What do they mean? I guess "chilling" means "take it easy", right?
Do #1 and #2 have the same meaning in that below lines? What do they mean? I guess "chilling" means "take it easy", right?
Q2) I can't hear #3 exactly , so I just fill in like "quit messing around" as I listened watching that scene.
-------------------The lines go: - OK. We are good to go. - No, we're not. Freddy took off. - What…Where? - Some guys invited him to their van. - What?! Come on, you guys!
-Freddy? Hey, have you seen a little kid, like, yay high? Dang it. Freddy, this is your teacher talking! - Hey, Mr. S. - Oh, man. What's going on here? - Nothing. Just chilling.#1 - Freddy, get out of that van this instant. - See you guys.
-Hey,man. You think you're pretty funny, partying with an innocent little kid? -Dude, we're just chilling.#2 That kid's 10 years old. He looks up to you. You are setting an example for him, #3 Quit messing aourndso start acting like a responsible adult! That goes for all of you guys. Don't make me come back here. Come on. Let's go.
Top answer
Chill is a relatively recent addition to American slang. It does, in fact, mean take it easy, not get excited, be relaxed . To express an activity that has no real purpose, many people use the more established mess around .
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Chill is a relatively recent addition to American slang. It does, in fact, mean take it easy, not get excited, be relaxed. To express an activity that has no real purpose, many people use the more established mess around. It can be either a negative or a positive situation, but context and inflection would make that clear.