diff --git a/devTools/javaSanityCheck/ignoredVariables b/devTools/javaSanityCheck/ignoredVariables
index bb6554085e115afae8f529af6103444d40f45c93..6e4e0651aef099657671830b16dd528e04bbc53b 100644
--- a/devTools/javaSanityCheck/ignoredVariables
+++ b/devTools/javaSanityCheck/ignoredVariables
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ Std
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+Possessive;PossessivePronoun
+generic;whip;burn;cutting;chain;exotic
+Options
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 # ...foo variables - maybe fixed later
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