3 definitions by Cock'of'the'north
(A.K.A.: "Flippin' copies")
1. Term to describe someone that is working in an office.
2. Referred to someone working while the rest is on a boat.
3. Referred to the constant abuse towards the assistants at work.
1. Term to describe someone that is working in an office.
2. Referred to someone working while the rest is on a boat.
3. Referred to the constant abuse towards the assistants at work.
1. Matt is chilling, while Dave is Flipping copies.
2. That MoFo was flippin' copies while I was on a boat N'r!
3. Yeah, that kid from Finance is an asshole, I had him flippin' copies the whole day.
2. That MoFo was flippin' copies while I was on a boat N'r!
3. Yeah, that kid from Finance is an asshole, I had him flippin' copies the whole day.
by Cock'of'the'north July 28, 2009
(Boh-Loo-Doh)
1. when a person has disproportionally big testicles.
2. Word that comes from the Argentine dialect of Lunfardo, and it means that a person is dumb or a dumbass.
3. Referred to the theory of the Boludo. When a man does not ejaculate often (from masturbation or sexual intercourse), his balls start inflating. This scrotal dilatation and enlargement means that socially he is unable to "levantar" ("pull" or "pick up") females to get laid, and therefore he is stupid.
4. Word often used between and by Argentine friends, to salute each other. This word is complicated, because it can be derogatory when used by a person from another country that is not Argentina, and the Argentine can get offended.
5. Idiot.
1. when a person has disproportionally big testicles.
2. Word that comes from the Argentine dialect of Lunfardo, and it means that a person is dumb or a dumbass.
3. Referred to the theory of the Boludo. When a man does not ejaculate often (from masturbation or sexual intercourse), his balls start inflating. This scrotal dilatation and enlargement means that socially he is unable to "levantar" ("pull" or "pick up") females to get laid, and therefore he is stupid.
4. Word often used between and by Argentine friends, to salute each other. This word is complicated, because it can be derogatory when used by a person from another country that is not Argentina, and the Argentine can get offended.
5. Idiot.
1.I.E.:
"Manolo, tus testiculos son enormes, eres un boludo!"
("Manny, your testicles are huge, you are a boludo!")
2.I.E.:
"Juan perdio nuevamente su celular, es un boludo!"
("John lost his cell phone again, he is a boludo!")
3.I.E.:
"Diego, hace un año que no esta con una mina, es un boludo!"
("Diego hasn't been with a girl for a year, he is a boludo")
4.I.E.:
"Que haces, boludo?"
("How are you doing, my friend?")
"Manolo, tus testiculos son enormes, eres un boludo!"
("Manny, your testicles are huge, you are a boludo!")
2.I.E.:
"Juan perdio nuevamente su celular, es un boludo!"
("John lost his cell phone again, he is a boludo!")
3.I.E.:
"Diego, hace un año que no esta con una mina, es un boludo!"
("Diego hasn't been with a girl for a year, he is a boludo")
4.I.E.:
"Que haces, boludo?"
("How are you doing, my friend?")
by Cock'of'the'north July 29, 2009
Lunfardo was the 'Argot of the thieves' in early 1900's at the River Plate zone (Buenos Aires and Montevideo), and today is a non-structural deviation from the Argentine Spanish Dialect.
Origin:
Argentina is a country that promoted immigration. This immigration came with the wars in Europe (WWI and WWII), forming different colonies of immigrants that grouped themselves into separate settlements. Immigrants from Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, England, The Netherlands, Hungary and Poland, helped to form the vast dictionary of Lunfardo's words.
These immigrants needed to adapt themselves to the local language, which they slowly did, but added their own words to the 'daily dictionary'. Soon, the rest of the population started to use these words, and created an argot that was used in the 'Arrabales' (lower class neighborhoods) by the thieves or 'Malandras' of that area.
Expansion and Evolution:
Lunfardo has become a 'daily-growing-lingo', and nowadays transformed the way of speaking of the Argentines. It is not only available in Buenos Aires, it also might be found in Montevideo, Rosario, Santa Fe, Cordoba and Entre Rios in a lower degree. There are two types of Lunfardo: Lunfardo Antiguo (Old Lunfardo, Tango) and Lunfardo Moderno (Modern Lunfardo).
Structure:
Lunfardo has exactly the same structure of Spanish, but with a good percentage of words that do not belong to any language, but have etymologies in different languages. (See Example 1)
Origin:
Argentina is a country that promoted immigration. This immigration came with the wars in Europe (WWI and WWII), forming different colonies of immigrants that grouped themselves into separate settlements. Immigrants from Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, England, The Netherlands, Hungary and Poland, helped to form the vast dictionary of Lunfardo's words.
These immigrants needed to adapt themselves to the local language, which they slowly did, but added their own words to the 'daily dictionary'. Soon, the rest of the population started to use these words, and created an argot that was used in the 'Arrabales' (lower class neighborhoods) by the thieves or 'Malandras' of that area.
Expansion and Evolution:
Lunfardo has become a 'daily-growing-lingo', and nowadays transformed the way of speaking of the Argentines. It is not only available in Buenos Aires, it also might be found in Montevideo, Rosario, Santa Fe, Cordoba and Entre Rios in a lower degree. There are two types of Lunfardo: Lunfardo Antiguo (Old Lunfardo, Tango) and Lunfardo Moderno (Modern Lunfardo).
Structure:
Lunfardo has exactly the same structure of Spanish, but with a good percentage of words that do not belong to any language, but have etymologies in different languages. (See Example 1)
Example 1:
Lunfardo: Andamio a laburar por la yeca, patiando roca com'un rope.
Argentine Spanish: Me voy a trabajar a la calle, caminando como un animal.
English: I'm going to work, to the streets, walking like an animal.
Note the words Andamio (Andiamo, from Italian 'to go'), Laburar (Lavorare, from Italian 'to work') and Rope (Perro, from Spanish 'dog'), come from different languages and/or are written in Vesre (Reves, reversing the syllabes), which causes unnoticed people not to understand what the speaker is about to.
However, there are words that carry no etymology, and cannot be explained without relating it directly to the subject that that word is referring to.
For Example: Mina. Mina has no etymology, and cannot be related to any other word in any other language with a grade of sense. However, in Lunfardo, Mina means 'young-woman'.
Example 2:
"Este salame se la pasa pelotudeando por la yeca, no hace ni un yeite, ni pon'l pan porque no tiene un mango. Es un Gil."
Example 3:
"Che, Boludo, tirame un marron para manyar, que ando corto de guita."
Lunfardo: Andamio a laburar por la yeca, patiando roca com'un rope.
Argentine Spanish: Me voy a trabajar a la calle, caminando como un animal.
English: I'm going to work, to the streets, walking like an animal.
Note the words Andamio (Andiamo, from Italian 'to go'), Laburar (Lavorare, from Italian 'to work') and Rope (Perro, from Spanish 'dog'), come from different languages and/or are written in Vesre (Reves, reversing the syllabes), which causes unnoticed people not to understand what the speaker is about to.
However, there are words that carry no etymology, and cannot be explained without relating it directly to the subject that that word is referring to.
For Example: Mina. Mina has no etymology, and cannot be related to any other word in any other language with a grade of sense. However, in Lunfardo, Mina means 'young-woman'.
Example 2:
"Este salame se la pasa pelotudeando por la yeca, no hace ni un yeite, ni pon'l pan porque no tiene un mango. Es un Gil."
Example 3:
"Che, Boludo, tirame un marron para manyar, que ando corto de guita."
by Cock'of'the'north December 9, 2009