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Burnsy2023 · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:53

What exactly does 'brapz' mean?

I'm only 21, but it seems as though I've been out of the loop on the yoof of today. I just can't work out what it's meant to say, so can anyone translate?

Original context, illustrated here: http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1646/hanznchlotz1.png

Burnsy

Gilly · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:54

Braap braap.

2Thumbs · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:55

Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaap!

Don't link to there.

Gilly.

HamZilla · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:56

Its the mimicking of a machine gun sound.

Burnsy2023 · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:57

So it's either saying that you want to shoot someone or "Brap is something you say when your bigging someone/something up."

Oh dear.

Burnsy

Burnsy2023 · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:58

HamZilla said:
Its the mimicking of a machine gun sound.

I thought that originally, but in the context of the link it made no sense.

Burnsy

Dunks · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:58

Question, where did you come across that image?

Realist · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:58

Brap means punch or slap

Dunks · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:58

Burnsy2023 said:
I thought that originally, but in the context of the link it made no sense.

Burnsy

Yeah, it does. People just say it to 'big things up' like you previously said.

Gilly · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:59

Burnsy2023 said:
I thought that originally, but in the context of the link it made no sense.

The usage origin is hip hop tracks, where it was used to imitate gunshots. However, chavs just use it as punctuation these days.

Burnsy2023 · 12 Feb 2008 at 16:02

DunK1 said:
Question, where did you come across that image?

Whilst fixing a friends PC a found the said image from his niece's area and was as stumped as I was.

Burnsy

Mat · 12 Feb 2008 at 16:08

Word commonly used in Hip Hop music during the 90's, most notably by American Underground/Indie hip hop artists, signifying gun shot/use of gun etc.

As well as this, it was used by bikers in the 80's as reference to the sound of their engines.

Now most notably used in the UK by chavs who get to excited by anything and everything.

lol

Please do not link to sites full of swearing

Gilly

HamZilla · 12 Feb 2008 at 16:21

It could also double as a reference to a rapid fire fart.
E.g.

"Blood, I know you brapped your pants when Gangsta Derek cruised by in his phat Corsa, innit?!"

Burnsy2023 · 12 Feb 2008 at 16:49

Mat, I suggest you delete that link, it's not suitable

Burnsy

Nick1881 · 12 Feb 2008 at 16:56

Burnsy2023 said:
Mat, I suggest you delete that link, it's not suitable

Burnsy

He's on holiday now lol

Poodlepump · 12 Feb 2008 at 21:15

bigging something up...braap!

Ben M · 12 Feb 2008 at 21:20

"yo dat iz nang braaaaaaaaaaap"