21 Things That Mean Something Totally Different To A Marvel Fan

Because you know what's up when shawarma is on the menu.

1. Genius Billionaire Playboy Philanthropist

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What it usually means: An intelligent rich person with an interesting love life that spreads around his/her money like manure.

What it means to a Marvel fan: Tony Stark without the suit.

2. The Other Guy

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What it usually means: The person that is not me.

What it means to a Marvel fan: The green rage monster that Bruce Banner wants to keep a distance from.

3. English

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What it usually means: The language that originated in England.

What it means to a Marvel fan: Communicating on the same level, especially if it's SCIENCE!

4. New Mexico

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What it usually means: A state in the southwestern United States that includes large tracts of barren desert.

What it means to a Marvel fan: The region of Midgard where Thor was banished.

5. On Your Left

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What it usually means: There is a jogger approaching you from behind in this direction and you should move.

What it means to a Marvel fan: A genetically engineered super-soldier is ruining your morning by running circles around you.

6. Supernanny

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What it usually means: A reality TV show about a nanny who works with misbehaving children.

What it means to a Marvel fan: What Coulson will be watching if Tony misbehaves.

7. Galaga

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What it usually means: A video game.

What it means to a Marvel Fan: Something a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent thought he could get away with.

8. Metaphor

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What it usually means: A part of speech that compares one thing to another

What it means to a Marvel fan: Something that goes over the head of Drax the Destroyer.

9. Fondue

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What it usually means: Cheese and bread for dipping.

What it means to a Marvel fan: Umm...not cheese and bread.

10. Red in my Ledger

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What it usually means: You owe someone a debt.

What it means to a Marvel fan: Basically the same thing, but with the connotation that you’d do anything for the person you owe, including cognitive recalibration.

11. "I like it."

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What it usually means: This thing is pleasing to me.

What it means to a Marvel fan: I am so pleased with this I will smash it on the ground and ask for more.

12. Dancing Monkey

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What it usually means: A primate performing rhythmic movements for an audience.

What it means to a Marvel fan: The alternative to being a lab rat.

13. Shawarma

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What it usually means: A middle-eastern dish consisting of a pita pocket stuffed with cucumbers, lettuce, chicken, and tahini sauce.

What it means to a Marvel fan: The food of champions.

14. New York

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What it usually means: New York State, or sometimes a direct reference to New York City, a.k.a. the Big Apple.

What it means to a Marvel Fan: Where all heck broke loose and the Avengers assembled.

15. Public Display of Affection (PDA)

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What it usually means: Two or more people exchanging tokens of romantic feelings in a public setting

What it means to a Marvel fan: Something that just might save your life.

16. End Credits

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What it usually means: The part of the movie where everyone gets up and leaves.

What it means to a Marvel fan: The part of the movie where you find out that the story is far from over.

And speaking of end credits...

17. Miracle

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What it usually means: Something out of the ordinary in a beneficial way, as in a divine intervention

What it means to a Marvel fan: If HYDRA has anything to do with it, nothing good.

18. Budapest

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What it usually means: The capital city of Hungary.

What it means to a Marvel fan: Where something happened between Clint and Natasha that nobody else seems to know about.

19. Dance Off

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What it usually means: A competition between two people dancing.

What it means to a Marvel fan: A challenge to decide the fate of the Universe.

20. "To the end of the line."

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What it usually means: To completion.

What it means to a Marvel fan: A trigger for incessant blubbering.

21. Strings

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What it usually means: A fibrous object that sometimes connects other objects.

What it means to a Marvel fan: Something that Ultron clearly has a lack of. (halp.)