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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Still got that freak #161962 09/06/2006 8:00 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA ...according to Christina Aguillera. I think "freak" means something like pizzaz or verve, but never heard it used this way dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Still got that freak #161963 09/06/2006 8:46 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory I'm not familiar with that song lyric but I did google it. I would say that in that context "freak" means a person with a powerful libido. Rick James' song "Superfreak" would be an earlier example of this use: She likes the boys in the band She says that I'm her all-time favorite When I make my move to her room it's the right time She's never hard to please ...she's a superfreak, superfreak she's super-freaky Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Still got that freak #161964 09/07/2006 1:38 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin > pizazz Maybe. I would probably assume it means edge, curve, bite, twist or the like, referring to something out of the ordinary that's different, perhaps jumpy. Part of the purpose of changing around uses of adjectives, nouns and adverbs is, I think, to add ambiguity to a tired word. 'Freak' is certainly that. A lot of street slang is characterised by a certain ambivalence in meaning too, which explains why negative words are often used in positive ways as well. Missy Elliot tells you to 'get your freak on'. In that song it definitely refers to dancing more than any sexual connotation, though the difference between these is often practically indistinguishable in many tunes. Both songs externalise the 'freak' in a person, perhaps in an effort a make radical/outlandish behaviour more agreeable - as it is seen more as tapping into the extreme of the moment (be it while dancing or having sex) rather than accessing one's own personality. BTW, can anyone parse this Japanese transliteration from the start of the above mentioned Missy song "Korekara minnade mechakucha odotte sawagou sawagou"? One online translation seems very fishy. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Still got that freak #161965 09/07/2006 1:53 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky can anyone parse this Japanese transliteration Helen? Bridget lived in Japan for a time, but I reckon she's too busy with that baby to come here now. I tried babelfish, Japanese to English, and...it didn't change! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Still got that freak #161966 09/22/2006 10:25 AM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra addict Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 My two cents re: "freak". From the phrase "Get your freak on!" I take "freak" to mean "mojo" or "groove" (as in "I got my groove back"). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Still got that freak #161967 09/28/2006 11:20 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 BTW, can anyone parse this Japanese transliteration from the start of the above mentioned Missy song "Korekara minnade mechakucha odotte sawagou sawagou"? One online translation seems very fishy. A friend translates the phrase as: (from now on)(everybody) (extremely) (dance) (let’s make a noise ... also means “mess” though). But in this case this is used as adverb, so this sentence means like: Let’s have a party and dance crazy! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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