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Post by imsquare17 on Apr 13, 2006 18:33:57 GMT -5
I thought it would be helpful to organize a list of all the slang terms a noobie might here at bonnaroo and what they mean. I'm sure I won't be able to think of many of them, so post any terminology I've left out and I'll add it! Also if you disagree with my definition please suggest your own so I can improve the list.
Please do not suggest any drug related additions or discuss drugs or their slang terms in this thread, we gotta keep inforoo clean! thanks!
1,000 Elves: N, gold bond medicated powder (thanks futurecowboy!) Biffy: 1. N, A porta-potty. 2. N, the act of performing or recieving fallatio in a porta-potty. (thanks unplugdacusticaz!) Blues: N, police officers. Blue Meanies: N, police officers. Bottlenecking: V, trippin balls. DFC: Adj, Dead Freaking Center, as in good placement in the crowd. Chief: V, to take a drag or hit. Custy: 1. N, Custy: customer, drug dealer types will use this in a derogatory manner. (thanks aprilonielle!) 2. An addict, or frequent customer (thanks kemosabe!) 3. N, any person that does not fit into the scene, most commonly referring to pampered high school and college kids. Disco Balls: N, a chaffed scrotum. (thanks cdevaney!) Glass: N, glass pipes. Glow stick Wars: N, when, during an intense jam, the crowd throws hundreds of glow stick into the air, throwing any glow sticks that land near them back over the crowd creating a beautiful, glowing frenzy in the air above them. Going To Gamehendge: V, usually in reference to Phish shows (though some use it for any band), this means actually entering the venue or joining the crowd. Ground Score: N, finding a useful item on the ground. Example: Guy that camped next to me last year says "Hey look! An empty tent, we could move that to our site and let our friends sleep in it!" Guy's friend replies "Ground score!" (thanks rolandd!) Heads: N, a general term for people, especially those of the lot scene, ie: phishheads, deadheads, potheads, etc. Heady: Adj, high quality. The Heat: N, police officer(s). Jake: N, police officers. Jam: 1. N, an occurrence of live musical improvisation. 2. V, to improvise musically live. 3. V, to leave or exit. Kind: Adj, having nice hippie qualities. Lot Rat: N, undesirable elements of the scene, these people are only looking out for themselves. Nutster: N, bathroom/toilet/porta potty. Merch: N, merchandise. Miracle: N, a miracle is the giving or receiving of a free ticket. Patchouli: N, an oil that people wear like perfume to cover their own odors. Phat: Adj, synonymous with cool and good. Pokpok: N, a slutty girl or prostitute. Randoms: N, random people that you meet at shows or camping. Rage: V, to dance wildly. (thanks zombyhipp!) Rikers': N, prison. Schwill: N, beer (thanks futurecowboy!). Schwlly: N, drunken person or alcoholic (thanks futurecowboy!). Shakedown: See Shakedown Street. Shakedown Street: N, official or unofficial area(s) where many vendors group next to each other to sell their wares. Six Up: This phrase is a warning that a police officer, guard, or any person of authority is headed your way. The Skinny: N, jail. SNAG: Acronym for Sensitive New Age Guy or Sensitive New Age Girl. Squares: N, cigarettes. Threads: N, clothes. White Hat: N, frat or college boy (thanks futurecowboy!). Wookie: N, loosely synonymous with "lot rat" but may also be in reference to a person that has a beard, long dirty hair, usually with dreadlocks, and is in serious need of a bath.
Please help improve the list by suggesting changes to definitions or additional terms that I missed, thanks guys!
Post by anima mundi on Apr 13, 2006 18:55:16 GMT -5
lol. Pretty good idea. I haven't even heard half the things on this list. I'm sure you probably know this and just chose not to describe things like this but...
Custy: customer, drug dealer types will use this in a derrogitory manner. like, you stupid custy. As if it is degrading. As if selling drugs for a living is socially higher than having a real job.
kind: Good quality. Used in reference to a certain herb usually.
wookie: someone that just looks out of it, dirty, mentally dirty, on drugs a lot.
a custy is usually an addict. they cant help but be a customer, hence "custy".
the only ones i didnt know were PokPok. thats a funny name. and Six up. oh and SNAG.
im surprised to see that the word Phat is considered new or unfamiliar. i think it comes from getting a fat sack. which is obviously a good thing.
i noticed a lot of cop slang on the list. dont worry too much about cops at roo. theres like 4 of them. but its never fun to get busted so look for the horsies before transacting business.
Post by imsquare17 on Apr 14, 2006 22:58:41 GMT -5
oh man! yelling six up for no reason is hillarious (though terribly mean) fun, I'm just glad most unkind people have no idea what it means, or there'd be a lot more practical joking on shakedown.
hearing that makes me never want to take note to hearing "six up"...now I will treat it as a boy who cried wolf type scenario, and inevitably get some huge charge for not taking warning
The codewords can be confusing, as people come from all over, I remember at the dead's first tour without jerry, I was with someone who lost his brother-in-law, named bob, who he called bobbo. Bobbo, and 5-0 when yelled sound a lot alike, for 2 hours the guy shouting had no clue, but was responsible for much mahyem as he travelled shakedown.
