Growing with your girl?
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fabfun
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Snitch
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Dear Word Detective: In February 1998 you answered a question on the origin of the British term grass meaning, roughly, to snitch. But where did the word snitch, which is much older, come from? The Oxford English Dictionary says its of unknown origin. Any thoughts on the words origin or on how it came to mean grass? Jackie.
Weird. Suddenly 1998 seems like a long, long time ago. Its probably because thats when we moved from New York City to rural Ohio, where time moves much more slowly. Incidentally, if anyone cares, I happen to know where all those 80s hairstyles ended up.
I presume that you found my column on grass in our online archive, but for the benefit of those not near a computer, heres the short form. The use of grass as British slang for a police informer dates back to the 1930s, and is apparently a short form of the slang term grasshopper, meaning the same thing. Grasshopper itself is rhyming slang (a secret language in which words rhyme with a hidden meaning) for either copper (i.e., a police officer) or shopper, one who shops (sells) information to the police.
Snitch meaning informer is indeed an older word, dating back to the late 18th century. But the original meaning of snitch when it appeared a hundred years earlier was a fillip on the nose, a fillip being what we would today call a flick with ones finger or a light, sudden slap of the hand. The actual origin of snitch is, as the OED says, unknown, but I would suspect an echoic origin, i.e., the word was intended to echo the action (and perhaps the sound) of a light, snapping tap on the schnozz. Such coinages are not uncommon. Tap and slap, for instance, are both of such echoic origins.
By about 1700, snitch had progressed from meaning flick to the nose to serving as slang for the nose itself (As the egg broke on the snitch of the Socialist candidate, 1902), and this was the key development in the evolution of snitch as slang for informer. The nose has long been used as a symbol of intrusion into others business (e.g., a busybody is described as being nosy), and the image of a police dog or bloodhound sniffing out crime or tracking criminals has been a staple of popular culture for centuries. Nose, in fact, has been underworld slang for a spy or informer since the late 18th century (The first issue of forged notes, it is stated by a nose (an informer), amounted to 500, 1830). So using snitch, already slang for the nose, as slang for an informer would have been a natural development.
Drop a dime to meet the fishes.
Dear Word Detective: In February 1998 you answered a question on the origin of the British term grass meaning, roughly, to snitch. But where did the word snitch, which is much older, come from? The Oxford English Dictionary says its of unknown origin. Any thoughts on the words origin or on how it came to mean grass? Jackie.
Weird. Suddenly 1998 seems like a long, long time ago. Its probably because thats when we moved from New York City to rural Ohio, where time moves much more slowly. Incidentally, if anyone cares, I happen to know where all those 80s hairstyles ended up.I presume that you found my column on grass in our online archive, but for the benefit of those not near a computer, heres the short form. The use of grass as British slang for a police informer dates back to the 1930s, and is apparently a short form of the slang term grasshopper, meaning the same thing. Grasshopper itself is rhyming slang (a secret language in which words rhyme with a hidden meaning) for either copper (i.e., a police officer) or shopper, one who shops (sells) information to the police.
Snitch meaning informer is indeed an older word, dating back to the late 18th century. But the original meaning of snitch when it appeared a hundred years earlier was a fillip on the nose, a fillip being what we would today call a flick with ones finger or a light, sudden slap of the hand. The actual origin of snitch is, as the OED says, unknown, but I would suspect an echoic origin, i.e., the word was intended to echo the action (and perhaps the sound) of a light, snapping tap on the schnozz. Such coinages are not uncommon. Tap and slap, for instance, are both of such echoic origins.
By about 1700, snitch had progressed from meaning flick to the nose to serving as slang for the nose itself (As the egg broke on the snitch of the Socialist candidate, 1902), and this was the key development in the evolution of snitch as slang for informer. The nose has long been used as a symbol of intrusion into others business (e.g., a busybody is described as being nosy), and the image of a police dog or bloodhound sniffing out crime or tracking criminals has been a staple of popular culture for centuries. Nose, in fact, has been underworld slang for a spy or informer since the late 18th century (The first issue of forged notes, it is stated by a nose (an informer), amounted to 500, 1830). So using snitch, already slang for the nose, as slang for an informer would have been a natural development.
fabfun
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all people have differences and to lump all or most into a group is stereotyping
how many of u told your wifes or gf u grow ?
how many of u told your wifes or gf u grow ?
Dont do it, and by that I mean putting words in my mouth.
I said lover and bf and gf, never once did I say not to trust a woman. But I don't have to worry because this little piece of paper says that the voters of my state think rationally, so I don't have to worry about snitches.
Honestly from my personal experiance, it's the men who are the pussys that can't take their own if you want me to pick sides, lol.
