Advice from more hip DUers than me. - Democratic Underground

Maddy McCall

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Mon Nov-08-04 05:56 PM
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Advice from more hip DUers than me.

Edited on Mon Nov-08-04 05:57 PM by jchild

A kid at my son's school told my son that "mosh" means "fuck" in Japanese. Go figure--the rednecks' offspring here are multilingual.

When I was into the punk and metal scenes in the eighties, mosh meant to dance one's self into a frenzy--banging, stomping,romping, completely chaotic dancing.

Yes, we moshed in the eighties. :-)

But, never in all of my teen or early adult years did anyone ever tell me that "moshing" meant "fucking" in Japanese?

So that jchild jr. can refute this heinous allegation ;-) , can some kind DUers please define the word "Mosh," and perhaps provide the etymology if so inspired?

Thanks. :headbang:

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barackmyworld

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Mon Nov-08-04 05:58 PM
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1. You're right

because I am 19 and I know that you're right, and also because of community consensus: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mosh&r=f

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CottonBear

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Mon Nov-08-04 05:59 PM
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3. I love that urbandictionary! n/t

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Maddy McCall

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Mon Nov-08-04 06:05 PM
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9. Very informative website

I can keep tabs on the kids' vocabulary now. :thumbsup:

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Worst Username Ever

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Mon Nov-08-04 05:58 PM
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2. Well it means "making out" in Europe, but I can tell you that

that kid is full of shit.

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Maddy McCall

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Mon Nov-08-04 06:03 PM
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8. I agree

Edited on Mon Nov-08-04 06:04 PM by jchild

I told my kid to just tell him that he's just jealous that he doesn't have a mosh sweatshirt. ;-)

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eataTREE

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Mon Nov-08-04 06:00 PM
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4. I have it on good authority that there is no actual profanity in Japanese.

So I would tend to doubt your son's friend's word.

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Maddy McCall

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Mon Nov-08-04 06:02 PM
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6. Thanks!

I'll surely have jr. tell him tomorrow. :-)

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blondeatlast

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Mon Nov-08-04 06:02 PM
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5. I'm relieved!

Somehow I knew you from my own era, J!

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Maddy McCall

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Mon Nov-08-04 06:03 PM
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7. Class of 1983

:-)

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Catholic Sensation

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Mon Nov-08-04 06:06 PM
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10. "fuck" in Japanese is "Kuso"

which also means "shit" and "damn".

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Maddy McCall

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Mon Nov-08-04 06:11 PM
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12. Ahhh....ammo!

I can insult freepers at the Piggly Wiggly and no one will be the wiser. :-)

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parasim

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Mon Nov-08-04 06:11 PM
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11. In Japan, they answer the phone with "moshi moshi"...

...does that mean that they're really saying "fucki fucki"?

Never heard of that one before...

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