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[prog]

What's the antonym of the neologasmic verb usage of heart, as in "I heart this song"?

I'm not sure one exists, insofar as I can't think of an atomic, universally recognizable symbol that transitively means "dislike".

I submit skull. Pos: It's another body part, it's already in use as a symbol (albeit in other contexts) where it carries a universally negative meaning. (Yes, even if you think pirates are cool.) Neg: it's already in use as a verb, if a specialized one. (I'm thinkin' about competitive rowing.) (And, to be fair, I see that "heart" has an archaic transitive use, meaning "hearten".)

Any better suggestions? Hmm? Why do I need to know? Because this has been bugging me for days, that's why.

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Not Sure

[cnoocy]

I think I'd read "I ☠ Pearl Jam" as "I'm responsible for Eddie Vedder's demise."

Re: Not Sure

[prog.livejournal.com]

Yeah, when I actually wrote out a few test cases I came to a similiar conclusion.

Surely there's some answer!

Re: Not Sure

[treacle-well.livejournal.com]

Yeah, while it seems like a good symbol, I would end up reading it more as something like "I kill this" or "I poison this" rather than "I hate/dislike this."

I'm thinking a picture of a gall-bladder might convey the appropriate bilous sentiment, but I don't think it would be very easily recognized.

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[cnoocy]

Thumbs down? Mr. Yuk? an inverted heart? but none of those are easily pronounceable.

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[queue.livejournal.com]

You could pronounce the inverted heart as "spade". That could lead to some unfortunate misunderstandings, however.

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[in-parentheses.livejournal.com]

Oh, I like Mr. Yuk! "I yuk this." That works for me, oddly enough.

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[rikchik.livejournal.com]

I agree, Mr. Yuk. If he's not available, a frowny face should suffice: "I ☹ Golf" for instance.

how about

[cthulhia]

just the red circle and slash "don't do this" symbol?

[cortezopossum.livejournal.com]

I don't know -- a skull is more a symbol of 'death' than it is a symbol of 'hate'. Maybe a dagger (†) would be better?

[aspartaimee.livejournal.com]

that one can come across like a cross, in which case it's "i (saved through the power of faith and jesus christ our holy savior) lima beans."

doesn't pack the same punch.

[cortezopossum.livejournal.com]

yeah. It'd have to look more 'daggery'. The † HTML code doesn't produce a very convincing looking dagger.

[dougo.livejournal.com]

I always liked the bumper sticker "I &club; baby seals".

Avoiding card suits, I guess an appropriate organ would be the liver, since it produces bile. Not sure if people would recognize an icon of a liver, though.

[jordanwillow.livejournal.com]

I like the liver suggestion. I also think "I barf this _________" is expressive.

I do not understand that bumper sticker.