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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2010bizarre vs erotica
Hello I wonder if "bizarre" could be referred to "erotic dance"? actually I am not sure, I just heard (maybe misheard) conversations in a movie that one asks "what do you do?", the other said "I am a dancer". Then, "Ballet?", "No, bizarre". Kevin in Hong Kong (a Chinese) In message <cb00f5c2-ce74-4c49-aba3-da87365dd4cc@m3g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>, Kevin <parogon@gmail.com> writes >Hello > >I wonder if "bizarre" could be referred to "erotic dance"? actually I >am not sure, I just heard (maybe misheard) conversations in a movie >that one asks "what do you do?", the other said "I am a dancer". Then, >"Ballet?", "No, bizarre". You might confuse "belly dancer" with "ballet dancer" (not if you actually saw them dancing, of course), but I don't know about "bizarre". "Bizarre" means "strange", "weird", "odd", "outlandish" etc. However, other than being associated with those normal meanings, I have no idea what a "bizarre dance" is. Do a Google on "bizarre dancer", and have a look at the YouTube videos!  SignatureIan On Jan 4, 4:55 pm, Ian Jackson <ianREMOVETHISjack...@g3ohx.demon.co.uk> wrote: > In message > <cb00f5c2-ce74-4c49-aba3-da87365dd...@m3g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > -- > Ian Ian - I am sure I could tell belly and ballet. :))) about bizarre dancer, it's simply my guess. I heard it and could not rewind it because I was not watching a DCD, but a movie on local TV channel. Kevin In article <cb00f5c2-ce74-4c49-aba3- da87365dd4cc@m3g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>, parogon@gmail.com says... > Hello > > I wonder if "bizarre" could be referred to "erotic dance"? actually I > am not sure, I just heard (maybe misheard) conversations in a movie > that one asks "what do you do?", the other said "I am a dancer". Then, > "Ballet?", "No, bizarre". Could it have been "burlesque"? That does mean "erotic dancer" in some places (although it means other things as well). SignatureDavid > In article <cb00f5c2-ce74-4c49-aba3- > da87365dd...@m3g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>, paro...@gmail.com says... [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > -- > David David. Many thanks. I will keep in mind this word. I am not sure, but it is highly probable, since the word and its sound fit well. BTW, about the movie, it's "independent day", aliens came to the earth. The woman who saved the first lady was asked what does she do? she said she is a dancer. Kevin In article <f72c9244-88ef-4e0f-9799-f96af65240df@ 34g2000yqp.googlegroups.com>, parogon@gmail.com says... > > In article <cb00f5c2-ce74-4c49-aba3- > > da87365dd...@m3g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>, paro...@gmail.com says... [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > earth. The woman who saved the first lady was asked what does she do? > she said she is a dancer. The transcript of the script on this page says "erotic". http://sfy.ru/?script=independence_day : MARGARET So, what do yo do for a living? JASMINE I'm a dancer. MARGARET Really? Ballet? JASMINE (laughs) No. Exotic. MARGARET Oh. Sorry. SignatureDavid > In article <f72c9244-88ef-4e0f-9799-f96af65240df@ > 34g2000yqp.googlegroups.com>, parogon@gmail.com says... [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > The transcript of the script on this page says "erotic". Hmmm, I obviously meant "exotic". SignatureDavid > > The transcript of the script on this page says "erotic". > Hmmm, I obviously meant "exotic". --which is used precisely as a euphemism for "erotic" in this context. ¬R > In article <f72c9244-88ef-4e0f-9799-f96af65240df@ > 34g2000yqp.googlegroups.com>, paro...@gmail.com says... [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > -- > David Ah, I had missed this reply. > In article <f72c9244-88ef-4e0f-9799-f96af65240df@ > 34g2000yqp.googlegroups.com>, paro...@gmail.com says... [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > -- > David OH many thanks and how brilliant you are to be able to find the transcript. A friend suggested me to IMdb, but I could not find it. BTW, my ear really have severe listening problem, judging from this case. :) Kevin >Hello > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Kevin in Hong Kong (a Chinese) I've never seen "bizarre" used as a synonym for "erotic"; although depending on the context of the overall conversation, it might be a considered a euphemism for erotic. SignatureWork is the curse of the drinking class. >> Hello >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > depending on the context of the overall conversation, it might be a > considered a euphemism for erotic. I've not heard it either, but it wouldn't surprise me, in much the same way as dealers in old books refer in their catalogues to "curious plates", meaning "obscene pictures". Signatureathel > Hello > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Kevin in Hong Kong (a Chinese) Are there bazaar dancers? As in, someone who dances to attract people to a particular market related event with a fair /fairground atmosphere. In message <928d07a3-e4e6-4715-a1aa-a2238b02e2f8@r5g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, aquachimp <aquachimp@aquachimp.freeserve.co.uk> writes >> Hello >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >to a particular market related event with a fair /fairground >atmosphere. I would think that a "bazaar dancer" might be a "belly dancer" - all very "exotic"! SignatureIan >In message ><928d07a3-e4e6-4715-a1aa-a2238b02e2f8@r5g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >I would think that a "bazaar dancer" might be a "belly dancer" - all >very "exotic"! I have a 17-year old neighbor who wants to be a bizarre bazaar belly ballet erotic exotic dancer. What should I tell her? SignaturePosters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I was born and then lived in Western Pa. 10 years Indianapolis 7 years Chicago 6 years Brooklyn, NY 12 years Baltimore 26 years >I have a 17-year old neighbor who wants to be a bizarre bazaar belly >ballet erotic exotic dancer. What should I tell her? Dunno.... But will she be able to drive the audience ecstatic? SignatureIan >>I have a 17-year old neighbor who wants to be a bizarre bazaar belly >>ballet erotic exotic dancer. What should I tell her? > >Dunno.... But will she be able to drive the audience ecstatic? And (as an afterthought) what happens if her performances are erratic? Could an erratic erotic exotic bizarre bazaar belly ballet dancer drive her audience ecstatic? SignatureIan > I have a 17-year old neighbor who wants to be a bizarre bazaar belly > ballet erotic exotic dancer. What should I tell her? That's she's under age and you're going to report her to her parents. Sheesh. SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email >> I have a 17-year old neighbor who wants to be a bizarre bazaar belly >> ballet erotic exotic dancer. What should I tell her? > >That's she's under age and you're going to report her to her >parents. Sheesh. She wants to be that in the future. I think she wants to go to medical school first. SignaturePosters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I was born and then lived in Western Pa. 10 years Indianapolis 7 years Chicago 6 years Brooklyn, NY 12 years Baltimore 26 years >>> I have a 17-year old neighbor who wants to be a bizarre bazaar belly >>> ballet erotic exotic dancer. What should I tell her? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >She wants to be that in the future. I think she wants to go to >medical school first. To get a brain transplant? SignatureRobin (BrE) Herts, England |
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