2007-09-19 04:18:56 · 17 answers · asked by Urban Kudos 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
No! Below Average is!
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2007-09-20 05:50:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are many much more offensive terms. Average is the statistical mean. That's all.
2007-09-24 11:46:05 · answer #2 · answered by merrybodner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. It has several meanings
1. typical amount: the level, amount, or degree of something that is typical of a group or class of people or things
2. mathematics number considered typical of number group: a number that can be regarded as typical of a group of numbers, calculated by adding the numbers together, then dividing the total by the amount of numbers
3. sports measure of playing performance: a measure of a player’s or team’s achievement, reached by dividing the number of opportunities for successful performances by how many times a successful performance was achieved
4. stock exchange intermediate price: a measure of stock exchange performance, based on the total of prices for a group or class of securities, divided by the number of securities
5. law loss at sea: in maritime law, the loss or damage of a ship and its cargo, or the division of the costs of this loss or damage among the owner or partners involved
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2007-09-26 20:46:52 · answer #3 · answered by R.C. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can think of far more offensive terms, however, average can be a term that envokes jealousy in others. If someone strives to be better in everything they do, noting them as average would be offensive!!
2007-09-26 16:45:27 · answer #4 · answered by Alysia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the most offensive. But, depends on what they are referring to. Of "average build", well okay then. "Average hockey player", not so good. "Average in bed" Not good at all.
2007-09-27 08:25:25 · answer #5 · answered by alicat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not think so. What about "like".
Even worse is a phrase, used as a 'word'
"You know" or "ya know"
or 'like ya know'
I never know what the people who say this are talking about because they never tell me. That's probably because they think I already know. So, what I wonder is, why are they still talking?
That's the most offensive to my ears.
2007-09-27 00:15:33 · answer #6 · answered by treebird 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A person should be happy to be average...if your average,you are:not to short,not to fat,not to old,not to dumb,not to ugly,so if you are insulted by the word "average",your ego is definately below average(or above,depending how you look at it)
2007-09-22 09:22:07 · answer #7 · answered by Antimidas 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say Below-Average is more offensive.
2007-09-25 21:44:41 · answer #8 · answered by andrewgalazka2 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I won't use them here, but racial, ethnic and sexual preference slurs are the most offensive to the person they are used against.
Moron, idiot and numbskull, etc. don't even come close.
Average is almost a compliment, relatvely speaking.
C. :)!!
2007-09-25 02:09:15 · answer #9 · answered by Charlie Kicksass 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NOT BY A LONG SHOT!!!! I could list many more offensive words and terms. Look here.... http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/index.htm....IF you like ethnic words....List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity here...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offensive_terms_per_nationality
2007-09-23 17:54:00 · answer #10 · answered by wayne_burdeshaw 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