Princess Bride, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

MrJeffooie · 848.5K views · 2015-07-26 · 0:15

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Overview

A short clip of Inigo Montoya's line from The Princess Bride, 'You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.' It has no educational content beyond the film quote.

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Commenters post it as a joke reply when someone misuses a word or term.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2022–2026

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Film & TV clips Internet culture & memes

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tzs · 2026-05 · Joke / meme
Nearly 80% of the commentators who have mentioned slop appear to be people who have the same relationship with the the word "slop" that Vizzini had with "inconceivable" [1]. [1] [VIDEO]
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stack_framer · 2025-12 · Joke / meme
I can't believe people voted me down for this! It's a direct quote from the movie, after Vizzini uses the word "inconceivable" you warthog-faced buffoons: [VIDEO]
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cadamsdotcom · 2025-10 · Joke / meme
> _literal_ blood on the street You keep using that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means. [VIDEO]
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