"got his/her headlights on" -got it together
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Subject: Re: The things we say
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Carolina Aboumrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
)"Carolina Aboumrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> at TIME_INC
Date: 12/3/99 3:49 PM
One I've heard recently is, "Shall we cut?" The word cut used for
leaving. Let's cut = let's go.
Carolina.
Robert Aurel Meko wrote:
> So every little group has their lingo... we just heard plenty about
the
> beat talk and that's dandy, but what about the now? And what of that is
hip?
> Sure, you've got your 'cat', your 'kitten', your 'dig' 'dug' and 'groove'
> but that's just not cutting edge for *this* conformist. What's new?
What's
> hip? I go to a party and bob my head as I enter. I've got my winks and
> points down to a science, but sometimes I find the lingo to be just not
as
> swinging as it should be.
>
> So here's a list of a few 'new' terms I've found useful in putting up
> the COMPLETE pose. "Shabooby" is a big one. Sounds a little funny at
first,
> but once you get cozy with it, it's like the tune of the pied piper. To
be
> used as, "Let's Shabooby, Scooby" to let a peer know that you're ready to
> leave the area. This can also be used as, "Hey, Scooby. Let's Shabooby"
for
> a very similar effect. Another phrase I've found useful is "Cabe steez".
> Yeah, another one sounding a bit goofy at first but you'll come around.
This
> is to let one know that you're quite confident in your television remote
> abilities. Often times this is used as, "Hey, you shit, don't fuck with
my
> cabe steez" when you find someone changing a show that you were enjoying.
> Lastly, all carbonated, caffinated, dark beverages are to be known as
> "Sodi-Cola", all alcohol is to be know as "pain go bye-bye", and all in
> agreement say "sweet jewish wine!"
>
> Unfortunately, this list of hip new terms is short and unsatisfying.
If
> there's any of you decent enough to take this seriously, please help us
all
> out with your list of words and phrases that have that old modernist
feel.
> Well, I've got to shabooby.
> Love,
> -robert
