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pop referentialism

English translation: jargon whose meanings derive from popular culture

16:41 Dec 1, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: pop referentialism
"Most conversations in any galley are held in a mishmash patois of English, Spanish, French and lyrical, heavily inflected *pop referentialism* as dense and fluid as cockney rhyming slang, with each kitchen and each crew developing their own uniquely obscene linguistic cocktail over time."

What does the writer mean here by "pop referentialism"? (Cooking Dirty by Jason Sheehan)
Krisztina Lelik
Greece
Local time: 03:56
Selected answer:jargon whose meanings derive from popular culture
Explanation:
How I understand it.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 02:56
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
jargon whose meanings derive from popular culture


Explanation:
How I understand it.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 02:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jenni Lukac (X): I agree.
1 min
  -> Thanks Jenni
agree  Martin Riordan: Maybe with particular reference to popular music.
3 mins
  -> Thanks Martin - Might be, but don't forget computer games (though I'd like to).
agree  Liz Dexter (was Broomfield): I agree but think it's just pop(ular) culture c.f. pop psychology etc. Referentialism is as you put it, I was more commenting on what Martin said re music ...
5 mins
  -> Thanks Liz. So how do you deal with "referentialism"?//Yes, I agree with that!
agree  Veronika McLaren
12 mins
  -> Thanks Veronika
agree  Lara Barnett
3 hrs
agree  Phong Le
22 hrs
  -> Thanks Phong Le
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