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Old 27-Feb-2005, 18:06
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Hello

Dear teacher

what these terms mean?

1)au pair

2)housewarming

3)pill-popping

4)it make my hair pouf

5)what a one-hit wonder that slut turned out to be

6)what i am realy into thses days?

7)it is like a soundtrack to slit your wrists to

8)what is the mening of happen in this sentence e.g. it happens to be depressing

9)they started to grow fangs

10)people person

11)i'm hoping you can hook me up whit a jacket(1.what is the meaning 2)there would be any diference if we say i hope you can hook me up whit a jacket)

12)putting out feelers

13)fellas

I hope i don't bother you

Best wishes
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Old 27-Feb-2005, 23:21
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Originally Posted by mohammad
Hello

Dear teacher

what these terms mean?

1)au pair

2)housewarming

3)pill-popping

4)it make my hair pouf

5)what a one-hit wonder that slut turned out to be

6)what i am realy into thses days?

7)it is like a soundtrack to slit your wrists to

8)what is the mening of happen in this sentence e.g. it happens to be depressing

9)they started to grow fangs

10)people person

11)i'm hoping you can hook me up whit a jacket(1.what is the meaning 2)there would be any diference if we say i hope you can hook me up whit a jacket)

12)putting out feelers

13)fellas

I hope i don't bother you

Best wishes
1)au pair -A young foreigner who does domestic work for a family in exchange for room and board and a chance to learn the family's language (Guru dictionary).


2)house warming - a party you celebrate when you move into a new house.

3)pill-popping - taking too many pills, overdoing it.

4)it make my hair pouf - haven't heard that one...perhaps makes my hair stand on its end?

5)what a one-hit wonder that slut turned out to be - in the music industry it refers to a song or an artist who simply vanishes after producing one great hit. There is never anything after that.
what a one-hit wonder that slut turned out to be: this woman (slut is a derogatory term for a woman that has many casual sexual encounters) has nothing to show for other than being a one night stand.

6)what i am realy into thses days? - what I am interested in doing, what keeps me busy.

7)it is like a soundtrack to slit your wrists to - ...depressing? boring? awful!
8)what is the mening of happen in this sentence e.g. it happens to be depressing

9)they started to grow fangs - started to grow big venomous teeth...on a dracula or a snake for example.

10)people person- friendly person, one that likes company and is liked by the company.

11)i'm hoping you can hook me up whit a jacket(1.what is the meaning 2)there would be any diference if we say i hope you can hook me up whit a jacket) - you can find me a jacket. Sounds terribly slangish.

12)putting out feelers- you'd say that when you want to feel out the situation by asking indirect questions.

13)fellas- fellows

I hope i don't bother you

Best wishes [/QUOTE]
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Old 28-Feb-2005, 02:47
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back to #11 - forgot to mention that it meant to get something for free.
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Old 28-Feb-2005, 03:45
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For #4, I haven't heard it, but I imagine it's to stand on end too. I'd think it would something like:
It made my hair -pouf!
It sounds very like spoken language not written.
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