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Globetrotter Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
to get punked
hello. I came across this the other day. With help of the context, I would say that it means to get outsmarted. Does it?
If so, is it just used in spoken language among teenagers, or do adults use this, too?
Can i also use it the following way: I'm gonna punk you! ?
Thanks in advance
If so, is it just used in spoken language among teenagers, or do adults use this, too?
Can i also use it the following way: I'm gonna punk you! ?
Thanks in advance
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Hi, I had never heard this explanation or phrase. Then here in N. America, they recently started a TV show called "Punk'd".
- Hi, I had never heard this explanation or phrase.
- Then here in N.
- America, they recently started a TV show called "Punk'd".
- The point was to play tricks on other people.
- To me, the TV show manufactured the word.
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Hi,
I had never heard this explanation or phrase. Then here in N. America, they recently started a TV show called "Punk'd". The point was to play tricks on other people. To me, the TV show manufactured the word.
If you're under 20, why don't you play with this word. If not, I'd just say 'Forget it'. A lot of slang comes and goes very, very quickly.
Best wishes, Clive
I had never heard this explanation or phrase. Then here in N. America, they recently started a TV show called "Punk'd". The point was to play tricks on other people. To me, the TV show manufactured the word.
If you're under 20, why don't you play with this word. If not, I'd just say 'Forget it'. A lot of slang comes and goes very, very quickly.
Best wishes, Clive
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Hi, Clive, I've googled the word, and it IS used, but I couldn't make out the meaning.
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Hi Pieanne,
I looked, and I see what you mean. It's hard to analyse these Google results, but I got a feeling a lot of them were the writings of journalists or entertainment-business people. These are the kind of people I would expect to jump on a new word of this nature, to show that they are trendy and part of the 'in group'.
Time will tell us whether this word is successful i
I looked, and I see what you mean. It's hard to analyse these Google results, but I got a feeling a lot of them were the writings of journalists or entertainment-business people. These are the kind of people I would expect to jump on a new word of this nature, to show that they are trendy and part of the 'in group'.
Time will tell us whether this word is successful i
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thanks for your answers. what would you choose to say to get punked? because personally, I use the translation of this phrase very often , but i just dont know what it would be in english. It's always hard to find out with dictionaries. to get outsmarted sounds weird to me.
to play tricks on so. sounds weird too. as if this is just used by little children. Maybe you can help me out
to play tricks on so. sounds weird too. as if this is just used by little children. Maybe you can help me out
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Hi,
Expressions you hear include
'tease him' 'kid him', 'play a trick on him', 'pull/ yank/ jerk his chain'.
Perhaps BrE are 'pull his leg', 'have him on' (I'm just having you on)
And there are probably others that don't come to mind, or aren't clean enough to mention!
Clive
Expressions you hear include
'tease him' 'kid him', 'play a trick on him', 'pull/ yank/ jerk his chain'.
Perhaps BrE are 'pull his leg', 'have him on' (I'm just having you on)
And there are probably others that don't come to mind, or aren't clean enough to mention!
Clive
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