[man] (n.)
The silent
[man]
is a form of silent punctuation in which the word ‘man’ is clearly
present at the end of a sentence but without any corresponding sound actually
having been uttered.
For example, the following phrases all contain a
silent
[man]:
‘Hey, look at me, I'm floating in space [man].’
‘Things would be so much better if people just chilled out and showed a little love and respect for each other [man].’
‘This is good shit [man].’
‘Gihuge [man].’
and so on. Indeed, any sentence that contains an implicit reference to the 1960s, peace, love or truth may be considered to have a silent [man] at the end, including some of the most profound sentiments ever expressed by sentient beings.
‘Hey, look at me, I'm floating in space [man].’
‘Things would be so much better if people just chilled out and showed a little love and respect for each other [man].’
‘This is good shit [man].’
‘Gihuge [man].’
and so on. Indeed, any sentence that contains an implicit reference to the 1960s, peace, love or truth may be considered to have a silent [man] at the end, including some of the most profound sentiments ever expressed by sentient beings.
Posted on Wednesday - May 04, 2005 at 06:30 PM
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