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winter soldier

The reason anyone feels sore or worn out: the night before, they supposedly ran high-stakes combat missions and had their memories wiped. See also winter soldier activation word.

coined by Schaffer · term catalogued by the Screen Beat fan dictionary

First heard Ep. 89 · 16:54 Listener Q&A Episode 8 39 mentions across 22 episodes, 2025-07-08 to 2026-10-22

Keeps company with: cleanquibiQueen Beelater, QuaidsQuaid ArmyQuaido

How the hosts use it

Used as an excuse for tiredness, scrapes and bruises ('our elbows and knuckles are so scraped'). Sometimes it just means forgetful ('too winter soldier to recall'). It shows up in sign-offs ('later winter soldier, later Quaids').

Why fans love it

Two grown podcast hosts claim to be secret amnesiac super-assassins, and the only evidence is sore joints and a green tea. It also gets stacked on other in-jokes like the Quaid army and Burrito Brain.

Written by the AI from the transcripts. Every sentence was checked against them, one by one (the full episode transcript wherever a sentence names one); 4 sentences that failed the check are left out. How the check works.

Every time it comes up

Ep. 68 My Secret Weapon & Mugless 2025-07-15

  • 24:55

    I just rewatched Mugless.

Ep. 89 Listener Q&A Episode 8 2025-12-09

  • 16:54

    I always do think we're like winter soldiers or something, the three of us.

  • 16:54

    I always do think we're like winter soldiers or something, the three of us.

  • 56:13

    Andy: we were very likely all winter soldiering our little buns off last night.

  • 56:13

    Andy: we were very likely all winter soldiering our little buns off last night.

  • 56:58

    Andy: if you're feeling extra sleepy, it is acceptable to tell someone it's because you were very likely winter soldiering

    explained
  • 56:58

    Andy: if you're feeling extra sleepy, it is acceptable to tell someone it's because you were very likely winter soldiering

Ep. 90 Cherry Battle 2025-12-16

  • 54:39

    Seth: Did you consider that you were winter soldiering when you used your credit card at the bar you were banned from?

Ep. 91 Listener Q&A Episode 9 2025-12-23

  • 36:13

    Akiva: Just keep up the great work and all the winter soldier.

Ep. 95 Golden Girls Theme 2026-01-13

  • 34:55

    Too burrito-brained to Winter Soldier.

  • 34:55

    Too burrito-brained to Winter Soldier. That makes me very happy.

Ep. 94 Listener Q&A Episode 10 2026-01-20

  • 7:37

    Seth: everybody agreed to burrito brain to winter soldier is the shirt we need.

  • 39:02

    was it too burrito brain to winter soldier? He's like, yeah, that was what it was.

  • 39:02

    was it too burrito brain to winter soldier? He's like, yeah, that was what it was.

Ep. 96 Listener Q&A Episode 11 aka Snow Day 2026-01-28

  • 49:53

    Probably too winter soldier to recall that.

Ep. 97 Great Day 2026-02-03

  • 14:45

    Seth: making sure that I wasn't too burrito brain to Winter Soldier

Ep. 98 Talkin’ Ads/Turtleneck & Chain Part 1 2026-02-11

  • 7:42

    Seth: do you know what the Winter Soldier activation word in this week's spelling bee, Andy?

  • 7:43

    Seth: Winter Soldier activation word in this week's spelling bee

Ep. 99 Just 2 Guyz 2026-02-17

  • 51:47

    Akiva: So be careful, probably winter sultry.

Ep. 101 Episode (Channel) 101 2026-03-03

  • 8:58

    Seth: a winter soldier song this whole time well you don't remember that's the whole point

Ep. 106 I Broke My Arm 2026-04-08

  • 6:52

    Seth: the lyrics to the Bielan Brothers song was their Winter Soldier code words.

Ep. 110 What Was That? 2026-05-05

  • 4:26

    Queewees. Yeah, 100%. You got it.

  • 4:40

    Why are they trying to Winter Soldier, bro?

Ep. 116 I Just Had Sex (Part 1) 2026-06-18

  • 16:15

    Andy: So we must have all committed murders last week because we get winter soldiered.

  • 16:15

    So we must have all committed murders last week because we get winter soldiered.

    coined here
  • 16:15

    Andy: So we must have all committed murders last week because we get winter soldiered.

Ep. 117 I Just Had Sex (Part 2) 2026-06-24

  • 1:14:34

    Seth: I think any reference to the Bay Area is a winter soldier.

  • 1:14:34

    Seth: I think any reference to the Bay Area is a winter soldier.

Ep. 122 Nintendo Cartoon Hour 2026-07-30

  • 24:15

    Seth: New York Times trying to winter soldier us

  • 24:15

    Seth: New York Times trying to winter soldier us

Ep. 123 The Creep 2026-08-05

  • 55:53

    Seth: Hamilton Whiteman, friend of the pod, has been updating us on his health situation.

Ep. 128 Turtleneck & Chain Part 5: Japan 2026-09-10

  • 59:09

    Seth: I was just thinking like how fucking hard a crossword puzzle would have to be to need to use like Akiva Schaffer.

  • 59:32

    because they are winter soldiering us now.

Ep. 130 After Party 2026-09-23

  • 4:36

    Akiva: Andy, you got winter soldiered pretty bad

Ep. 133 We'll Kill U 2026-10-16

  • 51:33

    Later, Arnold. Later, Quades. Later, Stewie. What recession? Later, Sebastian Stan. Later, Quades. Later, Winter Soldier.

  • 51:40

    Later, Winter Soldier.

Ep. 134 The Helen Mirren Episode 2026-10-22

  • 46:59

    Akiva: the Winter Soldier himself was in the Later Quades last week.

  • 47:04

    Seth: I mentioned to him backstage, I was like, hey, I do a podcast on the Lonely Island.