I'm not from the UK; what does it mean when...

WatchYourStep · Post by **WatchYourStep** » Sat May 30, 2009 4:51 pm

...someone says "EZ mate" or "easy mate" at the beginning of a salutation? is that like saying what's up or yo or hi or something?

you can hear the first guy on the phone in where's my money (clipz remix) by tc say it at the start of his conversation and i heard someone say it on here yesterday.

where i live, that would have a meaning of "yo buddy, take it easy" as in calm down.

pearsall · Post by **pearsall** » Sat May 30, 2009 5:00 pm

eriegz wrote:...someone says "EZ mate" or "easy mate" at the beginning of a salutation? is that like saying what's up or yo or hi or something?

that's it

juliun_c90 · Post by **juliun_c90** » Sat May 30, 2009 5:01 pm

can be used as a greeting or (depending on tone of voice) to urge someone to calm down.

did · Post by **did** » Sat May 30, 2009 5:01 pm

yeah it means hello in like a friendlier way i think. like what's up pretty much

ST100 · Post by **ST100** » Sat May 30, 2009 5:03 pm

mechabot 01 · Post by **mechabot 01** » Sat May 30, 2009 5:10 pm

ez - hello/hi/wassup

ez (in a different tone) - calm down/watch out

ez (in a different tone) - bye

surface_tension · Post by **surface_tension** » Sat May 30, 2009 6:58 pm

Mechabot 01 wrote:ez - hello/hi/wassup

ez (in a different tone) - calm down/watch out

ez (in a different tone) - bye

this.

also, in the context of something awesome - ezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

It's kinda like "Porque" in Spanish...

Child Begging for Candy: Porque? = Why?
Mom: Porque NO!!! = Because! NO! (proceeds to beat child into a healthy fear of candy)

spiderman · Post by **spiderman** » Sat May 30, 2009 7:12 pm

hassanova · Post by **hassanova** » Sat May 30, 2009 7:14 pm

be ez i put your mans ina box

dj_syte · Post by **dj_syte** » Sat May 30, 2009 7:19 pm

universal dubstep hello haha

manuel · Post by **manuel** » Sat May 30, 2009 9:02 pm

that's why I'm eaaaaaaaaaasy
I'm easy like Sunday morning

hans blix · Post by **hans blix** » Sun May 31, 2009 2:17 am

"easy mate" could also be short for "easy peasy lemon squezy mate"

phaseone · Post by **phaseone** » Sun May 31, 2009 6:01 am

Surface_Tension wrote:It's kinda like "Porque" in Spanish...

Child Begging for Candy: Porque? = Why?
Mom: Porque NO!!! = Because! NO! (proceeds to beat child into a healthy fear of candy)

technically the first example you used is "por que" (a.k.a. why) (two words) translation = "for why?" or "for what?"

and "porque" (the response)
translation = because

both said in different tones, emphasizing different syllables of course

someone please explain the significance or the meaning of "safe"

kwirk · Post by **kwirk** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:41 am

On the topic of UK slang there's something that's been bugging me for a long time...

When I listen to RinseFM podcasts a lot of the DJs say something that sounds like "in tight" when they give shout outs to people. "In tight the phone line crew" etc. N-Type says this a lot and at first I thought he was just saying his name over and over but I figured that wouldn't make any sense. I take it it's a way of saying big ups to someone but is it really "in tight"?

I love you UK heads but goddamn some of you are hard to understand with your mother English...several years ago I flew to Norway and had a stop over in London, and I felt like a retard because I had to keep asking people to repeat themselves...

deamonds · Post by **deamonds** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:48 am

ang tight all the yanks

oski · Post by **oski** » Sun May 31, 2009 9:17 am

kwirk wrote:On the topic of UK slang there's something that's been bugging me for a long time...

When I listen to RinseFM podcasts a lot of the DJs say something that sounds like "in tight" when they give shout outs to people. "In tight the phone line crew" etc. N-Type says this a lot and at first I thought he was just saying his name over and over but I figured that wouldn't make any sense. I take it it's a way of saying big ups to someone but is it really "in tight"?

I love you UK heads but goddamn some of you are hard to understand with your mother English...several years ago I flew to Norway and had a stop over in London, and I felt like a retard because I had to keep asking people to repeat themselves...

n type had a show where he's talkin about foreign people thinking he kept on saying his name...
it's hang tight and its a way of saying respect to you
every part of the uk's got it's own slang.. all of these are fairly specific to london.. that's y nobody understands a lot of what i say at uni....

addc182 · Post by **addc182** » Sun May 31, 2009 9:30 am

phaseone wrote: someone please explain the significance or the meaning of "safe"

lolz

did · Post by **did** » Sun May 31, 2009 9:49 am

november wrote:

i looked at that but it's above the waste so do i get to punch him?

kwirk · Post by **kwirk** » Sun May 31, 2009 9:53 am

oski wrote: n type had a show where he's talkin about foreign people thinking he kept on saying his name...
it's hang tight and its a way of saying respect to you
every part of the uk's got it's own slang.. all of these are fairly specific to london.. that's y nobody understands a lot of what i say at uni....

Hah, N-Type even mentioned it on his show? That's some funny shit...thanks for the explanation though for real. 'ang tight oski!

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