diff --git a/main.cjs b/main.cjs
index bd57d7b..3ebc386 100644
--- a/main.cjs
+++ b/main.cjs
@@ -181,8 +181,15 @@ function getMatchingPhrase(inputString, targetCharacter) {
   }
   
   global.clenseDegeneracy = function clenseDegeneracy(message) {
-	  let checkString = message.content.toLowerCase();
-	  let checkArray = ["ussy", "u$sy", "us$y", "u$$y"];
+	  function normalizeString(str) {
+		  // Define a mapping of characters to 's'
+		  const sMap = { '$': 's', '5': 's' };
+		  
+		  // Replace similar characters with 's'
+		  return str.split('').map(char => sMap[char] || char).join('');
+	}
+	  let checkString = normalizeString(message.content.toLowerCase());
+	  let checkArray = ["ussy", "ussies"];
 	  function checkLoop(message, content) {
 		  console.log("Checking " + content + "...");
 	  	  for (let i = 0; i < checkArray.length; i++) {
@@ -197,6 +204,8 @@ function getMatchingPhrase(inputString, targetCharacter) {
 	checkString = checkString.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '');
 	console.log(checkString);
 	checkLoop(message, checkString);
+	
+	
   }
 /*
   Main bot logic. Check for abbreviations by splitting the message at any non-word characters, then if we find a match, create a new array, replace the abbreviation with the phrase, then call replyMessage() and reply to the original message with the corrected one.