Does that particular rap artist NOT know that “Nelly” is slang for “prissy” or “very gay -acting,” and has been used in particular amonst gay people, for a LONG time? See Jack on “Will and Grace” for the archetype.
It wouldn’t occur to me, except that rap culture seems awfully homophobic…
hrh
Does that popular rap collective NOT know that “Nappy Roots” means, well I wouldn’t care to even think, but it envokes completely the wrong image to UK listeners.
Nappy = Diaper.
LOL! I suppose that’s true. Not being UK-ish, it never occurred to me…
hrh
hiphop artists probably don’t carefully consider the cross-dialectical ramifications of their words prior to saying them.
and i doubt they really care about what some limeys think of them anyway.
and i always thought nelly was his real name, because hey, what rapper would actually change his name to nelly? when i think o fnelly i think of that bitch on little house on the prairie. i’m thinking street cred on little house is about nil.
I’ve never heard of nelly as homosexual slang.
I lived in San Francisco for 6 1/2 of the last 7 years, have and had many gay friends. It’s common. I’ve even heard it on TV, but I can’t say where…
hrh
In year 10 a British student in my Australian highschool had no idea why people thought it was funny that he kept asking if he could bum a fag. So it goes both ways.
I always thought the word was Nancy… probably synonyms!
Synonyms indeed!
hrh