one or both of your parent(s).

What it means when you’re Mormon: The terms used to call a male or female sibling who shares one or both of your parent(s) AND anyone else who is also Mormon.

2. New Year’s Eve Dance: What it usually means: Bumping and grinding synced with the bass of the best club remixes from the past year.

What it means when you’re Mormon: Censored songs from the ’90s mixed with the occasional slow song to awkwardly ask your crush to dance to.

3. Apricot Trees: What it usually means: A tree that grows apricot fruit.

What it means when you’re Mormon: A tree that pops popcorn.

4. College: What it usually means: The craziest four years of one’s life filled with partying and experimenting.

What it means when you’re Mormon: BYU.

5. Caffeine: What it usually means: A substance that is found especially in coffee and tea and that makes you feel more awake.

What it means when you’re Mormon: “HURRY BEFORE MOM SEES.”

6. Beer: What it usually means: An alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented malt flavored with hops.
What it means when you’re Mormon: A&W root beer.

7. Eagle Scout: What it usually means: The highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America.

What it means when you’re Mormon: Literally every one of your male Mormon friends.

8. House Party: What it usually means: Beer pong, lots of making out, and hugging toilets.

What it means when you’re Mormon: Wii, root beer, and a PG-13 movie.

9. BMW: What it usually means: An acronym for “Bayerische Motoren Werke,” one the most popular and lavish car models.

What it means when you’re Mormon: An acronym for your van, the “Big Mormon Wagon.”

10. Mission: What it usually means: Assignment or task needed to be accomplished. Often synonymous with Tom Cruise.

What it means when you’re Mormon: Two rewarding, unselfish years of your life. Often synonymous with door slamming.

11. Refreshments: What it usually means: A light snack or drink, especially one provided in a public place or at a public event.

What it means when you’re Mormon: MAKES EVERYTHING WORTH IT.

12. Fireside: What it usually means: The area around a fireplace (used especially with reference to a person’s home or family life).

What it means when you’re Mormon: Occasional bonus meeting for the youth HOPEFULLY WITH REFRESHMENTS.

13. Engagement: What it usually means: A period of time between dating and marriage usually filled with wedding planning.

What it means when you’re Mormon: One week.

14. Champagne: What it usually means: Sparkling wine produced from grapes. Usually drink to celebrate something.
What it means when you’re Mormon: Welch’s sparkling grape juice. Usually drink to celebrate something.

15. Genealogy: What it usually means: The line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor.

What it means when you’re Mormon: Your mom’s hobby.

16. David Archuletta: What it usually means: The runner-up of the seventh season of “American Idol.”

What it means when you’re Mormon: The returned missionary who every Mormon mother wants their daughter to marry.

17. Seminary: What it usually means: A college that prepares students to be priests, ministers, or rabbis.

What it means when you’re Mormon: Early weekday mornings during the school year that replaces sleep.

18. Utah: What it usually means: The 45th state admitted to the United States.

What it means when you’re Mormon: Where all your relatives live.

19. LDS: What it usually means: A misspelling of the hallucinogen drug “LSD.”

What it means when you’re Mormon: Acronym for “Latter Day Saint,” what you wish people would call you instead of “Mormon.”

20. Elder: What it usually means: An old person.
What it means when you’re Mormon: A surname of great honor and responsibility.

21. The Book of Mormon: What other people think it means: A hit Broadway play representing a satirical view of the Mormon religion.

What it means when you’re Mormon: The greatest book you’ll ever read.

22. Sunday: What it usually means: The day of the week before Monday and following Saturday and (together with Saturday) forming part of the weekend.

What it means when you’re Mormon: The day you devote entirely for religion and family purposes only. And you wouldn’t have it any other way.

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