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I'm not from the UK; what does it mean when...
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 4:51 pm
by WatchYourStep
...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.
Re: I'm not from the UK; what does it mean when...
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 5:00 pm
by pearsall
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
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 5:01 pm
by juliun_c90
can be used as a greeting or (depending on tone of voice) to urge someone to calm down.
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 5:01 pm
by did
yeah it means hello in like a friendlier way i think. like what's up pretty much
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 5:03 pm
by ST100
lol
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 5:10 pm
by mechabot 01
ez - hello/hi/wassup
ez (in a different tone) - calm down/watch out
ez (in a different tone) - bye
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:58 pm
by surface_tension
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)
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 7:12 pm
by spiderman
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 7:14 pm
by hassanova
be ez i put your mans ina box
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 7:19 pm
by dj_syte
universal dubstep hello haha
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 9:02 pm
by manuel
that's why I'm eaaaaaaaaaasy
I'm easy like Sunday morning
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 2:17 am
by hans blix
"easy mate" could also be short for "easy peasy lemon squezy mate"
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 6:01 am
by phaseone
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"
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 8:41 am
by kwirk
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...
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 8:48 am
by deamonds
ang tight all the yanks
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 9:17 am
by oski
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....
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 9:30 am
by addc182
phaseone wrote:
someone please explain the significance or the meaning of "safe"
lolz
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 9:49 am
by did
november wrote:
i looked at that but it's above the waste so do i get to punch him?
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 9:53 am
by kwirk
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!
