Things I learned at work
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Things I learned at work
Ok so many of you know I am a police officer in SOCAL. Being a cop I have the opportunity to stay up on some of the more "hip" (is that even a cool word to use anymore?) slang and trends of todays youth. But these two completly caught me off guard last night.
At a fight call, where several juveniles were fighting, I heard these two terms thrown around.
#1 Buck Off Contest: I know it sounds like some sort of sexual position but it is apparently a style of dancing where subjects try and "Buck" their bodies uncontrollably. Whoever "Bucks" the most is deemed the winner.
#2 Catch a Fade: I know many of you older folks are thinking that this refers to a haircut but it dosen't. "Catch a Fade" means to fight, UFC style. For example if Ivan and I were having a beef and I said "You better shut your mouth unless you want to "catch a fade" that would mean that Ivan had better shut up unless he wanted to fight. (Sorry Ivan but I knew you would be a good sport about being used in my example)
So I was wondering if this is regional terminology or if kids across the country are using these terms. I asked the rest of my partners and none of them had heard these terms either. That could be because we are all old though.
I guess just one more example that I AM getting old!
At a fight call, where several juveniles were fighting, I heard these two terms thrown around.
#1 Buck Off Contest: I know it sounds like some sort of sexual position but it is apparently a style of dancing where subjects try and "Buck" their bodies uncontrollably. Whoever "Bucks" the most is deemed the winner.
#2 Catch a Fade: I know many of you older folks are thinking that this refers to a haircut but it dosen't. "Catch a Fade" means to fight, UFC style. For example if Ivan and I were having a beef and I said "You better shut your mouth unless you want to "catch a fade" that would mean that Ivan had better shut up unless he wanted to fight. (Sorry Ivan but I knew you would be a good sport about being used in my example)
So I was wondering if this is regional terminology or if kids across the country are using these terms. I asked the rest of my partners and none of them had heard these terms either. That could be because we are all old though.
I guess just one more example that I AM getting old!
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nope, never heard them before. but then agian i live in louisiana. if we wanna fight its more like 1. "you wanna take this outside?" or 2. somebody walks up to someone else and plop, one goes on the ground. if someone said that over here most people would probably automatically label you as a city slicker or somethin (not me, i try to stay on neutral ground)
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Just curious, Were you breaking up a fight on the set of wsest side story? people round here Definitly dont say that stuff,
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I am a police officer too and I have never heard those. However, trends don't ussually hit the back woods of Maine until every other part of the country has completely used them up. Then, they get sent here.
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Originally Posted by 93F250
I am a police officer too and I have never heard those. However, trends don't ussually hit the back woods of Maine until every other part of the country has completely used them up. Then, they get sent here.