I did make the girlfriend sucking off the cop while snitching comment, but that was directed at the guys who were basically claiming their girlfriends would never snitch. It wasn't targeted at a specific gender, just an example
fabfun
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i didnt put shit in your mouth
i asked a ? about who was married
and seen u said 7 years so that meant i already knew your answer
im trying to have a discussion but seems like u got offended for some unknown reason
i didnt post anything u said other then one guy said 7 yrs
u sound aggressive
i asked a ? about who was married
and seen u said 7 years so that meant i already knew your answer
im trying to have a discussion but seems like u got offended for some unknown reason
i didnt post anything u said other then one guy said 7 yrs
u sound aggressive
rene112388
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And in my experience you are correct but my point was we are all individuals sex is irrelevant the way the person is is determined but the way they are raised and they way they react to it so gender aside I have to agree marriage is a different situationDont do it, and by that I mean putting words in my mouth.
I said lover and bf and gf, never once did I say not to trust a woman.
Honestly from my personal experiance, it's the men who are the pussys that can't take their own if you want me to pick sides, lol.
I did make the girlfriend sucking off the cop while snitching comment, but that was directed at the guys who were basically claiming their girlfriends would never snitch. It wasn't targeted at a specific gender, just an example
FirsTime
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100% agreed to this
fabfun
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i didnt put it in your mouth
only words out of your mouth were yours
only words out of your mouth were yours
Dont do it, and by that I mean putting words in my mouth.
I said lover and bf and gf, never once did I say not to trust a woman. But I don't have to worry because this little piece of paper says that the voters of my state think rationally, so I don't have to worry about snitches.
Honestly from my personal experiance, it's the men who are the pussys that can't take their own if you want me to pick sides, lol.
I did make the girlfriend sucking off the cop while snitching comment, but that was directed at the guys who were basically claiming their girlfriends would never snitch. It wasn't targeted at a specific gender, just an example
It wasn't a big deal but lets revisit it since you can't remember what you said.
And I quote "ok so how many that said dont trust a woman r married
one said 7 years"
I am the only one who mentioned anything about 7 years, and I never said don't trust a woman, but yet you said that I said that EXACTLY. Maybe you were just asking how many people that are married don't trust woman, had you stopped there I would of never said a word, but the 7 year comment tied me to it the way you worded it. It's cool dude, no one is upset unless you are.
Agressive, no, lol, I'm such a pacifist through and through. I just hold people accountable for what comes out of their mouths. I did put that little smiley at the end of my rant to show that I was in good spirits when typing and that I wasn't attacking anyone, again I just don't let people take things out of context. Last time someone took my words out of context, I had a police officer show up to my work for something I never even did or said, but amazingly it made them think I was involved in something that I never had anything to do with, and from that day forward I've been pretty quick at correcting people when they do that.
fabfun
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the reference was intend to point at u it was indirect that one poster said 7 years didnt mean for u to take it that i meant u didnt
my purpose was to ask those that were married and oh fuck it lol
and no its cool
but instead of us arguing over women will turn u in before a man jk if u got any experience in making butter go here https://www.rollitup.org/medicating/390388-help-alleviating-dying-parents-symptoms.html#post4999579
my purpose was to ask those that were married and oh fuck it lol
and no its cool
but instead of us arguing over women will turn u in before a man jk if u got any experience in making butter go here https://www.rollitup.org/medicating/390388-help-alleviating-dying-parents-symptoms.html#post4999579
StacksOnDeck401
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Lmao.. funny thread.. my girl is beautiful too.. she literally stops traffic EVERYWHERE! we go.. No matter where we go or what we do.. i tell people my girl is a celebrity with no fame.. and just like the original poster said my girl be on tha same time.. real 'down ass chick' holds me down like no one else and she actually does grow with me.. she has her own 1 plant of white widow she takes care of.. its actually doing alot better than my 4 plants of white widow.. but in terms of breaking up im good money.. i keep a fine line between business and personal.. she doesnt know anyone i deal with.. so if anything goes down i could close shop at any given time and move shop if need be.. i almost sometimes think my plan b is more solid than my plan a..
fabfun
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wtf
and just think if this had been a bar
I wonder how that would have worked out for u buddy
no peace out with a reply like that
u need to smoke something dude
and just think if this had been a bar
I wonder how that would have worked out for u buddy
no peace out with a reply like that
u need to smoke something dude
rene112388
Well-Known Member
Well if this was a bar there would be no fight I'd pull my sack out and we could all smoke till the anger was gone
FirsTime
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<3<3<3 sounds like a planWell if this was a bar there would be no fight I'd pull my sack out and we could all smoke till the anger was gone