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more about #obgyn more comments → messyhead: (really white) med student in boston here - everyone always says O-B-Guyn (as in rhymes with fine) or O-B-G-Y-N. I prefer the first one, it is quicke... more » formergr: Heard it myself; lived in Chicago for seven years, and worked in healthcare for three of them. Also dated a doctor-type for two years there, so yes, a... more » sybann: I have heard this before - mostly in the Midwest. That may explain it. I prefer scary doctor with the hurty thingies. more » thesciencegirl: I'm a med student in Chicago, and I frequently say and hear OB-Gyn pronounced that way. But I'm 1/2 black, so maybe it's just that. :-P more » MockMyWorld: I'm an ex-midwesterner (though with no medical background) and have never heard this usage before, but Obama says it with such total assurance that I ... more » ceejeemcbeegee is not here: I'd decipher the Secret Black People Language for you, but then I'd have to kill you. more » argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?: i've heard this a lot; daddy's a doctor, mommy's a nurse... we're friends with a diverse array of medical folk. more » ceejeemcbeegee is not here: Black person with fam in Chi-town here; yes, I've heard this before. It's regional, not necessarily "Black". At least this POTUS doesn't make up word... more » Sainte Clare: I'm in medical school, and most of health care professionals I've met say either "Obie Guyn", the second word of which would rhyme with "fine", or the... more » kelsium: This just sounds to me like he's talking about dudes from Oberlin, though we all know that that is a hot-bed of rabble-rousers. more » quatrevingtquatre: Considering Michelle's time at the University of Chicago Medical Center, I have to assume that he picked this word up from doctor peoples. Which makes... more » prestocaro fears the culling: You mean, they aren't called ob-goblins? I owe a few rounds of apologies.... more » stoprobbers: Whatever. As long as no one's "practicing their love"!! more » JerkoftheMonth: I either spell it, or erroneously pronounce it obb-gin. Sounds better, no? more » Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: Naw, it's not black people vernacular. We don't even know what an Ob-Gyn is...now, root doctors and magical salves? That's our schtick. more » -
#talkthetalk
Just Asking
Question: Is it common to refer to OB/GYNs as "obie guy-neys" or is President Obama - seen talking about health care earlier this afternoon - simply engaging in his rumored Secret Black Person Code Language?
