What is a “J-Dub”? (I had to ask ChatGBT)

[Pudgy]

Over the years I have immensely enjoyed the continuous religious satire of “The Babylon Bee”, as they have excoriated and sometimes figuratively disemboweled Catholics, Baptists, Mormons, and Mega churches, the idea of a burning hell, and doctrines galore.

Today, it was Jehovah’s Witnesses turn, and it was painfully funny!

I had to ask ChatGBT what a “J-Dub” was, because I thought it was an insulting term. Then I had to think about that answer until it made sense

ChatGBT:  “The term "J-Dub" likely originated as a casual and abbreviated way for people to refer to Jehovah's Witnesses. It's a combination of the letter "J" from Jehovah and "Dub" from the "W" in Witnesses, creating a more informal and nickname-like expression. Informal language and slang often evolve naturally within communities, and this appears to be an example within the context of Jehovah's Witnesses.”  

As a small boy I had an uncle always referred to as “DubaGee” and many years later I figured out it meant W. G. for William Garrison something, the W. being pronounced “DubbaYuu”

With that insight, I find the ChatGBT EXPLANATION very reasonable.

[Pudgy]

I did a search of “The Babylon Bee” site for Jehovah’s Witnesses ….. there’s MORE!!

 

 

… one of my favorites …..

 

[Matthew9969]

I like the term jw.borg myself.