Miscellaneous: Today, I found out that the nickname my friend has been calling... - FML

By Anonymous - 06/04/2015 03:31 - United States - New Britain

Today, I found out that the nickname my friend has been calling me in Japanese for the past year is the word for "Idiot". FML

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By Anonymous - 23/06/2014 19:52 - United States

Today, I found out that the loving nickname my Chinese mother has been calling me my entire life essentially translates to "little retard". FML

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By Pita - 04/12/2010 20:35 - United States

Today, I learned that the cute pet name my boyfriend has been calling me for the past month is actually an acronym for "pain in the a**". FML

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By hahahawoww - 31/01/2010 00:32 - United States

Today, I discovered that my best friend of 3 years has me in her phone as "Stupid Bitch". FML

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By Anonymous - 26/09/2015 12:08 - United States

Today, I found out that my contact name in my girlfriend's phone is "Dipshit McFucktard". FML

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By Sam - 04/05/2014 06:12 - United States - Eureka

Today, my art teacher showed off a painting of his name he got in Japan. I can read Japanese, and it actually says "Old idiot". I really don't want to break it to him. FML

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Thanks mom

By mistake - 11/05/2009 09:09 - United States

Today, I realized what my mom has been calling me for 20 years. She always calls me her "little fehler." With her being from Germany, I always thought it was a cute little nickname. Apparently, she's been calling me her "little mistake." FML

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That's not my… name!

By Whatevs - 08/09/2023 10:00

Today, my best friend sent me a postcard. She’s been calling me by my nickname for so long that she wrote the wrong name on it. FML

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Unforgettable

By Edward - 09/12/2021 13:59

Today, I realized that since I was in elementary school, my friends, my workmates, and even my family, all call me accidentally by someone else's name instead of my actual name. I'm 30 years-old. FML

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By Shamu - 27/02/2011 19:28 - United States

Today, I found out my friends call me 'Shamu the whale' behind my back. FML

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Decoding

By Anonymous - 19/09/2023 06:00 - Australia - Brisbane

Today, I figured out my girlfriend's mother has various nicknames for me. My girlfriend and her family are from Poland and speak on the phone in their native tongue, but they don’t know I’ve been learning the language either. I heard her call me “idiot”, “loser”, “moron” and various other “nicknames” multiple times. FML

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TurquoiseJesus 15

Monday 6 April 2015 17:35

shouldnt be a Baka, then.

laurkk827 14

Monday 6 April 2015 17:36

you should be happy you aren't one of those idiots to tattoo Japanese symbols real big on their body

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toxic324x 17

Monday 6 April 2015 17:50

ばかだいよ！ maybe you aren't watching enough animu

tournamentdecide 33

Tuesday 7 April 2015 1:17

Do you realize not everybody likes anime? Even if, they play the more popular ones in English, too.

EJ_Red 9

Monday 6 April 2015 17:53

Now all I hear after reading this are anime girls screaming "Baka!" at boys... Anyway, it is your fault for not asking what that word means and how he came up with it

tj4234 35

Monday 6 April 2015 17:55

You know, you'd be surprised how common it is for bilingual people to (sportingly) do this. You kind of deserve it for leaving it so long to find out. Out of interest, how did you figure it out?

ana_lee_bonde 17

Monday 6 April 2015 17:56

That's common knowledge OP.

ShowMeKay 20

Monday 6 April 2015 19:24

Yeah, in Japan. Not the US lol

Purexinsanity 46

Monday 6 April 2015 19:30

Only common knowledge to those that watch anime and like someone above me said, OP's friend may not have used "baka" (stupid/idiot) but "aho" (idiot/fool)

Catdragon 40

Monday 6 April 2015 17:56

BAKA

RainTears 15

Monday 6 April 2015 17:56

or he was told it meant something else until now

Vestin 18

Monday 6 April 2015 17:57

Maybe OP's friend is just a tsundere...

Bossgirlhana 15

Monday 6 April 2015 17:58

BAKA!!! I knew my years of watching anime would pay off one day!

otaku2530 11

Monday 6 April 2015 18:09

Baka xP

xxlittlemsanime 24

Monday 6 April 2015 18:13

I guess you live up to your nickname, Baka

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