bstance, it shows what the individual ingredients are that are necessary to make it. If a substance is "composed of" certain ingredients, it is made from them. I haven’t really messed myself. I mean, I haven’t messed myself. I messed my shirt up. "To mess up" a shirt is to damage it (Generally, one never really "messes oneself," as Klump uses it here). There’s a pop quiz on Wednesday. A small test that some teachers love to give. It makes the table look more festive and the kids enjoy it. If something looks "festive," it looks cheerful or perhaps part of a celebration. I’m between classes and I got a minute to chat. "To chat" is to talk casually, or in a familiar or informal style. I’m a grad student and I’m teaching my first intro chemistry class across the hall. A "grad student" is a student who is getting an advanced degree, such as an MA or a Ph.D. "Intro" is short for introductory, or beginning. I’m fatter, uh, flattered you’ve been following my work the way you have. If a person is "flattered" by something positive that someone else has said about them, they feel good about it or are appreciative. She’s fine. In some contexts, "fine" is a very slangy way of saying sexy or good looking. This is so fabulous. Ain’t nothing like getting together with family and having a good meal. A nice alternative to wonderful or fantastic (Note that ‘ain’t’ is very ungrammatical and should be avoided). You know mashed potatoes give me gas. In this context, "gas" is the intestinal gas from your stomach after you eat the wrong food. I’ll kick yo ass. "To kick a person’s ass" is to attack them or beat them up (In Black English, "your" is often pronounced "yo"). Hey, you’re supposed to eat that thing, not scalp it. "To scalp" a person is to remove their hair or possibly skin. Daddy, all the calories in the chicken are found in the skin. "Calories" are the units of energy found in food (If you eat too many, you get fat). You know where that comes from? That damn TV. A filler adjective used to express anger, frustration or other emotion. Everybody looking all anorexic, talking about that’s healthy. If a person is "anorexic," they suffer from anorexia, a mental disease in which they refuse to eat because they are desperate to stay thin. She gone lose her weight. Wasn’t nothing wrong with her. She was fine; Oprah was a fox! Oprah is a very famous African-American talk show host, and a "fox" is a slang word for a sexy woman (Note the grammatical variations in Black English here). And Luther Van Dross; Nigger used to be the black Pavarotti. Lost all that weight, looking all ashy. Van Dross is a famous black singer, and Pavarotti is a world famous Italian opera singer. Note that "nigger" is a horrible racist slur, but
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