Oct 3, 2002 05:09
21 yrs ago
English term
Chalupa giveaway
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What is 'Chalupa giveaway?'
The context is about basketball.
The context is about basketball.
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hitting a certain number of free throws (enough to get you a Chalupa giveaway.
you need a basketball fan to explain how many free throws or how many points are needed. or what the gimmick actually entails.
A chalupa is a Mexican tortilla with a bean paste.
Apparently, Taco Bell, a Tex-Mex fast food/restaurant chain offers/offered a Chalupa giveaway to fans when their team scores enough points.
That's where the phrase originated.
from Google:
On shooting the free throw for the Chalupa:
That Chalupa giveaway puts a lot of pressure on you. Coming in I’ve been really working on my free throws and I was felling really good until everyone started chanting for the Chalupa.
http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/Postgame_Quotes_Nov_8-2822...
. 8, 1999. The SuperSonics had a 110-point chalupa giveaway. Barry fired
up a 3 at the end of a blowout to get fans their free junk food. ...
www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/sports/feigen/1153899 - 37k - 1 Oct 2002
.. mention it. The giveaway when the Diamondbacks score 8 runs is a free
Chalupa from Taco Bell. Which would you rather have? (I'll ...
bluemag.com/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=307 - 6k
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Note added at 2002-10-03 05:59:06 (GMT)
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you make free throws, you don\'t really hit them. sorry sports fans.
A chalupa is a Mexican tortilla with a bean paste.
Apparently, Taco Bell, a Tex-Mex fast food/restaurant chain offers/offered a Chalupa giveaway to fans when their team scores enough points.
That's where the phrase originated.
from Google:
On shooting the free throw for the Chalupa:
That Chalupa giveaway puts a lot of pressure on you. Coming in I’ve been really working on my free throws and I was felling really good until everyone started chanting for the Chalupa.
http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/Postgame_Quotes_Nov_8-2822...
. 8, 1999. The SuperSonics had a 110-point chalupa giveaway. Barry fired
up a 3 at the end of a blowout to get fans their free junk food. ...
www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/sports/feigen/1153899 - 37k - 1 Oct 2002
.. mention it. The giveaway when the Diamondbacks score 8 runs is a free
Chalupa from Taco Bell. Which would you rather have? (I'll ...
bluemag.com/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=307 - 6k
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Note added at 2002-10-03 05:59:06 (GMT)
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you make free throws, you don\'t really hit them. sorry sports fans.
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Kim Metzger
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Works in: German to English
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burritos
They're very similar to burritos and are sold by Taco Bell, a fast food chain in the US that specializes in Mexican food such as tacos, burritos, etc. A burrito is a tortilla (kind of a thin bread made of corn or wheat flour) and filled with meat and lettuce, tomatoes. It would seem that someone is giving away this food.
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Note added at 2002-10-03 05:23:41 (GMT)
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Actually, I just checked and chalupas aren\'t made with tortillas. Instead it\'s a fried bread.
Taco Bell\'s Chalupa bread (Indian fry bread)
2 1/2 c. flour
1 T. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 T. vegetable shortening
1 c. milk
oil for deep frying
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Note added at 2002-10-03 05:23:41 (GMT)
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Actually, I just checked and chalupas aren\'t made with tortillas. Instead it\'s a fried bread.
Taco Bell\'s Chalupa bread (Indian fry bread)
2 1/2 c. flour
1 T. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 T. vegetable shortening
1 c. milk
oil for deep frying
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Libero_Lang_Lab
: that's true kim, but this is about a b-ball phrase!
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airmailrpl
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, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
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20
apparently if a player makes a certain kind of basket the fans get free 'chalupas'
MAVERICKS: Postgame Quotes Nov. 8
... happy that we won. On shooting the free throw for the Chalupa: That
Chalupa giveaway puts a lot of pressure on you. Coming in I’ve ...
www.nba.com/mavericks/news/ Postgame_Quotes_Nov_8-28225-49.html
HoustonChronicle.com - Better to err on side of caution with Air
... 8, 1999. The SuperSonics had a 110-point chalupa giveaway. Barry fired
up a 3 at the end of a blowout to get fans their free junk food. ...
www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/sports/feigen/1153899
... happy that we won. On shooting the free throw for the Chalupa: That
Chalupa giveaway puts a lot of pressure on you. Coming in I’ve ...
www.nba.com/mavericks/news/ Postgame_Quotes_Nov_8-28225-49.html
HoustonChronicle.com - Better to err on side of caution with Air
... 8, 1999. The SuperSonics had a 110-point chalupa giveaway. Barry fired
up a 3 at the end of a blowout to get fans their free junk food. ...
www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/sports/feigen/1153899
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Libero_Lang_Lab
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'Drop the Chalupa' - Ñhalupa giveaway/ Chalupa shot
In basketball (or American football), the Chalupa shot is, I think the one that wins your team the game. A chalupa giveaway is I guess letting the opposing team in for a matchwinning attack.
It comes from the expression 'drop the chalupa' which is a household catchphrase in the States, but doesn't seem to have a precise definition.
It seems to mean something along the lines of 'give it a rest', 'stop flogging a dead horse' For example:
"For example, when stuck in an ugly argument where there's clearly no hope of communicating reasonably any more, you could say that sometimes it's best to just drop the chalupa and walk away"
A chalupa is a mexican burger-type affair made with fried tortillas and sour cream.
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Note added at 2002-10-03 06:09:39 (GMT)
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Writeaway is right about the \'giveaway\', I am wrong. But all the rest is I think just about on target
It comes from the expression 'drop the chalupa' which is a household catchphrase in the States, but doesn't seem to have a precise definition.
It seems to mean something along the lines of 'give it a rest', 'stop flogging a dead horse' For example:
"For example, when stuck in an ugly argument where there's clearly no hope of communicating reasonably any more, you could say that sometimes it's best to just drop the chalupa and walk away"
A chalupa is a mexican burger-type affair made with fried tortillas and sour cream.
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Note added at 2002-10-03 06:09:39 (GMT)
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Writeaway is right about the \'giveaway\', I am wrong. But all the rest is I think just about on target
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