"Stan" is used by millennials to say they're massive fans of a celebrity. Whether it's affectionately teasing or bordering on racist bullying is, of course, subjective. "This is also an imitation of 'primitive' English as spoken this time by Native Americans as in old western movies" Thorne says. "It's a literal translation of a Chinese phrase." "'No can do' began as mockery of 'pidgin English' or 'broken English' as supposedly spoken by non-Europeans," Thorne says. They're forms of mockery of poorly spoken English. These are also phrases with racist origins, according to Tony Thorne, language consultant at King's College London and author of the Dictionary of Contemporary Slang.
It's also a timely reminder to pause and reflect before using some of the following slang vernacular. It goes to show that, sometimes, we use street slang words without knowing their problematic roots. Like many etymologies, there's no fixed factual birthplace linguists rarely settle on one etymology, instead assessing several theories.īut on of the theories is that "munter" originated in South Africa, having come from "munt", an Afrikaans slur for a black person, deriving from the Bantu "umuntu".
This derives from the same etymology as "munter" - and its original meaning should raise alarm. It is also used to describe "an extreme state of intoxication by way of drugs or alcohol such that the subject's ability to perform basic tasks such as walking and talking are significantly impaired." Perhaps it's best Miriam Margolyes hadn't heard of the word 'munter' given its offensive slang definition.
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