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EyeSeeYou Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

To strap in this context (slang?)

This is an excerpt of the lyrics to the song "Come Out and Play (Keep'em Separated)", by the punk rock band The Offspring.

What does "strap" mean here? Taking guns (to school)?

You gotta keep'm separated
They're like the latest fashion
They're like a spreading disease
The kids are strappin' on their way to the classroom
Getting weapons with the greatest of ease
  

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Hi, carrying a gun. Unless you are a member of an inner-city teen=age gang in the USA, you will sound foolish if you use this slang in your conversation. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, carrying a gun.
  • Unless you are a member of an inner-city teen=age gang in the USA, you will sound foolish if you use this slang in your conversation.
  • Clive
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Hi,

carrying a gun.

Unless you are a member of an inner-city teen=age gang in the USA, you will sound foolish if you use this slang in your conversation.

Clive
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Urban Dictionary has this definition: To wear a concealed weapon attached to your leg or thigh by a strap or strap( s).
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