braaa braaa

dowie · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:02

What does the above phrase mean - I saw a group of urban youth congregating recently (unfortunately I've moved to south London) and one of them kept repeating 'braaa braaa'

Also can anyone explain where phrases such as 'oh my days' or why 'bare' is used as an adjective. Or why if you make a statement you can sometimes get the reply 'is it?'

examples:

'there are bare women in the park' (apparently a reference to quantity not nakedness)

youth A 'I'm going to Tesco'
youth B 'Is it?' (seemingly meaningless reply that apparently isn't a question'

some other youth cracks a joke or does something silly 'Oh my days!'

jas72 · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:04

Could it be a lack of education perhaps?

Edrof · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:04

It translates directly as: "Hello, I'm a thick chav and I don't mind who knows it."

sHo0sH · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:06

bare = lots
oh my days - I can't believe it
braaa - Im guessing here - bro like an Aussie would say it?
is it - are you? / yeah?
bate = obvious

I find it quite funny how these apes communicate, they've not come very far from pointing yet and probably had a better vocabulary at the age of 5 than hey do now.

GravyMonster · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:07

Forde said:
It translates directly as: "Hello, I'm a thick chav and I don't mind who knows it."

Definately this.

scorza · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:09

Ah young people, scaring old people since time began.

Nix · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:11

Maybe they're just mentally ill and reciting poorly elocuted nursery rhymes?

Braaaa braaaa brack shreep

hood1971 · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:17

Bra means brother as in 'bro' - much used in africa

Brian8bit · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:17

"Oh, look at me and my hoighty toighty middle class snobbery, more tea vicar, pip pip cricket on the wicket!?"

Josh P · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:20

Brian8bit said:
"Oh, look at me and my hoighty toighty middle class snobbery, more tea vicar, pip pip cricket on the wicket!?"

If braaa braaa translates to this, I'll eat my hat.

dowie · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:22

scorza said:
Ah young people, scaring old people since time began.

I'm not particularly old and neither am I scared by slang - just curious.

4T5 · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:23

You're the other side of the water now, Nobody can help you.
I though Braaa braaaa was them making gun noises.

My age excuses anything.

dowie · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:24

hood1971 said:
Bra means brother as in 'bro' - much used in africa

It wasn't used in conversation - he was just repeating it loudly.

'braaa braaa' 'braaa braaa' etc...

BunnyKillBot · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:24

Brian8bit said:
"Oh, look at me and my hoighty toighty middle class snobbery, more tea vicar, pip pip cricket on the wicket!?"

Actually, the middle classes have not been like that for decades.

Brian8bit · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:24

4T5 said:
You're the other side of the water now, Nobody can help you.
I though Braaa braaaa was them making gun noises.
My age excuses anything.

That's brap brap n ting. Rude boy gon don slew dem.

Vonhelmet · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:24

It means you're old and uncool.

Seriously, it's slang. You probably talked crap when you were a kid as well.

MrSix · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:25

"braaap braap" you mean?

It's meant to sound like a gun...kind of a gangster thing.

Chavs don't say "Braaa" to sound like bro.

Brian8bit · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:26

BunnyKillBot said:
Actually, the middle classes have not been like that for decades.

I was just pointing out how much of a bunch of snobby arses they sounded like.

Brian8bit · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:26

Brah is an Americanism anyway. Hawaiian in origin. Nobody ever watched surf videos?

4T5 · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:26

Brian8bit said:
That's brap brap n ting. Rude boy gon don slew dem.

I say old man, What in carnations are you on about. :confused:

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