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Marbella Ambassador

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:51 am Post subject: |
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Eno.. I think that lingo is "leaking" into the USA
Cloud, thanks for the "tip-off"
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Jess4298 The Order of Denderah

Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 6223 Location: A lovely cottage by the gutter
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:54 am Post subject: |
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| Marbella wrote: | Hi Eno!!
"crazy mad props," or "props," is an Australia/New Zealand expression. It means, "Wow! Kick A$$!"
Yay! I'm listening to the Ipod part of my new toy (camera/multimedia thingie!) |
Australia/New Zealand expression?? I had no clue!! I hear it ALL the time so I didn't know where it started...but I'm pretty sure it started in the early 90's over here at least _________________ I too have discovered the location of our fearless Commander Cloud!
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Marbella Ambassador

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:58 am Post subject: |
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Nope.. I started hearing it from my Australian friends 1st.
Anyway.. I've got togo.. I have to leave now for my 1:00 mtg...
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eno Devoted Fan

Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 643 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:01 am Post subject: |
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See ya later Marbella!
Sim: Devo practicare il mio italiano. E brutta.
Jess: Hey!!!! |
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eno Devoted Fan

Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 643 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:03 am Post subject: |
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umm... i mean brutto. I think.
I'm missing my science classes. haha |
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Sim7lizard Hymn of One

Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 11932 Location: Drinking Orange Soda
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:05 am Post subject: |
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E brutta !!!! LOL!!! That bad huh? Fino a quando siete in Italia? _________________ If I had only one last thing to say it would be...
Shiklamaertopisudioraclistiaactedrioumalateropulifosakalibonemasipourous! |
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Sim7lizard Hymn of One

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:06 am Post subject: |
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| eno wrote: | umm... i mean brutto. I think.
I'm missing my science classes. haha |
Gender!!! So complicated anyway!!! _________________ If I had only one last thing to say it would be...
Shiklamaertopisudioraclistiaactedrioumalateropulifosakalibonemasipourous! |
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Jess4298 The Order of Denderah

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:11 am Post subject: |
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OK...I'm sorry I'm just one of those curious people so I looked it up (gotta love "The Mavens' Word of the Day")
| Quote: | This two-word slang expression has its origin in Black English, specifically, in the hip-hop culture of young African Americans. In this particular phrase, mad is an adjective meaning 'many, much, plenty of', as in "mad publicity, mad dough, mad friends'. But it can also be an adverb meaning 'very, extremely', as in "mad cool, mad funny, mad scared'. This use of mad dates from the early 1990s, though the adverb madly (as in 'madly talented') is much older.
Though props has several slang senses, here it means 'proper or due respect; compliments, credit, admiration, or praise'. Since the term implies public recognition, it's usually used of a performer or other person in the public eye. For example, if a musician "gets (his) props," he's gained public recognition for his accomplishments; to "give him his props" is to give him the respect he deserves. However, in my opinion, successful people who have gotten their props should then "give props to their peeps," that is, they should (at least partially) credit their parents and friends.
According to Clarence Major's Juba to Jive: A Dictionary of Black American Slang, the Black English term props also refers to any form of support or protection. So your props can include your friends, your family, and even your switchblade.
Though props in the sense of 'proper respect' is obviously derived from the adjective "proper," the sense recorded in Clarence Major's dictionary overlaps with the standard English sense of 'support; mainstay'.
Written evidence for props goes back at least ten years. And the synonymous slang term propers, as recorded in Geneva Smitherman's Black Talk, is much older. Both these terms are still current slang, especially in verbal use and in alternative (non-mainstream) publications. Searching the archives of Internet chat rooms, I found propers sometimes misspelled as "proppers." |
_________________ I too have discovered the location of our fearless Commander Cloud!
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Jess4298 The Order of Denderah

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:11 am Post subject: |
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Hi Eno!!! _________________ I too have discovered the location of our fearless Commander Cloud!
(But I'm not telling either!!) |
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eno Devoted Fan

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:14 am Post subject: |
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sim: dude, I'm sorry. I don't even know what you asked me. I'm serious when I say my Italian isn't very good.
I'm very good at ordering coffee because it's so integral to my life... but not much else. |
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eno Devoted Fan

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| alllllright... I gotta go eat dinner before class. Ill ttyl!!!! bye bye! Ciao! |
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colbertnationgirl Hymn of One

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:42 am Post subject: |
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hello? _________________ That was the weirdest display of geekdom that I have ever seen in my entire life. |
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jc_gypsy7 The Order of Denderah

Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 3772 Location: The back of beyond..........
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:46 am Post subject: |
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*peeking in for a sec*
just popped in to say hey.. running around today, company for the holidays will be arriving tomorrow night... a bday party all day Saturday.. Sunday cooking for family for Easter, so I will have to squeeze in here at odd moments! _________________
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jc_gypsy7 The Order of Denderah

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:46 am Post subject: |
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hi CNG and Jess, if you're still here! _________________
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jc_gypsy7 The Order of Denderah

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:50 am Post subject: |
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k, well.. I'm guessing everyone's busy.. off to start running around!
laters all! _________________
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