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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Stake campus locale
Hello;
The kids are strappin' on their way to the classroom
Getting weapons with the greatest of ease
The gangs stake their own campus locale
And if they catch you slippin' then it's all over pal
Those are four lines taken from the song "Come Out and Play" by The Offspring, which basically describes violence among gangs.
I'm not sure about the meaning of "The gangs stake their own campus locale".
Does "stake" in this context mean "put at stake" or "risk", like in gambling? I am aware that "stake" can also mean "fasten or strengthen with stakes" but for some reason I doubt this meaning could fit here.
What exactly is a "campus locale"? I know what a "campus" is and I know what a "locale" is but "campus locale" seems like a weird combination to me and on Google it only yields 361 hits that are not the lyrics of the song.
Full lyrics here: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/o/offspring/come+out+and+play_10196646.html
Help appreciated. Thanks.
The kids are strappin' on their way to the classroom
Getting weapons with the greatest of ease
The gangs stake their own campus locale
And if they catch you slippin' then it's all over pal
Those are four lines taken from the song "Come Out and Play" by The Offspring, which basically describes violence among gangs.
I'm not sure about the meaning of "The gangs stake their own campus locale".
Does "stake" in this context mean "put at stake" or "risk", like in gambling? I am aware that "stake" can also mean "fasten or strengthen with stakes" but for some reason I doubt this meaning could fit here.
What exactly is a "campus locale"? I know what a "campus" is and I know what a "locale" is but "campus locale" seems like a weird combination to me and on Google it only yields 361 hits that are not the lyrics of the song.
Full lyrics here: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/o/offspring/come+out+and+play_10196646.html
Help appreciated. Thanks.
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Stake here is used in the sense of stake a claim. Here is an explanation of the phrase I gave in another thread: To stake a claim means to assert ownership of something. It originally was a phrase used by prospectors (people who look for valuable minerals).
- Stake here is used in the sense of stake a claim.
- Here is an explanation of the phrase I gave in another thread: To stake a claim means to assert ownership of something.
- It originally was a phrase used by prospectors (people who look for valuable minerals).
- In some parts of the US you can obtain the sole right to search for valuable minerals, such as gold, on a small piece of government owned land.
- This location is known as your "claim", and when you get it you mark it as your own by putting stakes (wooden posts) in the ground; this is known as "staking a claim".
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Stake here is used in the sense of stake a claim. Here is an explanation of the phrase I gave in another thread:
To stake a claim means to assert ownership of something. It originally was a phrase used by prospectors (people who look for valuable minerals).
In some parts of the US you can obtain the sole right to search for valuable minerals, such as gold, on a
To stake a claim means to assert ownership of something. It originally was a phrase used by prospectors (people who look for valuable minerals).
In some parts of the US you can obtain the sole right to search for valuable minerals, such as gold, on a
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