Did you know that the word rack can also mean “one thousand,” as in, he has four racks, or four thousand dollars? Here’s another slang term: Gallon Smashing. It’s the latest craze in pranks involving gallons of milk, a grocery store aisle to smash them on, and plenty of free time to waste. And of course, no slang roundup could fail to mention catfishing, the practice of lying to someone on the Internet in order to manipulate them, as in the case of former Notre Dame star Manti Te’o and noted Pacific Islander uberprankster Ronaiah Tuiasosopo. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Gallon Smashing and Catfishing”
I want to do a quick slang roundup, Martha.
Oh, yeah, I love these.
Really super quick.
Okay.
Okay, did you know that rack is sometimes used to mean a thousand?
No.
When I say I have 40 racks, it means I have $40,000.
No, I had no idea.
Here’s another one.
Do you know what gallon smashing is?
Gallon smashing.
Yes, this is where people take two gallons of a liquid in a grocery store, and they film themselves pretending to fall and smashing the gallons on the ground of the store.
This is gallon smashing.
This is what people do with their time.
And catfishing, and we can get more into this later on another episode, but catfishing is now meaning to lie on the internet.
And it comes from a movie.
Yeah, so if you catfish, it’s where you’d vit this fake elaborate story about a girlfriend or an illness or some big problem that you’re seeking help for.
Usually it’s because you’re trying to attract attention.
Okay, catfishing.
Just a quick slang roundup for you.
All right.
If you’ve got some slang that I need to know and you’re pretty sure I don’t, send me an email to words@waywordradio.org.
