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18:30 Dec 11, 2017 |
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Mark Nathan France Local time: 13:45 | ||||||
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4 | screwed=head is messed up |
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2 +1 | ridiculously happy |
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2 | (see explanation) |
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f***ed up ridiculously happy Explanation: I agree with Sheila that the transcription seems slightly erratic. And at first I thought it was something along the lines Daniel suggests. But then I came round to "fu..ked up" being positive: if a women acknowledges a man's appreciation by smiling at him, then he becomes ridiculously happy, as in "lit up like a Christmas tree". |
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f***ed up (see explanation) Explanation: She is implying that you (the man) won't be able to give her the same kind of happiness she is displaying right now. In short, she is saying, "I don't need you to be happy". You (the man) suddenly feel useless, and now that's being thoroughly f***ed up. (It's all quite confusing anyway, and full of potential contradictions. Then again, I wouldn't expect anything different from Mr. Robbins.) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2017-12-11 23:39:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- After reading Mark's suggestion, I have to disagree with myself. The difference is in the "up". If it was just f***ed, or screwed - all right, my 1st explanation would make sense. On the other hand, "f***ed up" is more in full confusion mode, out of happiness because she's smiling at you. Her smile blows away any consideration about her appearance and all the parts of the body mentioned before. |
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f***ed up screwed=head is messed up Explanation: This passage has some errors in it but I agree with Phoenix. I think it has to mean "I'm screwed" here with the meaning of I'm toast or I'm in deep trouble now (but in a nice sort of way!) His head is messed up and he is not thinking stright any more. The article is saying that it doesn't matter what a woman looks like or how nice different parts of her body are as it's her smile that really makes men go weak at the knees. So, if a woman smiles at a man it means he knows he has made/is making her happy and now he is completely smitten by her (in love), totally under her spell so he's really screwed or in trouble as he now has to try and keep her happy (in order to keep her). But when someone is so much in love they can act or look like total idiots as well! Will he react in the right way after she smiles at him?? Or will he be too screwed or messed up? screwed can also mean messing with someone's head -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs (2017-12-12 10:12:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the problem with both fucked and screwed is that these words and expressions with them can mean a variety of things, both good and bad so it can be very confusing for a non-native to look at a dictionary and see apparently contradictory meanings. You can see various meanings here and elsewhere but in this case I believe it has to mean: uh-oh, that's me in trouble now! https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/screw up -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs (2017-12-12 10:16:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I also think this should be Pro as it not easy to work out a meaning |
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