85

Calling someone an "85" (or a group of people "85s") is a way of insulting people coined from the film Alien 3. The character Francis Aaron, the prison guard in the film, is given the nickname "85" by the inmates, who prior the film had broken into the prison records and discovered Francis' IQ: 85.

When using 85 in this way, it can be synonymous with the word stupid, or the word idiot. It can also be used in the same vein as "basic" or even "normie," with the latter more referring to one's lack of intelligence rather than just being generally uncultured.

Example 1:

85: "Alien 3 is a terrible film, so boring and shit."

Film buff: Actually I think it's the best film in the franchise. It's got amazing cinematography and lighting, the actors are all very well performed and fleshed out in the writing..."

85: Yeah well none of that matters, films are meant to be entertaining not artsy.

Film buff: That’s a very 85 thing to say.

Example 2:

(Group of obnoxious 85s all talking about how the new Transformers is amazing and probably like literally the best film they've seen).

Film buff: Ugh, bunch of 85s

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