Spanish:
English: Dress a monkey in silks, she’s still a monkey.
collected: Jamaica, Queens (05-14-2016)
origin: common expression from Mexico City that she remembers from her childhood. Used to describe someone who is a “wannabe.”
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051416009
Spanish:
English: A ripe banana doesn’t turn green again
collected: Jamaica, Queens (05-14-2016)
origin: a common expression from Dominican Republic. something you say to a young person.
051416008
Dutch:
English: Do you have sand in your vagina?
collected: Jamaica, Queens (05-14-2016)
origin: First heard it in Eindhoven, Netherlands about 20 years ago. Something you say to someone who is being hypersensitive.
051416007
English: Your mama is so big, when you go around the corner, you’ve got to go AROUND the corner.
collected: Jamaica, Queens (05-14-2016)
origin: heard this playing The Dozens with friends in school, sometime around 1993 in Jamaica, Queens.
051416006
English: Your mama is so stupid, she bought a cup to see Juice.
collected: Jamaica, Queens (05-14-2016)
origin: heard this playing The Dozens with friends in school, sometime around 1993 in Jamaica, Queens. Juice is a 1992 American crime drama film featuring Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, and Samuel L. Jackson.
051416005
English: Your mama is so fat, when she plays Call of Duty, the person who kills her gets a 5 person killstreak.
collected: Jamaica, Queens (05-14-2016)
origin: heard in the lunch cafeteria, Cambria Heights, Queens.
051416004
English: Your mama’s so ugly, people pay her money to keep her clothes on.
collected: Jamaica, Queens (05-14-2016)
origin: heard in the lunch cafeteria, Cambria Heights, Queens
051416003
English: Your mama is so fat, she uses cheat codes for Wii Fit
collected: Jamaica, Queens (05-14-2016)
origin: heard in the lunch cafeteria, Cambria Heights, Queens
051416002
Spanish:
English: Wash your mouth before you speak
collected: Jamaica, Queens (05-14-2016)
origin: from Cuba. This something you say to someone who is a shit-talker.
051416001
Urdu:
English: Get out of my face
collected: Jamaica, Queens (05-14-2016)
origin: very common Urdu saying, which he heard from friends and family growing up in Pakistan. How this phrase is spoken, and in what context can change the meaning (from a funny joke to an aggressive order).