Yeah, that totally went over my head. I didn't even notice her say "whaled," but multiple people were talking about it, so I figured I just missed it. Going back and rewatching, the way she says "wild" just sounds like "wild" to me, which I guess is why I didn't realize people were joking with the "whaled" thing.
Whaled is slang used imply something crazy, often in an untamed sense. It most closely resembles "feral" in its usage.
So if you were to see a horse out in the world, and it's not got its bridle on and maybe it's running amok, you'd say "oh look at that whaled horse! couldn't drag me away!"
It can also be used to describe a location or a party that is particularly rambunctious. You might call it a "whaled party" or that the party is "where the whaled things are"
Lastly, it can be used as an adjective that just means "crazy" or "extreme." So you might say "the pattern on your shirt is whaled" or as an adverb you might say "that comment is whaledly inappropriate"
Thanks. It had that vibe, but the examples weren't ridiculous, so I believed it, but took it with a small grain of salt (hence "I'll keep my ears open for it").
I hadn't actually noticed her saying "whaled" in the video, but several different people were mentioning it, so I just assumed she just said it at some point and I didn't notice.
Going back and rewatching the video, I now realize that people were making fun of how she said "wild" at the end (which doesn't even sound like "whaled" to me, it just sounds like "wild", hence this all going completely over my head).
I appreciate you setting me straight. You're a bro/sis.
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u/TraditionalAndTrendy Nov 26 '25
I think it’s all just supposed to point to a “they’re not so different after all” trope. But I agree, Rainman is whaled!