Green Day Dictionary

[Juan]

Yeah, I know. But I mean you could have the same sized vocabulary as me & know a bunch of words I don't. And vice-versa. I'm not arguing that cool words aren't important. I get rather pissed off at how often people tell me to stop using "big words." Why not read a dictionary rather than stomp on my intelligence?

that's called jealousy. i'm not gonna stop using big words, they're such an ego boost.

Maybe I enjoy being intellectually condescending which makes me a douche. Ouch

[Jessica]

yeah, i didn't know what effigy meant...or petulance...

[Soroush]

I know this thread is about words but what I really want to know is the meaning of "I beg to dream and differ from the hallow lies"

[GDM]

I know this thread is about words but what I really want to know is the meaning of "I beg to dream and differ from the hallow lies"

St. Soroush... I've been thinking of you after reading your thread about Iran. I hope things are well... or as well as they can be, at least.

Also, I haven't been around here long, but maybe there's an AI song mean thread around here somewhere?

The word that you wrote, "hallow" should be hollow, which has several meanings as an adjective (hollow modifies lies),

–adjective

1. having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.

2. having a depression or concavity: a hollow surface.

3. sunken, as the cheeks or eyes.

4. (of sound) not resonant; dull, muffled, or deep: a hollow voice.

5. without real or significant worth; meaningless: a hollow victory.

6. insincere or false: hollow compliments.

7. hungry; having an empty feeling: I feel absolutely hollow, so let's eat.

I think this song line means that they demand to dream different dreams about how the world should live and that the lies of the establishment are false, empty, insincere, meaningless and ring untrue [hollow]. They are all lies.

It fits into the theme of "Holiday," primarily, government lies. In the song's case, I think he was specifically talking about America and Iraq, but of course, when he sings the song in other countries, he always changes the "Representative from..." line to whatever country he's in at the time.... meaning that all establishments basically suck and lie.

Usually the phrase is used as, "I beg to differ [fill in here what you object to or how your opinion differs]" For instance, if someone said to you that Green Day sucks, you could say, "I beg to differ with you, but Green Day is the greatest band in the world and you are a moron." Here Billie Joe changes it up and says "I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies." I beg to differ from your opinion, I'd rather dream different dreams from the empty lies...

I hope this helps.

Stay safe.

[Jack96]

Novacaine

Bullwinkle

Vendetta

Accuser

[GDM]

St. Soroush... I've been thinking of you after reading your thread about Iran. I hope things are well... or as well as they can be, at least.

------

Usually the phrase is used as, "I beg to differ [fill in here what you object to or how your opinion differs]" For instance, if someone said to you that Green Day sucks, you could say, "I beg to differ with you, but Green Day is the greatest band in the world and you are a moron." Here Billie Joe changes it up and says "I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies." I beg to differ from your opinion, I'd rather dream different dreams from the empty lies...

Also, "I beg to dream" could literally mean that in a place where everyone is encouraged or forced to dream the same dream, he has to literally "beg" to dream differently...

[saffy]

static, suburbia and idiot

I used them before I had heard them from green day, but now I use them like 100 times more

[Tubbie Head]

Pretty much every word I know in English is because of Green Day (GDC,GDA, interviews, etc)

When I'm here, It feels like I'm in a English class, but having lot's of FUN!

Thank you all

[Soroush]

St. Soroush... I've been thinking of you after reading your thread about Iran. I hope things are well... or as well as they can be, at least.

Also, I haven't been around here long, but maybe there's an AI song mean thread around here somewhere?

The word that you wrote, "hallow" should be hollow, which has several meanings as an adjective (hollow modifies lies),

–adjective

1. having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.

2. having a depression or concavity: a hollow surface.

3. sunken, as the cheeks or eyes.

4. (of sound) not resonant; dull, muffled, or deep: a hollow voice.

5. without real or significant worth; meaningless: a hollow victory.

6. insincere or false: hollow compliments.

7. hungry; having an empty feeling: I feel absolutely hollow, so let's eat.

I think this song line means that they demand to dream different dreams about how the world should live and that the lies of the establishment are false, empty, insincere, meaningless and ring untrue [hollow]. They are all lies.

It fits into the theme of "Holiday," primarily, government lies. In the song's case, I think he was specifically talking about America and Iraq, but of course, when he sings the song in other countries, he always changes the "Representative from..." line to whatever country he's in at the time.... meaning that all establishments basically suck and lie.

Usually the phrase is used as, "I beg to differ [fill in here what you object to or how your opinion differs]" For instance, if someone said to you that Green Day sucks, you could say, "I beg to differ with you, but Green Day is the greatest band in the world and you are a moron." Here Billie Joe changes it up and says "I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies." I beg to differ from your opinion, I'd rather dream different dreams from the empty lies...

I hope this helps.

Stay safe.

Thanks alot for both of them, song meaning and your hopes and wishes for me here

[jenni]

all my vocabulary!!!

I mean, before I knew them, I hated English, but now I really love that language (and I'm even studying English at the university!!!)

[EmmOuGR]

Interesting topic..

Hmm..I would say a lot because English is not my native language..Anyway,here are some:

effigy

contraband

inferno

massacre

beretta

subliminal

pulverize

and many many more..

[IzButt]

bullwinkle

donkey punch

dutch rudder

f*lch

other disturbing sexual positions/actions, need I say more lol

blasphemy

condratiction

minority

equilibrium

[RougeRogue]

They most definitely taught me what masturbation was!

Besides that, effigy, and plenty others that I don't remember right now.

[McBeth]

Loads.

But most recently, sodomy.

[Ony'92]

i guess salmonella is a fruit from Spain

[Supermodel*Robot]

i guess salmonella is a fruit from Spain

it's a disease...bacteria that causes food poisoning.

[thenextsexpistol_mak]

pasalaqua

[miss green day]

What the phrase "horseshoes and handgernades" meant.

And, uhm, that other word.

That starts with a mast and ends in a urbation.

Hahahahhahahahahahaha.

[hardtoconcentrate]

I think I started using the word 'spiffy' after I heard Billie Joe use it one time. Don't think I'd heard the word before then!

[Hermione]

^Haha me too, I'm sure that's why it's said so much on here. Same with "I concur".

[Juan]

f*lch

I had the great pleasure of getting that word taught by Zoé. I looked that up, now I'm scarred for life

[Guest Shangri-La]

^LOL! When did green day talk about felching??

[Hermione]

^It was Tre in one of these millions of recent interviews. Something like "Can you say shit on the internet?" (pauses and thinks) "I think you can say donkey punch and felch on the internet!"

For me the best thing about it is they bleeped out shit but not donkey punch or felch

[Katarina.]

Brutal

And I concur.. and yeah.. I even say 'You know' more

[Guest Shangri-La]

ooooh i have some googling to do!