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JungKim Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

swagger on super

In a song called "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea, she raps:
"Swagger on super, I can't shop at no department"

What does she mean by "swagger on super"?
Is "swagger" a noun or a verb?
What does "super" mean?

In the following link, you'll see the full lyrics after you click off the pop-up:
http://iggyazalea.com/music/fancy/fancy
  

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Let me just say that learning English from rap lyrics is not, in my opinion, a good idea. Rap is full of odd, obscure and ephemeral slang that I think most English speakers do not understand or use. In most contexts, you will sound strange if you start to talk in that way.

— Clive

  • Let me just say that learning English from rap lyrics is not, in my opinion, a good idea.
  • Rap is full of odd, obscure and ephemeral slang that I think most English speakers do not understand or use.
  • In most contexts, you will sound strange if you start to talk in that way.
  • Perhaps someone else will be interested in looking at your query in more detail.
  • I hope so.
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Let me just say that learning English from rap lyrics is not, in my opinion, a good idea.
Rap is full of odd, obscure and ephemeral slang that I think most English speakers do not understand or use. In most contexts, you will sound strange if you start to talk in that way.

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In normal use swagger may be a verb (to walk or carry oneself in a confident and proud or arrogant way) or a noun (a walk or manner that shows confidence and pride or arrogance). It is unclear what the sentence means, so it is hard to say whether it is intended as a noun or a verb here.
Super has several possible meanings, but it is unclear which is intended here,
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JungKimWhat does she mean by "swagger on super"?
Frankly, I think you'd have to ask her. And even then, you might get an answer like, "It don't mean nothing. It just sounded good and funky. Anyway, I was high on smack at the time."

CJ
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I wish I could ask her, but you know I can't.
Maybe you're right. It can be some meaningless gibberish.
But not all rap lyrics are gibberish. I do understand most of the lyrics except for this particular line. So I don't think it's highly likely that this particular line is somehow meaningless when all the other parts are not without meaning.
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JungKimI do understand most of the lyrics except for this particular line.
Wow! You're doing better than I am! I barely understood any of it.
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It means he is too cool for anything.
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AnonymousIt means he is too cool for anything.
Could you please tell me exactly how it means what you say it means?
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