phat or wack in normal conversation about nothing related to black culture.

does it make you squirm as much as it makes me?

It shouldn't do Robbie, especially as you seem to be one of those who embraces other cultures & lavishes in their diversity...

Or do you just like addling the toss with RoyJames?

:D :hihi:

I have absolutely no idea what those words mean so it does not bother me.

When my son started coming home and saying "I swear down" - that bugged me. What the heck does it mean anyhow?

Dragon

Originally posted by Dragon
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When my son started coming home and saying "I swear down" - that bugged me. What the heck does it mean anyhow?

Dragon [/B]

My son used to say that (I swear dahhn!) but thankfully he grew out of it. I'd forgotten about it until I heard a friends son say it the other day. It used to bug me too! roughly translated it means 'I am actually lying/exaggerating (delete as appropriate) but I am 'swearing dahhn' to make it more convincing!

the most annoying one is its proppa good, or proppa le shark as I once heard...lol

Originally posted by Anj1364
My son used to say that (I swear dahhn!) but thankfully he grew out of it. I'd forgotten about it until I heard a friends son say it the other day. It used to bug me too! roughly translated it means 'I am actually lying/exaggerating (delete as appropriate) but I am 'swearing dahhn' to make it more convincing!

lol, my brother always used to say I swear dahhn i coulda banged im aaht for that

My son also used to call me a 'fish' if he thought I had done something stupid! ???

kids have to have expressions that older or 'squarer' people can't understand .... it's part of the secret society of youth ... and it's been going on for centuries ...

where's the fun in anything - if your parents and nerds do it too :D

don't try to dig what we all s-s-say ....
t-t-talking about my g-g-generation ... m-my generation baby!

Originally posted by Anj1364
My son also used to call me a 'fish' if he thought I had done something stupid! ???

Yeah he did that too although he got us all at it, so I came home drunk as a fish, my ma was tired as a fish and my youngest brother was as lairy as a fish.

We're a bizarre family.

Originally posted by robbie
phat or wack in normal conversation about nothing related to black culture.

I guess it's annoying, not so much because of the words themselves, but because it's sad that people try to imitate a culture they are not part of because they think it makes them cooler (or whatever the word they use might be... phatter?).

Just because I like stirring the pot, what is 'black culture'? :hihi:

(note: previous question is not genuine, we all know what robbie meant, it's just a dig at the PC brigade...)

I mainly object to words that have no meaning.

In terms of the "white appropriation of black language" (or whatever you want to call it), the only phrase I don't mind is 'keep it real,' because at least that actually means something.

The latest fad is "innit". It does not matter what is being said there are a couple of innits thrown in for good measure.

For example -

"I was going to wash the pots innit, but then the dog started barking and I went to see who was there innit."

Say what?

I dunbno. Maybe I am just too old to understand.

Dragon

Originally posted by robbie
phat or wack in normal conversation about nothing related to black culture.

I always thought phat was prison slang?

It's an acronym for "Pretty Hot And Tempting" used to describe female prison workers by inmates who were missing the tender touch of women-folk.

That's what I seem to remember from my A-Level English work anway.

Originally posted by Dragon


I dunbno. Maybe I am just too old to understand.




"Izzzzzzzzzzzzittttttt?"

My mates told me I was well phat the other day.

I thought.. Oooh I'm down with my homies!


(No Deavon, they meant you're really fat. Get some exercise).

:(