Hello everyone.
English is my second language so when I came across this term it sounded sorta confusing. A quick google search would get you results like 'Color Me Kubrick' (movie), color me beautiful, color me frog or color me egypt. And I was wondering
A) what it meant and
B) how it's used
because I can't really see a pattern here.
Any detailed explanation (including origins) is much appreciated
Thanks
Sam
2007-10-14 20:22:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I sometimes say "colour me lazy" when I describe something about my slacker attitude (Colour me lazy, but I don't think the dishes need to be washed right after supper), or "colour me Canadian" when I say something that's true of me but maybe not of non-Canadians (Colour me Canadian, but I don't think it's very cold out). It's like saying "clearly identify me as being this way" like a small child might be told to colour all the squares yellow and all the triangles blue, to show that she can identify those shapes.
I don't know what color me frog means. I think Color Me Beautiful is a book and program for finding the best colours for your skin tone and Color Me Egypt is probably an advertising campaign for Egyptian tourism. They would be playing on the expression a bit, so it doesn't quite match the pattern.
2007-10-14 22:09:18 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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Wow I took the time to read all of that. A medal for me, surely. To answer your question, yes 'chav' means exactly what you say, and yes, it does reflect a certain prejudice. However, this is built on experience. For instance, if I hear a whole lot of youthful yelling and shouting in my street long after I have gone to bed, I can already describe exactly what the people outside will look like and be wearing long before I peep through my curtains. They will be dressed as 'chavs'. It's a whole class thing. They don't have to be young. You can have older chavs too, although they do tend to be under 40. By the way, they SOOO talk like Shana L !!
2016-03-29 09:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Hello everyone.
English is my second language so when I came across this term it sounded sorta confusing. A quick google search would get you results like 'Color Me Kubrick' (movie), color me beautiful, color me frog or color me egypt. And I was wondering
A) what it meant and
B) how...
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It's usually "color me >adjective<." Like "color me impressed!" It means you are whatever that adjective means. Usually despite your expectations.
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