Dec 1, 2011 16:41
12 yrs ago
English term
Greece
"By words the mind is winged"
Native in: Hungarian 
Works in: Greek to Hungarian, English to Hungarian, Italian to Hungarian, and 4 more.
pop referentialism
English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
"Most conversations in any galley are held in a mishmash patois of English, Spanish, French and lyrical, heavily inflected *pop referentialism* as dense and fluid as cockney rhyming slang, with each kitchen and each crew developing their own uniquely obscene linguistic cocktail over time."
What does the writer mean here by "pop referentialism"? (Cooking Dirty by Jason Sheehan)
What does the writer mean here by "pop referentialism"? (Cooking Dirty by Jason Sheehan)
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| 4 +6 | jargon whose meanings derive from popular culture |
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jargon whose meanings derive from popular culture
How I understand it.
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