2006-07-22 23:54:57 · 8 answers · asked by Jazzicles 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
from australia here, poeple dont say 411, coz it doesnt exist
just wondering about coz i see it in movies and tv shows ok
2006-07-23 00:01:44 · update #1
411 is the number you call for information, just like 911 is the number you call for an emergency. it is not just for black people.
2006-07-22 23:56:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is, as others have said, the US number you dial for information... hence the use of 411 just to mean information or, more usually, gossip.
It's amazing how self-obsessed some of the American answerers on this site are - just because the US uses 411 doesn't mean the rest of the planet does!
I first came across this from Mary J. Blige's seminal debut album "What's the 411?" - why would I have phoned the US for information?
2006-07-23 07:18:07 · answer #2 · answered by the last ninja 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG when people say "whats the 411?' they are asking whats going on, or they are asking for information about something. Gosh :p
2006-07-23 06:59:42 · answer #3 · answered by armywife012205 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
411 is what you dial on the phone for directory information
2006-07-23 06:55:51 · answer #4 · answered by DL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another expression you may have heard is "five-oh" for the cops. This comes from a cop show called Hawaii Five-O, very hip for its time. The Five-O supposedly is derived from Hawaii being the 50th state in the USA.
2006-07-23 07:22:59 · answer #5 · answered by Durian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Info directory
2006-07-23 06:58:15 · answer #6 · answered by JepJep92 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fink it means the lowdown...I'll give you the 411...info...whatever....
2006-07-23 06:56:23 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how did u not kno that?
2006-07-23 06:57:12 · answer #8 · answered by USC Fan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