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Naysayer / Let A Naysayer Know

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About

Naysayers refers to a stand-in slang term for the N-word that went viral in early January 2024 after ESPN pundit Rece Davis read about University of Alabama football player Jalen Milroe's merchandise, which features the acronym "L.A.N.K." In the clip, Davis says the acronym stands for "Let A Naysayer Know," to which the other pundits around him begin laughing and joking about how they thought the N in the acronym could stand for the N-word. The video subsequently went viral online, inspiring memes and jokes using the term and catchphrase.

Origin

On January 1st, 2023, on the College Gameday ESPN broadcast ahead of that evening's game between Alabama and Michigan, pundit Rece Davis, who is white, opened a segment about Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe wearing his own apparel with the acronym "L.A.N.K.," which Davis said stands for "let a naysayer know." Immediately, the other pundits at the desk began laughing and joking about how they didn't think the N stood for "naysayer" and how it sounded like Davis was about to use a slur. The clip was posted to ESPN's TikTok[1] that day, gaining over 173,000 likes in one day (shown below).

@espn Let a naysayer know! 🤣 #collegefootball #football #alabamafootball ♬ original sound – ESPN

Spread

As the clip spread on social media, users began joking about it by replacing famous movie quotes that use the N-word with "naysayer." For example, on January 1st, 2024, X / Twitter user @JustJayBBK[2] used the word with a quote from the film Django Unchained, gaining over 5,000 retweets and 33,000 likes in one day (shown below, left). The same day, user @TBrown_80[3] made the joke with a quote from Pulp Fiction, gaining over 2,700 retweets and 16,000 likes in a similar timeframe (shown below, right).


Wholesome Hokage @JustJayBBK "Not around my naysayers he can't" 97 12:10 PM Jan 1, 2024 edo : Terry Die Hard Brown TM @TBrown_80 "S---, naysayer, that's all you had to say." 12:51 PM Jan 1, 2024 •

Alabama ended up losing the game on January 1st, which led to increased usage of the term at Alabama's expense shortly after. For example, on January 2nd, Twitter user @KingJosiah54 posted a video with the term, gaining over 1,200 retweets and 8,800 likes in less than a day (shown below, top). Also that day, user @2strong2silence[4] joked about the outcome of the game with the phrase, gaining 20 likes in one day (shown below, bottom).

Sons of Killmonger & Disciple of Dark Brandon @2Strong2Silence I guess Michigan let the Naysayers know. II GIF 8:58 PM Jan 1, 2024 ...


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N S PEOPLE WHO ANNOY YOU RTSLE ERS BNGO Andrew Hawkins @Hawk "I mean you somebody's Naysayer, wearing this naysayer tie. ESALE techia it's Here! I AM A Black Man BUT I'M NOT A"Real NAYSAYER DUNITED Oluwajomiloju @JomiAdeniran "Naysayer please! Didn't somebody tell you this was an all white party?" 12:38 PM Jan 1, 2024 Syd @Sydslidepark How's a naysayer gonna borrow a French fry? Is a naysayer gonna give it back? 10 12:32 PM. Jan 1, 2024 Mr. Petto NEWS5 2 Completely different Words! Naysayer Naysaya WHAS 11

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External References

[1] TikTok – ESPN

[2] Twitter – JustJayBBK

[3] Twitter – TBrown_80

[4] Twitter – @2strong2silence

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