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missdaredevil



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:01 pm    Post subject: squat Reply with quote
Money, nice meals, and material goods don�t mean *squat* to this guy
What is that?


Thanks
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Harmony



Joined: 23 Mar 2006
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Slang. A small or worthless amount; diddlysquat.
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LucentShade



Joined: 30 Dec 2003
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Location: Nebraska, USA
PostPosted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The sentence is something of a double negative--the true meaning here is "these things don't mean anything to this guy."
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Harmony



Joined: 23 Mar 2006
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I move to award LucentShade the title of Slang Guru(-ess?) (or Queen of Slang?) for this forum! Wink

She clearly has superior knowledge of slang-isms and is equally proficient at explaining their meanings using obscure words to encourage us to enlarge our vocabularies. (That's meant as an encomium, not a brickbat. Honest! )

Would anyone care to second the motion? Very Happy
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LucentShade



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Harmony wrote:
I move to award LucentShade the title of Slang Guru(-ess?) (or Queen of Slang?) for this forum! Wink

She clearly has superior knowledge of slang-isms and is equally proficient at explaining their meanings using obscure words to encourage us to enlarge our vocabularies. (That's meant as an encomium, not a brickbat. Honest! )

Would anyone care to second the motion? Very Happy


Hahaha, thanks for the award, although I am male, last time I checked Embarassed Then again, maybe I should be more careful of the words I use here, so that learners can understand better.
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Harmony



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Hahaha, thanks for the award, although I am male, last time I checked.


I beg your pardon LucentShade! I shouldn't have made an assumption. Embarassed

I'll tell the award engraver to make it "Slang Guru " - or would you prefer another color? Wink
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