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Thread #109524   Message #2320282
Posted By: Azizi
19-Apr-08 - 05:15 PM
Thread Name: Apple Hollow Music Fest (Quebec) 18 & 19 July 2008
Subject: RE: Apple Hollow Music Fest (Quebec) 18 & 19 July 2008
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Well, Daddy's dancin to the accordion tunes... he's gettin jiggy with it
-gnu

gnu, I'm curious about your use of the hip-hop phrase "gettin' jiggy". As far as I know, "getting jiggy" means "dancing dirty". It's another way of saying "dancing freaky" or "gettin down" on the dance floor [the latter being a compliment and nothing more]. I think that "gettin jiggy {with it}" largely refers to sensous butt shakin. But I suppose that phrase could just mean "showing your best dance moves" [since nowadays, in social dancing, the best dance moves are the ones that are the sexiest].

Did you mean that Daddy {you or your father?} are/is dancing or are/is going to show your best moves {dance your heart out} to the accordian music [at the festival]?

I'm curious because I'm interested in how African American/hip-hop slang is used among various populations {and age groups} in different geographical locations. I'm asking this on this public forum because some other folks might also be interested in the meaning of this phrase and what you meant when you used it. *

Thanks in advance for your response.

* Of course, it's also possible that I'm the only one interested in this and/or other folks already know what you meant when you used that phrase-and the word "Daddy".