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“The van's really booking”
It really should be ROY GBP?What's the meaning of “lose steam”?Does the word “dashily” exist in English?Meaning of “look as far off now as they did them”“roll the tape”Drama dialogue, I wanna know the precise meaningMeaning of “You are pretty chipper for a guy who found out they died for nothing”The difference between for and over in terms of timeDoes “Quixotic” really have this meaning: capricious, unpredictable, impulsive?What does “I’ll show you to [somewhere]” mean?
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A: Trent turned north off of Honolulu onto Glenwood.
B: The van's really booking.
Is there another meaning for 'booking'?
In this dialogue, the van is really going fast.
Maybe it means 'the van's tickted'?
Please, help me!
meaning
asked 4 hours ago
LilyLily
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A: Trent turned north off of Honolulu onto Glenwood.
B: The van's really booking.
Is there another meaning for 'booking'?
In this dialogue, the van is really going fast.
Maybe it means 'the van's tickted'?
Please, help me!
meaning
asked 4 hours ago
LilyLily
61
Did you read this or hear it? Are you sure it wasn't "cooking"?
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
Common sense says Hot Licks must be right!
– Tuffy
4 hours ago
5
@HotLicks No..it is 70's speak for leaving or moving fast ie "Let's book".
– Cascabel
4 hours ago
1
@cascabel That one passed me by (probably rapidly). Maybe it never made it to the eastern side of the Pond.
– BoldBen
4 hours ago
1
But "booking sounds wrong to me- it's an unnatural mixing of register. That car was bookin'
– Jim
34 mins ago
add a comment |
A: Trent turned north off of Honolulu onto Glenwood.
B: The van's really booking.
Is there another meaning for 'booking'?
In this dialogue, the van is really going fast.
Maybe it means 'the van's tickted'?
Please, help me!
meaning
asked 4 hours ago
LilyLily
61
A: Trent turned north off of Honolulu onto Glenwood.
B: The van's really booking.
Is there another meaning for 'booking'?
In this dialogue, the van is really going fast.
Maybe it means 'the van's tickted'?
Please, help me!
meaning
meaning
asked 4 hours ago
LilyLily
61
asked 4 hours ago
LilyLily
61
asked 4 hours ago
LilyLily
61
asked 4 hours ago
LilyLily
61
asked 4 hours ago
LilyLily
61
61
Did you read this or hear it? Are you sure it wasn't "cooking"?
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
Common sense says Hot Licks must be right!
– Tuffy
4 hours ago
5
@HotLicks No..it is 70's speak for leaving or moving fast ie "Let's book".
– Cascabel
4 hours ago
1
@cascabel That one passed me by (probably rapidly). Maybe it never made it to the eastern side of the Pond.
– BoldBen
4 hours ago
1
But "booking sounds wrong to me- it's an unnatural mixing of register. That car was bookin'
– Jim
34 mins ago
add a comment |
Did you read this or hear it? Are you sure it wasn't "cooking"?
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
Common sense says Hot Licks must be right!
– Tuffy
4 hours ago
5
@HotLicks No..it is 70's speak for leaving or moving fast ie "Let's book".
– Cascabel
4 hours ago
1
@cascabel That one passed me by (probably rapidly). Maybe it never made it to the eastern side of the Pond.
– BoldBen
4 hours ago
1
But "booking sounds wrong to me- it's an unnatural mixing of register. That car was bookin'
– Jim
34 mins ago
Did you read this or hear it? Are you sure it wasn't "cooking"?
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
Did you read this or hear it? Are you sure it wasn't "cooking"?
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
Common sense says Hot Licks must be right!
– Tuffy
4 hours ago
Common sense says Hot Licks must be right!
– Tuffy
4 hours ago
5
5
@HotLicks No..it is 70's speak for leaving or moving fast ie "Let's book".
– Cascabel
4 hours ago
@HotLicks No..it is 70's speak for leaving or moving fast ie "Let's book".
