Say J!

I use a lot of very specific Big Brother terms in my Big Brother posts, so I thought I'd make a post on the lingo.

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House Guests - HG - The players of Big Brother are referred to as House Guests.  Sometimes they may also be called Hamsters.

Head of Household - HOH - The player in charge of making nominations for evictions.  This title is won in a contest played out on Thursdays after the previous HOH has a nominee evicted from the house and comes with special perks.

Nomination - Two people chosen by the HOH to be eligible for eviction.  First nominations happen on Fridays. First nomination nominees are eligible to play in the Power of Veto contest.

Power of Veto - POV - The POV is won in a contest that takes place on Saturdays.  The POV holder has the ability either save one of the two nominees from eviction, or if a nominee they can save themselves.  It does not have to be used.  If it is used a replacement nominee is named.  The two nominees on "the block" are the ones up for eviction by a live vote on Thursday.

The Block - Also known as the "the chopping block."  The block the two people at risk of leaving the Big Brother house on Thursday.  Usage:  "I'm up on the block this week; I need to secure votes to stay."

Backdoor - Used when the "real target" of the week is not part of the first nomination process and, therefore, is not likely to be able to play in the Power of Veto contest.  The real target then becomes the replacement nominee after the power of veto is used.  Back doors are usually planned in advance and done to prevent the target from protecting itself.

Replacement Nominee - The person put on the block if one of the original nominees have the power of veto used on them.  A replacement nominee is not the same as a back door target.  A back door is planned in advance, and a replacement nominee is just unfortunate.

Pawn - a person put up by the HOH in an attempt to ensure that the HOH's target goes home.  A pawn is believed to be a person that under no-circumstance has any reason to worry about being voted out, however, Big Brother has a bad history with pawns.  Pawns tend to go home.      

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