1.25.2010

"Mean mugging"

Let's start our week off with a little vocabulary lesson shall we. Last week as I was subbing at one of the middle schools, I had a little problem child who kept acting up, so I made him move to an empty desk right up front by yours truly (the best seat in the house ;). Well he continued to get off task and talk to others around him (they were supposed to be taking a test, so I wasn't being THAT mean of a teacher). Anyway, so as I called his name out to correct his behavior yet again, he replies, "Miss, tell them people in the back row to stop mean mugging me."

Definition according to Urban Dictionary:

"Mean mugging" (verb): When someone gives you a dirty look, scowl or stare

(Ex) Everytime I see that b**** she is always mean mugging me.

Guess I do learn something new everyday. Well this story isn't quite over yet my friends. As Mason and I were leaving dinner on Friday night and crossing the street to our car, a woman driving by turned her head and stared me down. The following conversation ensues:

Me: Umm, what is she staring at me for.
Mason: What? Was she mean mugging you?
Me: OMG! How do you know what that means!?!
Mason: I grew up in the "Dirty Berg" baby!

Wow. Glad to know my boyfriend is street smart/gangster. ;)

Also, today in a high school class I was teaching, a girl student goes, "How do you spell Florida?". To which another student replied, "Like the rapper Flo Rida."

Umm, hello children! I believe Flo Rida spells his name like Florida and not the other way around. This is not a "which came first the chicken or the egg" scenario. Geez, kids these days...

7 comments:

  1. That's so funny! Kids say the silliest things!

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  2. I have a running list of the things my middle schoolers tell me!

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  3. Mean mugging...interesting. Never heard that one. Maybe it is Texas specific? Or I am just not cool enough.

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  4. Ha! I don't think it's a Texas thing so much as a ghetto one! ;)

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  5. "dirty berg" cracked me up. And yes, I think your take on Flo Rida vs. FLorida is right. Poor children who will be our future leaders. LOL.

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  6. Haha! Caroline! Where do they have you subbing? I'm cracking up about the mean mugging...never heard of it.

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  7. oh my gosh! that is too funny!!!
    i have never heard the term mean mugging, i'll be using it now ;)

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