Post by Lucid Interval on Apr 16, 2006 12:23:13 GMT -5
Trying to sell STD's is funny, crying wolf about the police isnt hehe.... Cool thread, but i wouldnt call it "Bonnaroo" terminology, its really just general slang....
Post by futurecowboy on Apr 16, 2006 22:20:01 GMT -5
Don't forget: 1,000 Elves -- Gold Bond Medicted Powder White Hat -- typical frat boy (generally also custies) Schwill - beer Schwilly - drunk 1 for 3, 2 for 5 - the price of absolutely everything
Does or does not the white hat say something really "cool" on it? Usually something along the lines of "Jimmies" or "Flamers?" I imagine said hat is accompanied by a popped collar? (I'm a first-timer if you couldn't tell lol).
Post by futurecowboy on Apr 17, 2006 8:32:04 GMT -5
In my experience, said "white hat" is generally promotes a college or university, and there is often (say, 60%-70% of the time) a "popped collar" involved.
Other typical white hat traits: Khaki shorts that go about halfway down the thigh Rainbow flip-flops Sunglasses with a neck-holder-thingy attached "Shaggy" hair style Preference for cheap beer General lack of knowledge about what is going on around them
As for White Hats - I've always loosely referred to them as douche bags, but this is fine too. I went to visit a few of my friends who went to college over the past few years - a couple of them joined frats, but are nothing like your typical frat guy. Anyway, they would always let me mess with all their frat brothers when they passed out. I've given many a haircut or eyebrow shave at 5 AM when they're passed out.
Post by futurecowboy on Apr 17, 2006 9:11:43 GMT -5
Ha!! Nice one, badfish. That's a good friend - randomly humiliating passed-out white hats should be an olympic sport.
"Douche-bag" could definitely work too - I put "white-hat" b/c that seems to be a more lot-borne term that less people would know about than 'douche-bag."
Other additions: Brah - west coast-speak for "bro" Hella - west coast-speak for "very"
Post by Lucid Interval on Apr 17, 2006 12:28:46 GMT -5
Yeah the term white hat comes from those university hats you see everywhere, they're almost always white...
University hats, tanning booths, hair gel, boat shoes or flip flops and pre worn abercrombie/american eagle shorts, a dave mathews t-shirt and toting a bud light can or three, now thats a white hat... I have a handfull of total whitehat friends hehe... Its great...
Post by keithk1055 on Apr 17, 2006 15:00:54 GMT -5
hey brah did ya checkout tha kid rock show? ya brah that wa hella sweet! wanna come back to the crib brah? we got a keg of natty light. ya brah that would be hella sick!
Post by poopzilla33 on Apr 18, 2006 21:36:32 GMT -5
hahaha. sometimes i wear a white hat, but it says yancy's fancy cheese and i got it at work. frat boys make me angry, though soem are realy nice.
west coast (speciafically new york western mass. slang)
WICKEEEEEEEEEED SWEEEEEEEEEEET- pretty cool super neato freeto- amazing lego train conductor- i love the world thats wicked thor- thats really epic gia- awsome
(that might not be right, for i am not in the right state of mind to be writting anything down)
Post by papageorgio on Apr 21, 2006 7:33:28 GMT -5
Alright I have to come clean, Im from Detroit and saw Kid Rock during superbowl, Im not really a fan but it was agood show. Bob Seger and Hank Williams came out and played a few tunes.Robert Bradleys Black Water suprise opened up.Uncle cracker was in there somewhere too.It was a good show and kid rock actually impressed me.He played guitar ,drums ,Banjo, scracthed. 40 dollar ticket not bad. I wouldn't be able to stomach wresting.
Post by futurecowboy on Apr 21, 2006 13:23:23 GMT -5
If you don't think people still wear white hats & croakies, you obviously don't live within a 500 mile radius of me. Stop being so close-minded about what people don't wear anymore.
Post by keithk1055 on Apr 21, 2006 13:24:42 GMT -5
ahhhh!!! i think we found a frat boy!...
i also saw kid rock at the metallica millenium concert in detroit. he puts on a badass show! i mean that was a special deal that night but it was one hell of an awesome show. i grew up in e lansing and he used to play lots of frats and get made fun of alot but then he blew up (thanx to mtv) and now he puts on a good show even if the music is a little radio sounding. hes still actually got some ok songs about smokey rooms and eatin shrooms. id take it over 50 cent young jeezy crap anyday... oh ya id take it over common too
Post by keithk1055 on Apr 21, 2006 13:52:00 GMT -5
yep.. they are both mtv whores but i just like kidrock more.. common really dosent do anything for me. i hope he gets a late night so i can see lyrics born in the day and not have to miss him for the other late nights.
besides i heard that common might not come. i think phish told him about the glowsticks and he broke up with himself