GreenDayGummyBear Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 what does: bureacratic ties, allegation, and neo-gentrified mean?
...staples? Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 allegation1. the act of alleging; affirmation. 2. an assertion made with little or no proof. 3. an assertion made by a party in a legal proceeding, which the party then undertakes to prove. 4. a statement offered as a plea, excuse, or justification. I'm not real sure the context so I can't pick one gentrified1. very or excessively refined or elegant. 2. subjected to gentrification. Probably means new whichever one of these
Moz Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 That's something i admire about Billie Joe, he's so smart!!! The other day i had a power-cut so i sat there listening to green day with a dictionary. Over the past week these songs have taught me sooo many words...vigilante, eulogy, vendetta, methamphetamine, delirium,equilibrium, egocentric, distilled, shtick, contention, underbelly, mausoleum, propaganda, masochist, pulverise, diuides, boulevard, insubordinate, novacaine, extortionsist, martyr, contraband, refinary, condemnation, insurgency, naivete, genocide, serenade, incorporated, annihilate, axphyxiating... Cos of this, my mum said green day were 'pretentious'... grrr i'm still pissed off about that
GreenDayGummyBear Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 allegation1. the act of alleging; affirmation. 2. an assertion made with little or no proof. 3. an assertion made by a party in a legal proceeding, which the party then undertakes to prove. 4. a statement offered as a plea, excuse, or justification. I'm not real sure the context so I can't pick one the context is "i am a nation without bureacratic tiesdeny the allegation as it's writtenfucking lies"
Kaddi. Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Well, i didn't say i knew how to spell it it took me YEARS to figure out what he was actually meaning to say.He's referring to his green eyes when he says "hold my malachite so tight". If that isn't absolutely genius songwriting then i don't know what is.Thanks for the explanation. I always wondered what the line means.I think my English really improved because of Green Day, they "tought" me lots of words. I can't think of all of them right now, so here are just a few.novacainesuburbiasuicidetensionvendettawelfare ...and many many more.
...staples? Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 the context is "i am a nation without bureacratic tiesdeny the allegation as it's writtenfucking lies"Well hell I'm retarded It's numba four then
GreenDayGummyBear Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 allegation1. the act of alleging; affirmation. 2. an assertion made with little or no proof. 3. an assertion made by a party in a legal proceeding, which the party then undertakes to prove. 4. a statement offered as a plea, excuse, or justification. I'm not real sure the context so I can't pick one gentrified1. very or excessively refined or elegant. 2. subjected to gentrification. Probably means new whichever one of these thnx!my vocabulary just improved a bit!Ahh green day, ur better than going to school
Nobody_Likes_You Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 I can't think of any words now, but my English is a lot better now. In 7th grade I got a C in English and now I've got an A.Just because of Green Day and this community Thanks by the way
Kayfabe Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 i awlays hav a dictionary next to me. even right now... can someone tell me what a lobotomy is? in my dictionary all it says is a surgival inscicion in the brain...Your dictionary is correct
Daughter.of.Rage.and.Love Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 I can't think of any words now, but my English is a lot better now. In 7th grade I got a C in English and now I've got an A.Just because of Green Day and this community Thanks by the way Haha, same here. My grades went from a 6.5 to a somewhere in between 8 and 9 (and the last couple of months almost only 9's) (out of 10). xD
Guest Shangri-La Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 I read years ago that a malakite is something like a stone so I´d guess that Billie gave her a malakite as a gift and wants her to hold it.They actually taught me about half of my today´s vocabulary But that´s because english isn´t my first language. Mary Jane would be one of those words plus Sassafras, Malakite and thousand others.no dude. it's his eyeballs.Got this from Urban Dictionary.3. crosstop A penis where the urinary opening is a cross."No rest for crosstops in my mind"-Green Dayno...meth.
Heather! Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 I learned "masochist" and plenty of dirty words, of course, but otherwise there aren't too many that are unfamiliar to me.That's something i admire about Billie Joe, he's so smart!!! The other day i had a power-cut so i sat there listening to green day with a dictionary. Over the past week these songs have taught me sooo many words...vigilante, eulogy, vendetta, methamphetamine, delirium,equilibrium, egocentric, distilled, shtick, contention, underbelly, mausoleum, propaganda, masochist, pulverise, diuides, boulevard, insubordinate, novacaine, extortionsist, martyr, contraband, refinary, condemnation, insurgency, naivete, genocide, serenade, incorporated, annihilate, axphyxiating... Cos of this, my mum said green day were 'pretentious'... grrr i'm still pissed off about that I must have a fairly large vocabulary because I knew what all of these words (except "masochist") meant before I heard them in GD songs :/and I don't see Billie as pretentious, but he does have a bit of an ego sometimes, course it's only because he knows he's a fucking good musician hah.
...staples? Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 I must have a fairly large vocabulary because I knew what all of these words (except "masochist") meant before I heard them in GD songs :/Don't feel bad. I knew a lot of words before Green Day because I read a lot
Heather! Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Don't feel bad. I knew a lot of words before Green Day because I read a lot Yeah me too, high five for reading!
GreenDayGummyBear Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Don't feel bad. I knew a lot of words before Green Day because I read a lot i read alot too, but i don't know some words still. Probably because i read books like Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Harry Potter, and stuff... so most aren't going to contain words like lobotomy, and bureacratic, and stuff. and harry potter is about wizards so...
The Disappearing Boy Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 green daybong.thats all i can think of at the moment.
...staples? Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Yeah me too, high five for reading! Go us nerds I'm always impressed with Billie's ability to use words. It makes me jealous haha
kokonut_soda Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Don't feel bad. I knew a lot of words before Green Day because I read a lot Me too! But I did learn some new words from them. The most recent one was 'gentrified' from American Eulogy.
rage-love-life Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Don't feel bad. I knew a lot of words before Green Day because I read a lot Me too, but there's still words I don't/didn't understand when I was listening to them.
...staples? Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Yeah I understand. I think it's cool that you have to think sometimes. Green Day is philosophical
Sharmellow Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Also, dookie. I say it all the time."Stop being a dookie head." (playful insult)"What the dookie!?""Holy dookie!""I feel like dookie on a stick." (I don't feel well)"You're the coolest dookie head i know!" (compliment)Haha! That made me smile.
Angela. Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Let's see... I've learned:- Dickhead- Fuckface- Mary Jane- Gaza- Asphyxiating- Molotov Cocktail (I seriously thought it was a drink the first time I came across that word... )I guess you could even go as far as saying that I learned about an orgasm from Green Day. When I was much younger, I had watched a video of BJ doing his special talent during Hitchin' A Ride, and I wasn't sure what BJ was doing. So, I went on the Internet and found out a short time later. Green Day has taught me both great music... and sex education. Let's just say that I used to have a clean mind. Now... not so much.
Anja Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Got this from Urban Dictionary.3. crosstop A penis where the urinary opening is a cross."No rest for crosstops in my mind"-Green DayEh, what? I still don´t get it. green daybong.thats all i can think of at the moment.=) Good one!
petrina_678 Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 im glad that green day has some educational content!
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