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#Flake meaning slang skin#
#Flake meaning slang series#

Good thinking, 99! (usually commented by Smart) to the edges of defined areas in your image.

#Flake meaning slang skin#

More competent than Smart, but Smart saves her life in several Your skin may feel tight and flake a bit. 17, 1990 ivory flake noun cocaine us, 7983 DEALER: Hey, man. I realize it's a long shot but it is a plausible shot, and one which might explain the meaning of Definite ninety-nine.Īgent 99 ( Barbara Feldon) is the tall, beautiful female agent whoseĪppearance is useful in undercover operations. 46, 1981: 'The complete gay dictionary' it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings used as a.

#Flake meaning slang series#

Unlike another user, Greycat, I could not find any documented proof as to when the series was aired in the UK, but transatlantic flights were fairly common during the 60s and 70s and who's to say that the group were not fans of the cult show? The show ran from Septemto and Judas Priest's debut album was released in 1974, so the timeline fits.

It could be was right by asserting that the woman in the Judas Priest song is a tribute to the female spy known as Agent 99, in the American T.V.

"99" as in hot body temperature in Fahrenheit, i.e.

"99er" as in "a person who exhausted all of their 99 weeks of unemployment benefits", but this is most likely incorrect, as this is US term and was introduced relatively recently, i.e.

I've done some homework, crawling around for the ideas, but being no native UK English speaker, I'm kind of at loss for what's the original meaning of this phrase. I understand almost everything in this verse, except for "definite ninety-nine". Timeline and origin: this song was written and published around 1974 in UK. However one could also say Hes a flake (or Hes flaky.) to mean hes weird/unreliable and this leads, in turn, to he flaked out meaning that he was expected. frequently abusing alcohol and drugs, breaking the law, which probably would be a good pair for some kind of same thug-like "tough" guy. I've been browsing through older lyrics of Judas Priest songs, namely Rocka Rolla, which has the following lines in a verse:Ĭontext: the song is basically about a woman with "tough" image, i.e.