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Weird words and expressions specific to your language

Started by Dalek, March 14, 2013, 02:15:56 PM

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Dalek

There are a lot of words that are specific to a given language and give meaning to otherwise vague shit. Post them here.

For example, in Bulgaria stoner culture created the expression "I've put myself into a film". "Film", apart from it's meaning as a movie has become a very curious word and it's very useful in addressing abstract concepts. The "film" of something can be the general idea behind it. For example, if my maths teacher aims mainly at making us disciplined and productive members of society, you can say that "her film is to make us disciplined and productive members of society". If someone is unreasonably paranoid about something you can say that "He's in a film". Basically the word "film" in bulgarian stands for the way you bend things through your own subjective point of view.

Examples:
- She's very mad at me
- No she isn't! You're in a film


Then you've got the word "filmed" . It's hard for me to explain it, so I'll give a few examples

- No matter what we were talking about, he wouldn't shut up about Christianity
- Yeah, he's very filmed.

- He only cares about getting money and fucking bitches.
- Lol, he's filmed as fuck. 


Basically being "filmed" means being too loyal to an idea or believing in fake values etc. I don't know if this is a good enough explenation. My brain's a bit fucked from too much math today, maybe I'll edit the post, because I think I gave too vague of an explenation (or it's good enough and I'm just filming myself   :) )

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Juana

Spitting image: American English a corruption of an old Brit phrase, "spirit and image"

Because we're culturally incapable of enunciating.
"I dispose of obsolete meat machines.  Not because I hate them (I do) and not because they deserve it (they do), but because they are in the way and those older ones don't meet emissions codes.  They emit too much.  You don't like them and I don't like them, so spare me the hysteria."

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

Quote from: Dalek on March 14, 2013, 02:15:56 PM
There are a lot of words that are specific to a given language and give meaning to otherwise vague shit. Post them here.

For example, in Bulgaria stoner culture created the expression "I've put myself into a film". "Film", apart from it's meaning as a movie has become a very curious word and it's very useful in addressing abstract concepts. The "film" of something can be the general idea behind it. For example, if my maths teacher aims mainly at making us disciplined and productive members of society, you can say that "her film is to make us disciplined and productive members of society". If someone is unreasonably paranoid about something you can say that "He's in a film". Basically the word "film" in bulgarian stands for the way you bend things through your own subjective point of view.

Examples:
- She's very mad at me
- No she isn't! You're in a film


Then you've got the word "filmed" . It's hard for me to explain it, so I'll give a few examples

- No matter what we were talking about, he wouldn't shut up about Christianity
- Yeah, he's very filmed.

- He only cares about getting money and fucking bitches.
- Lol, he's filmed as fuck. 


Basically being "filmed" means being too loyal to an idea or believing in fake values etc. I don't know if this is a good enough explenation. My brain's a bit fucked from too much math today, maybe I'll edit the post, because I think I gave too vague of an explenation (or it's good enough and I'm just filming myself   :) )

Sounds a lot like the way we use "lens".
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Freeky

Quote from: Juana Go? on March 14, 2013, 03:15:49 PM
Spitting image: American English a corruption of an old Brit phrase, "spirit and image"

Because we're culturally incapable of enunciating.

Is that really it?  Fuck that "spitting image" garbage, imma say it the other way now.

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Juana

Quote from: Freeky Queen of DERP on March 14, 2013, 05:01:10 PM
Quote from: Juana Go? on March 14, 2013, 03:15:49 PM
Spitting image: American English a corruption of an old Brit phrase, "spirit and image"

Because we're culturally incapable of enunciating.

Is that really it?  Fuck that "spitting image" garbage, imma say it the other way now.
IDK, I actually find "spitting image" kind of charming.
"I dispose of obsolete meat machines.  Not because I hate them (I do) and not because they deserve it (they do), but because they are in the way and those older ones don't meet emissions codes.  They emit too much.  You don't like them and I don't like them, so spare me the hysteria."

Junkenstein

Quote from: Juana Go? on March 14, 2013, 07:06:57 PM
Quote from: Freeky Queen of DERP on March 14, 2013, 05:01:10 PM
Quote from: Juana Go? on March 14, 2013, 03:15:49 PM
Spitting image: American English a corruption of an old Brit phrase, "spirit and image"

Because we're culturally incapable of enunciating.

Is that really it?  Fuck that "spitting image" garbage, imma say it the other way now.
IDK, I actually find "spitting image" kind of charming.

Hear the mentally subnormal use this phrase multiple times a day and you won't.

I quite like film. It's a very western way to consider viewpoints and mentalities.I've met more than a couple of security guards living in an action film for instance. There's probably more to this, need to think a bit.

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