# Mad props? Blog? WTF?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-props-blog-wtf/135369>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 5, 2002, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-props-blog-wtf/135369 "2002-11-05T14:59:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2002, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-props-blog-wtf/135369/1 "2002-11-05T14:59:23Z")

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Sorry, I didn’t get the memo. The last one I know, the first two I don’t. Kudos in advance to any, much more hip, Dopers who can explain what “mad props” and “blog” refer to and where these terms come from.

Cripes, I’m feeling old these days…

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-props-blog-wtf/135369/2 "2002-11-05T15:06:58Z")

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“Blog” is short for “weblog”. Writing a weblog is “blogging”, and would make you a “blogger”.

> [@](#):
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> …a personal journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or the Web site and its purpose. Topics sometimes include brief philosophical musings, commentary on Internet and other social issues, and links to other sites the author favors. The essential characteristics of the blog are its journal form, typically a new entry each day, and its informal style

(via [whatis.com](http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci214616,00.html), [weblog resources](http://www.robotwisdom.com/weblogs/) and [Blog History](http://www.blockstar.com/blog/blog_timeline.html)).

“Mad props” implies paying compliments or giving respect:

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> Slang for compliments or statements of thanks, implying esteem for a work colleague. For example, “Mad props to Chris for being such a positive, promotional force in the planning of the party.” It can also be a synonym for “friends,” as in, “I’ve got my props with me, and they’ll back me up if I need them.” Props can also be proper respect, as in, “The class gave me props during my presentation.”

(via [NetLingo](http://www.netlingo.com/lookup.cfm?term=props)).

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**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2002, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-props-blog-wtf/135369/3 "2002-11-05T15:08:52Z")

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Proper Respects = Propers = Props

Props + Mad (an intensifier) = Mad Props  
Web Log = Weblog = Blog