Online Class Notes (Nicholas)

Pronunciation

proverb / PRAH-VERB

basketball / B-ALL

super bowl / B-OLE

stereotypical

“go screw yourself” / “screw you”

“in your prime” / the best years of your life

e.g. Men reach their prime around age 40.

e.g. LeBron James is in the prime of his basketball career.

“prime time” / the best time usually refers to like big shows, or events – very specific

e.g The LA Lakers the basketball team – they play during prime time TV hours from like 7 PM – 9:30 PM.

grind (present) / to work very hard – long hours, hard work / grind time / to smash something into a fine particle / ground (past tense)

e.g. I’m just grinding. I’m out here grinding.

e.g. I’m on my grind.

e.g. You have to grind the coffee beans into coffee ground.

they hit the wall / to hit the wall / a sudden change that makes your appearance and performance decline

e.g. She turned 35 and just hit a wall.

olive / 橄榄 / olive oil

e.g. Women in Italy will use olive oil to keep their skin looking young.

on the rocks / you want ice in your drink

e.g. I want whiskey on the rocks.

margarita / Mexican cocktail served either frozen or “on the rocks” with salt; very sweet

cocktail / mixed drink

martini / a vodka cocktail that is very formal and sometimes it’s served with an olive

e.g. Nicholas likes his martinis served “dirty” this means with extra olive juice.

social drinker / someone who only drinks on social occasions

e.g. I’m not an alcoholic I just drink socially. I’m a social drinker.

he’s not your stereotypical Indian [person]

e.g. She was excellent at math, played 6 instruments, and had a perfect score on her SAT — she’s your stereotypical Chinese girl.

e.g.

sitting Indian-style / this is sitting with your legs crossed

“I didn’t think it through” / I didn’t think about all the consequences

minority art / minority artistic expression

apply the cream / ~~put on the cream~~

hotspot / turning your cell phone into a wifi network

e.g. Nicole’s WIFI was weak so she hot spotted her phone.

prescribe / a doctor’s recommendation / prescription

e.g. Some medicines require a prescription from the doctor. The doctor must prescribe you this medicine.