This is a blog about urban American slang and colloquial expressions. Some of the examples posted might seem to be grammatically wrong but I tried to make them sound like real people talking on the streets. So, some of the entries here are just for informal conversation.I may also post some unusual words or even expressions that usually don't appear in standard dictionaries. Entries accompany pictures to help you remember what words and expressions mean.
quarta-feira, 25 de junho de 2014
quinta-feira, 5 de junho de 2014
YOU BETCHA
1.Yes, you can bet on it. (Literally, You bet, you.)
" You betcha."
b)" Can I?"
" You betcha!"
2.Yes! You can be sure of it!
a)"Will I be there?" " You betcha."
b)" Can I?"
" You betcha!"
segunda-feira, 2 de junho de 2014
domingo, 1 de junho de 2014
MANEATER
1. Used sometimes for women who has that influence on men to seduce them and then, throw them away. Usually a very beautiful girl.
2. The female equivalent to the more male-associated words like pimp or player.
NOTE: Check out this video song from the 80's
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater
quinta-feira, 29 de maio de 2014
PUMPED UP KICKS
(slang) Shoes, specially sneakers. The very expensive and stylish kind.
Here's the original PUMPED UP KICKS:
( NOTE: check the round orange basketball like PUMP logo on the 'tongue' of the sneaker. As you squeeze it the sneaker fills out with air and feels more comfortable )
*The original Reebok Pump was released in 1989, as a basketball high-top shoe. The shoe was quite expensive compared to other retail athletic shoes at the time, often costing as much as 150% more than the next most expensive athletic shoe on the market. It became something of a status symbol on urban basketball courts and eventually in suburban high schools.
Source: Wikipedia
Nowadays the cost is still too much and most people don't wear it anymore so when you hear PUMPED UP KICKS people refer to expensive sneakers in general.
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