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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: props #15756 01/23/01 08:57 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 130 Virginia S Solamente, Doug. member Solamente, Doug. member S Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 130 Virginia Yo, wassup ya'll? May I jump in on this one? What the aforementioned Slang Dictionary fails to note is that to offer props or to dis someone come from the same root. Props is widely used in hip hop culture. It is a short form of giving someone their proper respect or propers. Earliest usage I know of is from Aretha Franklin's classic Respect, where she demands her's. Dissing on the other hand is to disrespect someone. Listen to an hour of US urban radio and I guarantee you'll hear both. I've heard it used in some songs from the UK as well. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: props #15757 01/24/01 12:29 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I'm down wid dat, homes. I consulted my local hip-hop expert and he done tol me what you jes said, bro Doug. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: props #15758 01/24/01 02:00 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 130 Virginia S Solamente, Doug. member Solamente, Doug. member S Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 130 Virginia Word! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: props #15759 01/24/01 02:45 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 130 Virginia S Solamente, Doug. member Solamente, Doug. member S Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 130 Virginia After rereading this thread I realized that tsuwm had pretty much said it all. Miggidy miggidy mad props to you and yours, sir! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: props #15760 01/24/01 04:43 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 32 USA J JosieWales newbie JosieWales newbie J Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 32 USA As a person who has actually used the word "props" in conversation, its kind of funny to read y'alls sometime snooty sometimes derisive responses to this post. For those of you who live in USA you should check out a radio call-in host named Jim Rome (most famous for being attacked by an NFL quarterback on TV) as the language that he and his callers use is so extremely filled with slang (props being one of their favorite) that it takes practice to understand them sometimes. He's highly syndicated and should not be too hard to find on your AM dial. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: props #15761 01/24/01 05:05 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin B belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand B Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin I've often found listening to American 'ghetto slang' fun, as they're always coming up with new vocab to replace over-used and over-popularised words; one outcast that springs to mind is 'whack' and of course there's ones like 'cool' and 'dope' which won't die, though you won't hear many that are 'cool' using that terminology anymore. I have the feeling those who pioneer these usages adapt their language away from the main stream for the very reason Josie pointed out; so most will find them harder to understand. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: props #15762 01/24/01 09:32 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York 'Only Doug' recognizes: After rereading this thread I realized that tsuwm had pretty much said it all. 'Tis true, tsuwm wields Occam's (hi, Max) Razor with a deftness nonpareil. But you, Doug, added the Aretha value. "Just a little bit..." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: props #15763 01/25/01 02:34 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky The Aretha value: color?? Oh, that's GREAT! sockittome! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: props #15764 01/26/01 05:15 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 130 Virginia S Solamente, Doug. member Solamente, Doug. member S Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 130 Virginia So many great words and phrases have come from hiphop culture recently. One you hear all the time now is "24/7" as in "keepin' it real 24/7" (thats 24 hours a day/7 days a week, for the unitiated). I'm picturing an SUV commercial on TV in my head right now. There's also "411," as in, "I've got the 411" (information; directory assistance, geddit?). Although, that one always seemed a bit forced to me. Any other good ones? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: props #15765 01/26/01 05:26 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Cape Cod, MA, US F Flatlander addict Flatlander addict F Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Cape Cod, MA, US I often ask my brother (who is in college in downtown Boston) for urban slang updates, and I will hereby pass some of them along. A "whip" is a car (i.e. "That is a phat whip, yo!"), "blingin'" is showing off an impressive amount of jewelry (preferably platinum) (i.e. "Nelly is blingin' in his new video"), and "one" is a sign off phrase (like "goodbye"). It's short for Bob Marley (and other Rastafarians') "One Love." I'll get more next time I talk to him. 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