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Maj Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Style

What does cramp your style mean? If I say he is cramping my style, what would you understand?
  

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When you 'cramp my style' your presence is interfering in something I am trying to do. This is a slang expression, a bit old-fashioned, now often used ironically. Example: If a teenager has to take a younger sibling along to a get together with his friends, it will be more difficult for him to impress the girls, so he might complain that he younger one is 'cramping my style'.

  • When you 'cramp my style' your presence is interfering in something I am trying to do.
  • This is a slang expression, a bit old-fashioned, now often used ironically.
  • Example: If a teenager has to take a younger sibling along to a get together with his friends, it will be more difficult for him to impress the girls, so he might complain that he younger one is 'cramping my style'.
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When you 'cramp my style' your presence is interfering in something I am trying to do. This is a slang expression, a bit old-fashioned, now often used ironically.

Example:

If a teenager has to take a younger sibling along to a get together with his friends, it will be more difficult for him to impress the girls, so he might complain that he younger one is 'cramping my style'.

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