I just heard the word props for the first time while watching the Winter X-Games and the word hinky while watching the props-worthy show Bones.
The definitions are from Merriam-Webster.com
props:
Etymology: short for proper dues
Date: 1992
1 slang : due "takes pains to give the man his props" — Dan Epstein
2 slang : respect "teachers have to earn their props just like everybody else" — Greg Donaldson 3 slang : credit "at least deserves props for writing a song about something that rings true" — Jim Abbott
2 slang : respect "teachers have to earn their props just like everybody else" — Greg Donaldson 3 slang : credit "at least deserves props for writing a song about something that rings true" — Jim Abbott
hinky:
Etymology: alteration of argot hincty suspicious
Date: 1956
1 slang : nervous, jittery
Date: 1956
1 slang : nervous, jittery
2 slang : suspicious
2 comments:
Hi, the word is "props," not "prop." Merriam-Webster.com says it's "noun plural but usually singular in construction," and "short for proper dues." So you were "watching the props-worthy show Bones." =)
Right you are Dylan. I am just not very hip in my old age. Thank you.
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