– Cascabel
4 hours ago
1
1
@cascabel That one passed me by (probably rapidly). Maybe it never made it to the eastern side of the Pond.
– BoldBen
4 hours ago
@cascabel That one passed me by (probably rapidly). Maybe it never made it to the eastern side of the Pond.
– BoldBen
4 hours ago
1
1
But "booking sounds wrong to me- it's an unnatural mixing of register. That car was bookin'
– Jim
34 mins ago
But "booking sounds wrong to me- it's an unnatural mixing of register. That car was bookin'
– Jim
34 mins ago
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book
Intransitive verb 3) slang : leave, go especially : to depart quickly,
"We booked out of there. "
-Merriam Webster
So the van was proceeding at high velocity down the street.
answered 4 hours ago
CascabelCascabel
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Right. This is recent (late 20th-century) American slang, popular especially with children.
– John Lawler
4 hours ago
1
"let's book it" is a 'common' expression (meaning to go, not reserve)
– Carly
3 hours ago
add a comment |
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book
Intransitive verb 3) slang : leave, go especially : to depart quickly,
"We booked out of there. "
-Merriam Webster
So the van was proceeding at high velocity down the street.
answered 4 hours ago
CascabelCascabel
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Right. This is recent (late 20th-century) American slang, popular especially with children.
– John Lawler
4 hours ago
1
"let's book it" is a 'common' expression (meaning to go, not reserve)
– Carly
3 hours ago
add a comment |
book
Intransitive verb 3) slang : leave, go especially : to depart quickly,
"We booked out of there. "
-Merriam Webster
So the van was proceeding at high velocity down the street.
answered 4 hours ago
CascabelCascabel
8,39162957
3
Right. This is recent (late 20th-century) American slang, popular especially with children.
– John Lawler
4 hours ago
1
"let's book it" is a 'common' expression (meaning to go, not reserve)
– Carly
3 hours ago
add a comment |
book
Intransitive verb 3) slang : leave, go especially : to depart quickly,
"We booked out of there. "
-Merriam Webster
So the van was proceeding at high velocity down the street.
answered 4 hours ago
CascabelCascabel
8,39162957
book
Intransitive verb 3) slang : leave, go especially : to depart quickly,
"We booked out of there. "
-Merriam Webster
So the van was proceeding at high velocity down the street.
answered 4 hours ago
CascabelCascabel
8,39162957
answered 4 hours ago
CascabelCascabel
8,39162957
answered 4 hours ago
CascabelCascabel
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answered 4 hours ago
CascabelCascabel
8,39162957
8,39162957
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Right. This is recent (late 20th-century) American slang, popular especially with children.
– John Lawler
4 hours ago
1
"let's book it" is a 'common' expression (meaning to go, not reserve)
– Carly
3 hours ago
add a comment |
3
Right. This is recent (late 20th-century) American slang, popular especially with children.
– John Lawler
4 hours ago
1
"let's book it" is a 'common' expression (meaning to go, not reserve)
– Carly
3 hours ago
3
3
Right. This is recent (late 20th-century) American slang, popular especially with children.
– John Lawler
4 hours ago
Right. This is recent (late 20th-century) American slang, popular especially with children.
– John Lawler
4 hours ago
1
1
"let's book it" is a 'common' expression (meaning to go, not reserve)
– Carly
3 hours ago
"let's book it" is a 'common' expression (meaning to go, not reserve)
– Carly
3 hours ago
add a comment |
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Did you read this or hear it? Are you sure it wasn't "cooking"?
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
Common sense says Hot Licks must be right!
– Tuffy
4 hours ago
5
@HotLicks No..it is 70's speak for leaving or moving fast ie "Let's book".
– Cascabel
4 hours ago
1
@cascabel That one passed me by (probably rapidly). Maybe it never made it to the eastern side of the Pond.
– BoldBen
4 hours ago
1
But "booking sounds wrong to me- it's an unnatural mixing of register. That car was bookin'
– Jim
34 mins ago