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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Get over yourself

Hi,

Two people argue during a prolong and stormy discussion and end this exchange of verbal blows with such expressions:

A: "Get over yourself."

B: "You're wrong my chalky chum."

What do the "Get over yourself" and "chalky chum" mean in such a context?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Hi. In the cited context, chalky indicates the pale color and chum means friend. So the speaker has used chalky chum to say that his partner is frightened.

— Hrsanei

  • Hi.
  • In the cited context, chalky indicates the pale color and chum means friend.
  • So the speaker has used chalky chum to say that his partner is frightened.
  • As for get over yourself, Urban dictionary defines it well.
  • term=get%20over%20yourself For your context, I would say it means chill out.
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Hi.

In the cited context, chalky indicates the pale color and chum means friend.

So the speaker has used chalky chum to say that his partner is frightened.

As for get over yourself, Urban dictionary defines it well.
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Thank you, Hrsanei, for your useful reply.
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Hi,

I can't imagine a native speaker recalling someone 'my chalky chum'.

I wonder if it was 'my cheeky chum'?

This still doesn't seem like a very modern expression.

Clive
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Hi,

It was "chalky" hence the confusion. Thanks for the reply.
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