Name filter question - Guild Wars Forums

Nekodesu · Jan 24, 2011, 06:35 PM // 18:35

Hello. No, I'm not asuming Anet is racist, however I don't understand why I can't make my name Chichi Ikenna. They are both african names, and there is no cursing or w/e in it? Is Chichi slang for something I don't know, or? lol

Cuilan · Jan 24, 2011, 06:41 PM // 18:41

Chichi is slang for breasts and vagina. Thanks public school.

Odinius · Jan 24, 2011, 06:42 PM // 18:42

When you have the chatfilter ON Captain Quimang displays as Captain ----ang and he's an NPC

Quim seems to be slang for female genetals.
Sometimes the filter is a bit too proud of it's function, has NOTHING to do with racism.

Verene · Jan 24, 2011, 06:42 PM // 18:42

Yes, "chichi" is slang for something. Several somethings in fact

Haha, ninja'd twice.

Cuilan · Jan 24, 2011, 06:45 PM // 18:45

Did you know what it was or did you look it up before writing your post?

Nekodesu · Jan 24, 2011, 07:33 PM // 19:33

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Originally Posted by Cuilan

Did you know what it was or did you look it up before writing your post?

Why do you think I made this post? Don't you think that's kind of a stupid question? xD I'm not English, or w/e it is slang for and in which language. But it is actually an African name aswell.

End · Jan 24, 2011, 07:35 PM // 19:35

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Originally Posted by Nekodesu

Why do you think I made this post? Don't you think that's kind of a stupid question? I'm not English, or w/e it is slang for and in which language. But it is actually an African name aswell.

I think he was addressing Verene.

Verene · Jan 24, 2011, 07:43 PM // 19:43

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Originally Posted by Cuilan

Did you know what it was or did you look it up before writing your post?

I already knew one of the slang meanings for it (that it means 'breasts'), I didn't realize there were multiple slang meanings for it though.

Nekodesu · Jan 24, 2011, 07:53 PM // 19:53

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Originally Posted by End

I think he was addressing Verene.

Gawd. I need to quit forums cause I obviouslly don't know how to use them :X Anyways thnx. I didn't know.

Skyy High · Jan 24, 2011, 08:09 PM // 20:09

Answer to OP: No.

I can't see this going anywhere decent.

Spiritz · Jan 24, 2011, 09:00 PM // 21:00

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Originally Posted by Odinius

When you have the chatfilter ON Captain Quimang displays as Captain ----ang and he's an NPC

Quim seems to be slang for female genetals.
Sometimes the filter is a bit too proud of it's function, has NOTHING to do with racism.

I think its a uk slang term from quite a few years ago - was surprised to see it mentioned and ive not heard it used for maybe 20+ years

HawkofStorms · Jan 24, 2011, 10:36 PM // 22:36

Heck, they filter the word "Sega" (the game company), because it means a certain naughty thing in Italian. Welcome to the world wide web. Company's have to be aware of these kinds of things.

Raven Wing · Jan 24, 2011, 11:25 PM // 23:25

I never knew chichi was slang for something, is that in English?
BTW it also filters out Damned Cleric from the krytan undead hordes, a name made by Anet....talk about double standards...

Lord Dagon · Jan 24, 2011, 11:30 PM // 23:30

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Originally Posted by Raven Wing

I never knew chichi was slang for something, is that in English?
BTW it also filters out Damned Cleric from the krytan undead hordes, a name made by Anet....talk about double standards...

i think ts japanese. chichi from DBZ had that name(and it meant boobs are something). only reason i know is b/c of DBZ. but it maybe something japanese that you use in english for that.

**cosyfiep** · Jan 26, 2011, 08:23 AM // 08:23

chichi ?????? in japanese is dad /father nothing to do with anatomy. (there is even an island called chichi jima...dads island or from the wikipedia: Chichi-jima (??? ??? , Father Island).
so its not completely a derogatory word.

CrustyEarl · Jan 26, 2011, 09:45 AM // 09:45

Chichi definition just to clear things up:

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Slang for female breasts. coincidentally, the same slang term is used in both Mexico and Japan. In Mexico it is derived from the Nahuatl (Aztec) language... Chichihualli (breasts), chichihualyacatl (nipples), chichihualyacahuitzli (tips of the nipples.) In Japanese... chichi has two meanings 1.) breasts 2.) father (slang).

Quaker · Jan 26, 2011, 03:45 PM // 15:45

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Originally Posted by Nekodesu

Gawd. I need to quit forums cause I obviouslly don't know how to use them :X Anyways thnx. I didn't know.

No, it's Cuilan who needs to learn how to use them. If he had taken the extra second to say who he was talking to - like putting @Verene at the start - the confusion wouldn't have happened.

