Ba-donka-dong?

@polachicago (18716)
United States
February 20, 2010 9:07pm CST
Hugh Laurie and Ellen played a game of American slang versus English slang http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYmrg3owTRE&feature=related I have to admit that I am not updated on either one. Do you know the local slang? Do you know people who use the slang?
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@BarBaraPrz (45574)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
21 Feb 10
Well, that was entertaining... Thanks for the link.
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
21 Feb 10
do you recognize any of those slangs?
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
21 Feb 10
I like "co-inky-dink"....
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@BarBaraPrz (45574)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
21 Feb 10
Well, I understood "chin wag" and "chuffed to bits" but I don't hear them in day-to-day life. Actually, I think one or two of are members from England have used "chuffed" here on the [b[Lot[/b]. Have you heard anyone say "co-inky-dink" instead of co-incidence?
• Atlantic City, New Jersey
21 Feb 10
Yup, I can hang with the best of the when it comes to the slang- only because i was blessed with a sister 15 years my junior that keeps me young with slang and music and all. In my are when kids agree they will say "true that" Nasty means Good Jumping means happening Cream is Money If someone has "swag" they are cool and know how to dress If someone is beefin with someone it means they are arguing you can keep up to date on all the newest slang here: NOT A REFERRAL LINK: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hip+hop+slang If I think of anymore I'll be sure to post.
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
21 Feb 10
OMG, soon I will be lost when teens are talking. It's like totally different language.
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• Atlantic City, New Jersey
21 Feb 10
Actually it really is becoming its own language hence the dictionaries dedicated to slang alone. There is rumor that many schools in my are will begin teaching it so claiming they will be able to relate to the kids better.
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
21 Feb 10
no kidding, really? In few years from now I may not understand teenager talk...
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
21 Feb 10
only one I knew was Chin wag. I think I have heard this from my England friends. But then it almost tells ya what it means lol Shawty heck no I listen to the lo lo lo song and never hear that word in there I will have to listen more closly lololol. And I am sure I have no idea what the youngsters have come up with ,with thier lingo
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
21 Feb 10
yes, almost new language, maybe invented by text messaging....
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
21 Feb 10
lol I bet it is.
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• Australia
21 Feb 10
I find the biggest problem with teenage slang is keeping up to date with it - it changes so quickly!
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
21 Feb 10
yes, it does.....
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
21 Feb 10
I enjoyed watching the youtube. I learn proper english words so am not too familiar with either the British or American slangs. And I see them being frequently used here by the native speakers. I just wish that I can acquire some of the slangs so I can boast my competency in this language. Interesting!
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
21 Feb 10
Zandi, It is not proper English, just a slang. This is first time I hear those words. you better don't use any in daily conversation....
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@derek_a (10874)
21 Feb 10
Well I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed that video. I really like Hugh Laurie and in my mind he has proved to be a fantastic actor both here in the UK and now in the States. You would never think he was British from his depiction of Dr. House. What fascinating slang words too. It seems that the kids invent them and then they become part of the language. I think I may use lots of slang myself, but I have now become unsure because it can be found in the dictionary! I particuarly like the cockney rhyming slang. They have become even more confusing and interesting because the now tend to get abbreviated.. Up the "Apples" - up the "apples and pears" - means up the stairs. Would you "Adam" it - would you "Adam and Eve" it - means, would you believe it Give us a "butchers" - give us a "butchers hook" - means, give us a look. Give me the "Gregory" - give me the "gregory peck" - means, give me the cheque (U.S check). _ Derek
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
21 Feb 10
OMG, I wold say it is very creative, but seems like a language for insiders only....
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
22 Feb 10
I can imagine myself in London, I remember being asked in Paris if I speak English by someone who claimed is from UK....
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@derek_a (10874)
21 Feb 10
Oh yes, very creative and it has been going for many, many years. I live about 180 miles from London and had to travel there often on business seminars and other stuff linked to my work. I got to know many Londoners and found their rhyming slang great. I think they could still talk for hours and I wouldn't understand as word they were saying! _Derek
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• Canada
21 Feb 10
I am not really updated on the latest slang either, but my American husband and I (I am Canadian) are stumping eachother with the slang that we do know from the USA and from Canada. haha He'll say something and I won't know what he's talking about, and I'll say something and he won't know what I'm talking about. haha It's pretty funny.
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
21 Feb 10
it must be fun to do it. I bet Canadian english is slightly different than American...
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
22 Feb 10
I am old. Flossing? Really?
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
22 Feb 10
...I would be ready to provide dental floss....for flossing....
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
23 Feb 10
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• United States
23 Feb 10
I am not old (and if I am then I refuse to admit it), but that is the only one that I didn't know or guess correctly. I thought that it had something to do with g-string underwear.
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@scififan43 (2434)
• United States
22 Feb 10
I jsut wacthed the vid on youtube, it was funny. I must admit that I di not know any of the meaning to the words. In fact I do not think I have heard of them untill now. I do think I may have heard some of them before but not given mucht thought to it.
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
22 Feb 10
I didn't hear it before either...
• United States
22 Feb 10
That was cute. I knew (or guessed correctly) all but one of them, so I think that I did pretty good. Of course, the only reason that I knew the English slang was from talking with my friends on here from the U.K. There have been several times when I have had to ask them what things meant and other times when I was not sure at first but guessed at what they meant through the context of the sentence.
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
22 Feb 10
you are much better than rest of us....I can not imagine anyone doing chin wag........