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“turn down” isn’t about the volume of the music btw.
by jhardy54 2y ago
“turn down” isn’t about the volume of the music btw.
- microtherion 2y agoInteresting! What is it about, then?
- alach11 2y agoThe phrase "turn down" is the opposite of "turn up". To "turn down" would be to decrease the intensity of the party. And "turn down for what" means something like "don't stop the party for any reason".
- microtherion 2y agoOK, that makes sense in the context of "another round of shots". But in my experience, party intensity and music volume are generally correlated, so you would probably turn down the former by turning down the latter.
- windexh8er 2y agoPretty sure that's not the case here. To "turn down" is a common phrase (at least in the US) that is used to describe changing something by use of a control. As described at Wiktionary [0] - it's an idiomatic way of saying that you're going to lower the volume through use of a control to do that. The context that was used has nothing to do with party. [0] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/turn_down https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/turn_down EDIT: My bad, thought it was in response to... > I guess it will mostly reflect the musical taste of assholes who turn their music up loud. Hmm, but maybe all culture works like that.
- triyambakam 2y agoNo, the above poster is talking about the Lil Jon song called "Turn down for what" and it's not about volume.
- zerd 2y agohttps://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/turn-down-for-what/ https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/turn-down-for-what/ > At its core, turn down for what is a phrase used to promote having a good time. The phrase itself implies that there is no reason to turn down and stop partying.
- buildsjets 2y agoI bet you are just the type of square who thinks that U+1F346 represents an eggplant.
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- card_zero 2y agoI had to consult with my elders to verify this, but I can now confirm that in 1950s England, "turn it up" meant the opposite: "stop what you're doing, settle down".