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Post by wildojinx on Feb 26, 2017 23:53:03 GMT -5
In the episode where Marge paints the picture of Mr. Burns, in the scene where Ringo Starr recieves the picture of himself Marge drew for him, he says "Gear!". Is this some type of British slang term (I'm assuming in this context it means the same as "Nice")?
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Feb 27, 2017 0:20:32 GMT -5
Yeah, it means fancy or stylish.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Feb 27, 2017 5:03:36 GMT -5
"Gear" was more of a Beatlesism in the early '60s, particularly during their more clean cut days, than an actual common British slang word, and seemed to be one of their synonyms for "great" or "excellent."
Today if you were talking about "gear" to a streetwise Brit, they'd assume you were looking to score some heroin.
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Post by Nickybojelais on Feb 27, 2017 5:33:51 GMT -5
Can't say I've ever heard "gear" used in the way portrayed by the Simpsons. I've only ever heard "gear" used as slang referring to recreational habits which are not conducive to a healthy lifestyle
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Feb 27, 2017 6:47:15 GMT -5
"Gear" was more of a Beatlesism in the early '60s, particularly during their more clean cut days, than an actual common British slang word, and seemed to be one of their synonyms for "great" or "excellent." Today if you were talking about "gear" to a streetwise Brit, they'd assume you were looking to score some heroin. This is all correct. Side note - in 'Girls Just Want To Have Sums' Bart describes Maths as a total wank. Obviously that is censored over here. |
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Feb 27, 2017 7:02:11 GMT -5
"Gear" was more of a Beatlesism in the early '60s, particularly during their more clean cut days, than an actual common British slang word, and seemed to be one of their synonyms for "great" or "excellent." Today if you were talking about "gear" to a streetwise Brit, they'd assume you were looking to score some heroin. This is all correct. Side note - in 'Girls Just Want To Have Sums' Bart describes Maths as a total wank. Obviously that is censored over here. That's something I find a bit confusing. Doesn't "wank" mean "masturbation" in all variations of English? |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Feb 27, 2017 7:12:25 GMT -5
This is all correct. Side note - in 'Girls Just Want To Have Sums' Bart describes Maths as a total wank. Obviously that is censored over here. That's something I find a bit confusing. Doesn't "wank" mean "masturbation" in all variations of English? The also think fanny is the dirtiest word possible. Children say it here. I'm more amazed the Simpsons got shite on the air. |
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Post by Nickybojelais on Feb 27, 2017 7:29:57 GMT -5
This is all correct. Side note - in 'Girls Just Want To Have Sums' Bart describes Maths as a total wank. Obviously that is censored over here. That's something I find a bit confusing. Doesn't "wank" mean "masturbation" in all variations of English? We also use "wank" to refer to something which is of poor standard or something which we see as bad. eg. Roman Reigns winning the Royal Rumble was wank |
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Post by Fundertaker on Feb 27, 2017 7:31:46 GMT -5
This is all correct. Side note - in 'Girls Just Want To Have Sums' Bart describes Maths as a total wank. Obviously that is censored over here. That's something I find a bit confusing. Doesn't "wank" mean "masturbation" in all variations of English? Yeah. Which means that if someone calls you a "wanker" you're passing too much time with yourself and are, therefor inferior to them. And then you have wanker's cramp, the most terrible of British-limey diseases. |
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Post by SmashTV on Feb 27, 2017 15:23:56 GMT -5
In the episode where Marge paints the picture of Mr. Burns, in the scene where Ringo Starr recieves the picture of himself Marge drew for him, he says "Gear!". Is this some type of British slang term (I'm assuming in this context it means the same as "Nice")? I always took it just as an exclamation in general, one of those nonsense noises of approval that people make i.e. 'Oioi!', 'Wahey!' etc. There's so much British slang, a lot of it regional so that one part of the country would be totally unfamiliar with it. |
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Feb 28, 2017 1:54:19 GMT -5
That's something I find a bit confusing. Doesn't "wank" mean "masturbation" in all variations of English? We also use "wank" to refer to something which is of poor standard or something which we see as bad. eg. Roman Reigns winning the Royal Rumble was wank And of course  |
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