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Ljswave Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
What does " sloppy-joe" mean in below lines?
I found "sloppy-joe" in the dictionary.
It means "a long baggy thin sweater" or "
"ground beef cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a bun"
but I think their meaing don't make sense in below line.
sloppy means
If you describe someone's work or activities as sloppy, you mean they have been done in a careless and lazy way.
Joe means "Guy"
For understanding the situation better,Freddy is drumming now.
----The lines go like in the movie "The school of rock"-----
- ?No, you're not hardcore~?
-?Unless you live hardcore~?
-?Unless you live hardcore~?
?But the legend of the rent
?Was way hardcore
-All right. Good. Stop.
-OK, Freddy, that was awesome.
You're rocking, but it's a little sloppy-joe.
Tighten up the screws, OK?
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It means "a long baggy thin sweater" or "
"ground beef cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a bun"
but I think their meaing don't make sense in below line.
sloppy means
If you describe someone's work or activities as sloppy, you mean they have been done in a careless and lazy way.
Joe means "Guy"
For understanding the situation better,Freddy is drumming now.
----The lines go like in the movie "The school of rock"-----
- ?No, you're not hardcore~?
-?Unless you live hardcore~?
-?Unless you live hardcore~?
?But the legend of the rent
?Was way hardcore
-All right. Good. Stop.
-OK, Freddy, that was awesome.
You're rocking, but it's a little sloppy-joe.
Tighten up the screws, OK?
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Top answer
ljswave What does " sloppy-joe" mean in below lines? ljswave OK, Freddy, that was awesome. You're rocking, but it's a little sloppy-joe.
- ljswave What does " sloppy-joe" mean in below lines?
- ljswave OK, Freddy, that was awesome.
- You're rocking, but it's a little sloppy-joe.
- Tighten up the screws, OK?
- It means that his drumming lacks precision, as you probably suspect.
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ljswaveWhat does " sloppy-joe" mean in below lines?
ljswaveOK, Freddy, that was awesome. You're rocking, but it's a little sloppy-joe. Tighten up the screws, OK?It means that his drumming lacks precision, as you probably suspect.
He could have just said, "It's a little sloppy."
Replacing "sloppy" with "sloppy-joe"
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From the context, I'd say the speaker just means that Freddy's drumming was sloppy, ie careless and lazy.
He just says 'sloppy-joe' because he feels like playing with the word 'sloppy'.
In casual spoken English, people quite often play with words and sounds.
He just says 'sloppy-joe' because he feels like playing with the word 'sloppy'.
In casual spoken English, people quite often play with words and sounds.
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