Chthon · Jan 26, 2011, 08:40 PM // 20:40

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Originally Posted by cosyfiep

chichi ?????? in japanese is dad /father nothing to do with anatomy. (there is even an island called chichi jima...dads island or from the wikipedia: Chichi-jima (??? ??? , Father Island).
so its not completely a derogatory word.

?????? is "dad" or "daddy." ?????? (or more commonly with the respect indicator, ?????????) also means "(female) nipples" (or, I guess, "esteemed/respected nipples"). That said, ?????? is not a rare combination of sounds in Japanese and it shows up in other words and names without being a reference to either "dad" or "nipples."

This particular distinction sticks in my head because an acquaintance of mine once made an amusing error. At the time he was dating a Japanese girl, and he was meeting her parents for the first time. Her father, an avid cigar smoker, asked him if he smoked. His intended reply was, "no, but my dad smokes." Then, he stopped himself and thought it would be polite to add the respect indicator "o" to "dad," since he was talking with his girlfriend's dad, and parents are very important in asian cultures, and blah blah blah. Unfortunately, ?????? meaning "dad" cannot accept an "o," but ?????? meaning "nipple" can. Thus, instead of "no, but my dad smokes," he instead announced, "no, but I suck nipples." Not a wise thing to say to your girlfriend's father...

yitjuan · Jan 26, 2011, 09:05 PM // 21:05

isn't chichi Son Goku's wife? Although then again, Toriyama used onomatopoeia when naming his characters.

It's weird how a name like Pooki can go through censors when something innocent like Chichi gets filtered lawl.

Laraja · Jan 26, 2011, 10:10 PM // 22:10

How can Chichi get filtered when I made a rit name Bezonga Bedonkadonk? That's horrible slang and it didn't get filtered out. *shrug* Guess ya never know.

Jan 24, 2011, 06:35 PM // 18:35	#1
Nekodesu Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2009	Name filter question Hello. No, I'm not asuming Anet is racist, however I don't understand why I can't make my name Chichi Ikenna. They are both african names, and there is no cursing or w/e in it? Is Chichi slang for something I don't know, or? lol

Jan 24, 2011, 06:41 PM // 18:41	#2
Cuilan Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2008 Profession: Me/	Chichi is slang for breasts and vagina. Thanks public school. Last edited by Cuilan; Jan 24, 2011 at 06:44 PM // 18:44..

Jan 26, 2011, 08:23 AM // 08:23	#15
cosyfiep are we there yet? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in a land far far away Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild? Profession: Rt/	chichi ?????? in japanese is dad /father nothing to do with anatomy. (there is even an island called chichi jima...dads island or from the wikipedia: Chichi-jima (??? ??? , Father Island). so its not completely a derogatory word. __________________ where is the 'all you can eat' cookie bar?

Jan 24, 2011, 06:42 PM // 18:42	#3
Odinius Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Netherlands Guild: [OBEY] Profession: N/R	When you have the chatfilter ON Captain Quimang displays as Captain ----ang and he's an NPC Quim seems to be slang for female genetals. Sometimes the filter is a bit too proud of it's function, has NOTHING to do with racism.

Jan 24, 2011, 06:42 PM // 18:42	#4
Verene Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jan 2009 Guild: [SOTA] Profession: D/	Yes, "chichi" is slang for something. Several somethings in fact Haha, ninja'd twice.

Jan 24, 2011, 06:45 PM // 18:45	#5
Cuilan Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2008 Profession: Me/	Did you know what it was or did you look it up before writing your post?

Jan 24, 2011, 08:09 PM // 20:09	#10
Skyy High Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2006 Profession: R/	Answer to OP: No. I can't see this going anywhere decent.

Jan 24, 2011, 10:36 PM // 22:36	#12
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	Heck, they filter the word "Sega" (the game company), because it means a certain naughty thing in Italian. Welcome to the world wide web. Company's have to be aware of these kinds of things.

Jan 24, 2011, 11:25 PM // 23:25	#13
Raven Wing Jungle Guide Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: The Imperial Guards of Istan [TIGI] Profession: N/	I never knew chichi was slang for something, is that in English? BTW it also filters out Damned Cleric from the krytan undead hordes, a name made by Anet....talk about double standards...

Jan 26, 2011, 09:05 PM // 21:05	#19
yitjuan Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: GMT +8 Guild: redt Profession: Rt/	isn't chichi Son Goku's wife? Although then again, Toriyama used onomatopoeia when naming his characters. It's weird how a name like Pooki can go through censors when something innocent like Chichi gets filtered lawl.

Jan 26, 2011, 10:10 PM // 22:10	#20
Laraja Krytan Explorer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Guild: Descendents of Honor Profession: Rt/	How can Chichi get filtered when I made a rit name Bezonga Bedonkadonk? That's horrible slang and it didn't get filtered out. shrug Guess ya never know.