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I'm Feifei and I'm joined by Georgie. How are you? I'm very well, thank you. Feifei, how are you? I'm very well too, thank you. So, Georgie, what are we learning in this programme? We are learning an interesting use of the word... coded because it's something my friend has started using a lot and it's become quite popular on the internet. OK, well, why don't you tell us about a typical way your friend might use coded? Sure. So...
This friend in particular loves sending me internet videos and memes. So imagine she sends me a video where she thinks the person in it is similar to me. She might say something like, this is so you coded. And that just means the person in the video matches my traits in some way. They're similar to me. Ah, OK. So the person in the video might be a little clumsy, forgetful and a little bit silly. Feifei!
Well, yes, fine. Now, it's not always about a person being similar. It could be a thing with a similar vibe or aesthetic. Do you have any examples of this, Feifei? Well, you know, I love bright, intense colours and I saw some paintings the other day in a shop and I thought, wow, those are so me-coded. They were very me. Let's listen to some more examples.
I was watching this film yesterday and this character, I mean, he's a total mess, but he's so me coded. I mean, he's just like me. You ate chips and beans for dinner. That is so student-coded. Have you met the new colleague yet? He's so George-coded. He likes board games and he wears glasses, just like George.
So basically, if you see something that reminds you of a person or thing because it shares the same traits or aesthetic, you can express that in a snappy way by saying the word or name and adding coded. Yes, and a similar way of expressing the same thing is it gives off the vibe of. For example, the person in that video gave very Georgie vibes. Yes, or those bright colourful paintings gave off Feifei vibes. OK, let's recap. We learned a new meaning of the word...
coded, which means that something embodies the traits or aesthetic of something else. For example, the internet meme is very you coded. Thanks for joining us. Bye bye. Bye. This is the story of the one. As a custodial supervisor at a high school, he knows that during cold and flu season, germs spread fast.
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