Is... is "pipe" the verb?
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It's probably some derivative of the maratime slang pipe-down.
Pipe down: A boatswain or ‘bosun’ was a ship’s officer who was, amongst other duties, in charge of the crew. He would issue different orders to crew members by changing the sound patterns blown on his 'call', a sort of high-pitched whistle.
'Pipe down' was the last order of the day for off-duty crew to stop talking, settle down or go to bed. Today, the phrase 'pipe down' is still used to tell someone to be quiet.
If an officer is piping orders the expectation would be for you to pay attention.
The second world war and its huge naval population probably brought the much older term into American slang.
It is in computer programming terms.
Also in the 'pipe down' (shut up) sense
Would you like to say a few words?
Yes: pipe that beef trust, slick!
beef trust | kid
yawn
Piping that beef trust is tiring work.
I don't truck with beef trust, that's how Fast Eddie ended up in the hoosegow
Did chatgpt get this right? I'm not sure I believe it.
Sure! Here's a translation of that 1950s lingo to modern English:
"Pipe that beef trust, slick" = "Pay attention to that business situation, buddy!"
In context, "pipe" could mean "listen" or "pay attention," "beef trust" refers to the business or situation (possibly a reference to the meatpacking industry or a specific business issue), and "slick" is a term of endearment or a way to address someone in a friendly but confident manner.
Why would you want to make us scroll horizontally to read that?
Just use a quote
Sure! Here's a translation of that 1950s lingo to modern English:
"Pipe that beef trust, slick" = "Pay attention to that business situation, buddy!"
In context, "pipe" could mean "listen" or "pay attention," "beef trust" refers to the business or situation (possibly a reference to the meatpacking industry or a specific business issue), and "slick" is a term of endearment or a way to address someone in a friendly but confident manner.
Oh I use jerboa on android and I dont have that issue. I like how code blocks look, but I'll use quotes in the future lol
Oh, that surprises me. Can you send a screenshot? Code blocks are supposed to wrap because you don't want code to look weird And indentations and white space are sometimes important.
I will admit that on mobile it doesn't make too much sense because screens are so narrow.
I use Thunder, by the way.
Weird hey? I'm still experimenting with all the Lemmy apps; I'll give Thunder a shot today!
Thunder is great. I feel like I tried them all, and it has the best mix of customization and solid features.
Surely beef trust in this context is how muscled the guy is, right?
I believe so. According to Green's Dictionary of Slang, it usually referred to an obese person (or group thereof), but being used to mean "beefy" doesn't seem too far removed.
beef trust (n.) [ironic use of SE beef trust, a conglomerate of beef producers/processors; orig. late 19C carnival use, created by showman W.B. ‘Billy’ Watson (born Isaac Levy; 1852–1945), who thus named his sideshow of grotesquely overweight women, the term was later adopted in his burlesque to describe a chorus-line of notably large girls; Watson also created the chicken trust, composed thin and reportedly beautiful women]
- (Aus./US) an obese person, a group of obese people [with examples dated 1914-2002]
The only thing I question is the definition for “pipe”. I’ve never heard it used to mean listen/pay attention. I’ve heard “peep” used in the manner, as in, “Peep that”. Just because I’ve never heard it doesn’t mean anything though. The rest is correct though.
I have only heard it used in ‘pipe down’, meaning to be quite.
According to Green's Dictionary of Slang, it can mean many things. In this case, I'm betting on:
pipe, v.(3) 1. to look over, to inspect. 2. orig. of a detective, to follow, to pursue; to spy on. 3. to understand, to work out. [with US examples 1882-1962]
...and me thinking pipe meant condom
Don’t know what it means but I’m gonna say it nonstop from now on
Literally one word isn't slang in that sentence. Impressive. I'm piping the beef trust.