It is mainly used by young people in Canada and the US. Shortened form of the word 'decent', but in a more positive connotation (i.e.
As in fairly good, awesome, nice, cool, cute. "My brother is constantly chirping at me for absolutely no reason at all!"Ī short form of the word decent. Often the term will be heard in settings of high schools or groups of indivuals that tend to be younger. The world evolved from a small group of individuals, and then the word spread as it became popular as the majority of the younger population started using it.
As I believe it first originated approximately 3-4 years ago, but now a day's the word is becoming much more common in the younger generation as they generally use it in there vocabulary as a regular word. The etymology of the slang term word "Chirping" has only been around for a few years. The meaning of the slang word "Chirping" is a way of insulting an indivudual or being disrespectful. (resources:, , )ĭid you see that guy chirrping his buddy? could be related as in talking to somone or talking about somone. Could be related in that you strike at somone in anger or "insult" somone.Īnother possibility is that it came from the walkie talkie feature on phones which is similar to a twitter which means to talk. Possibly originated from cearcian old english chirkin which means "to twitter" which is from "creak, gnash" which means to strike somthing together in anger. To chirp somone is to insult them or talk badly about that person or people. Get out of here.ġ999 Noreaga 'Cocaine Business' I had to bounce real quick, get up off da ave / And yo XXXXXXXXXXXX that's what I did. Rubin Sweet Daddy 91: Comes D-Day, I bounce.
(Points to door) Bounce! Frederick: But, Simon, suppose I should refuse to bounce, as you term it.ġ963 in T.I. Stewart Elopement i: Simon: You have heard the verdict of the court there is no appeal. The earliest example i have found is this:ġ874 J.C. To leave, exit, or be ejected, as in a room “Can you drop me off at my base? It is only 2 minutes from here."Ģ : to cause to rebound or be reflected "bounce a ball" "bounce a light ray off a reflector"Ĭ : to eliminate from a competition by defeating "was bounced from the tournament in the first round"Ĥ: to issue (a check) drawn on an account with insufficient fundsĥ : to present (as an idea) to another person to elicit comments or to gain approval -usually used with offġ : to rebound or reflect after striking a surface (as the ground)Ģ : to recover from a blow or a defeat quickly -usually used with backģ : to be returned by a bank because of insufficient funds in a checking account "his checks bounce"ĥ : to hit a baseball so that it hits the ground before it reaches an infielder “Where is the party tonight? We can't stay at my base, my parents will flip!" Go home, get your controller and meet me at my base." “Hey Dave, I just got the new Call of Duty game. to station, place, or situate (usually followed by at or on): He is based at Fort Benning. The term base is frequently used as a reference to ones dwelling-house or where they are living.Ī. As the term “base" is a station in which military personnel are housed and operate. The term has begun to gain usage as popularity in war video games grows. These were usually plates from a players home, naturally it was deemed “home plate" and is referred to as “home base".
In early baseball the term home base or plate originates from a circular dish that was used to mark home. The term “base" is believed to originate from the sport of baseball where the 4th base is referred to as “home". Meaning: A household in which place people live. First sees use in mid-20th century and becomes popular in the English language.ġ. Derived from the Roman name Augustine (Augtustinus) has Spanish and Italian roots. Tino's origin is (Latin) august, dignified, holy war-like, dedicated to Mars. Barb's origin is from late 14c., "barb of an arrow," from Old French barbe (11c.) Group Project - Slang Dictionary Collaboration, Individual Contribution, Group Presentation Wordġ.