[Ads-l] snickerdoodle

[Stanton McCandlish]

A snickerdoodle is a cinnamon cookie, popular in the American South, so "you
don't have to worry about an alligator snatching you or your snickerdoodle"
might not have had any other meaning in the context of telling a southerner
about Maryland.


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On Sat, Jun 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM Emily Gordon <
0000205244c4ee9d-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> Useful word! Companion to “vajayjay” (*Gray’s Anatomy*), “friend zone” (
> *Friends*), and “shmashmortion” (*Knocked Up*).
>
> Pleased to have just discovered the Wikipedia index of American and British
> mass-media catchphrases:
>
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_catchphrases_in_American_and_British_mass_media
>
> And a “Vajayjay” history from 2007 featuring ADS and other celebrities:
>
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/fashion/28vajayjay.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM Rich Lowenthal <
> 000018596069864c-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
>
> > "Doodle" is Australian slang for penis. "Snickerdoodle" was used on "Two
> > and a Half Men" as a euphemism for penis. My guess is that was the
> > Redditor's meaning.
> >
> > ------ Original Message ------
> > From "Emily Gordon" <0000205244c4ee9d-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> > To ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> > Date 6/6/2026 19:07:32
> > Subject Re: snickerdoodle
> >
> > >Here’s a fun usage, excerpted from a Reddit post requesting advice
> about a
> > >move to Maryland:
> > >
> > >Q: “…What are some things to look out for in Maryland as someone who's
> > >lived in Florida her whole life. Mention basic stuff or stuff that I
> > >wouldn't ever think about.”
> > >
> > >A (in comments): “Most bodies of water are pretty safe so you don't have
> > to
> > >worry about an alligator snatching you or your snickerdoodle.”
> > >
> > >Think that means “child” or “sweetheart”? Or possibly “penis”?
> > >
> > >https://www.reddit.com/r/maryland/s/rllenlGx5l
> > >
> > >On Sat, Jun 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM Jonathan Lighter <
> > >00001aad181a2549-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > >>  ...as a sardonic endearment : "Natalie are you posting your Tinder
> > >>  profile, snickerdoodle?
> > >>
> > >>
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