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what does this English sentence mean ?
i was watching <friends> 102
here r some sentences i am not sure what do they mean,hope u can explain them for me,thx
1 [Scene Central Perk, everyone's there.]
Monica: What you guys don't understand is, for us, kissing is as important as any part of it.
Joey: Yeah, right!.......Y'serious?
Phoebe: Oh, yeah!
Rachel: Everything you need to know is in that first kiss.
Monica: Absolutely.
Chandler: Yeah, I think for us, kissing is pretty much like an opening act, y'know? I mean it's like the stand-up comedianyou have to sit through before Pink Floyd comes out.
Ross: Yeah, and-and it's not that we don't like the comedian, it's that-that... that's not why we bought the ticket.
Chandler: The problem is, though, after the concert's over, no matter how great the show was, you girls are always looking for the comedian again, y'know? I mean, we're in the car, we're fighting traffic... basically just trying to stay awake.
"we're in the car, we're fighting traffic" what does that mean??
2 Joey: Alright, when did u have it on last?
Phoebe: Doy! Probably right before she lost it!
Chandler: You don't get a lot of 'doy' these days...
Rachel: I know I had it this morning, and I know I had it when I was in the kitchen with...
Chandler: ...Dinah?
what does "doy"and "dinah" here mean?i cant look it up in dictionary.
thx very much for stopping here.
Sep 1, 2009 9:16 AM
Answers · 3
1
Laurence answered the first two questions correctly.
Doy is another form of Doh! or Duh! meaning "That's obvious"
"Dinah" is from an American folk song "I've Been Working on the Railroad"
Here is part of the song that refers to Dinah.
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah
Someone's in the kitchen I know
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah
Strummin' on the old banjo!
The whole song and a detailed explanation of its history here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I've_Been_Working_on_the_Railroad
September 1, 2009
This is an old thread, but I wanted to let you know that there's an article about "You don't get a lot of doy these days". It's here: https://www.tv-esl.com/you-dont-get-a-lot-of-doy-these-days-meaning/
February 18, 2019
Hi,
'Battling with traffic' means trying to drive on busy roads with lots of traffic.
I'm not sure about the second question - is Dinah somebody's name? And is 'doy' like 'duh' meaning 'it's obvious'?
September 1, 2009
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