RPE 6.5 A-Using the slang dictionaries in your library and online, discuss the origins and evolution of three slang words. If the words are still in use and the current meaning is related to or derived from the older meaning, discuss how their meanings have changed. To hang out The verb used today To hang out, has different meanings depending on the context, in a question it can mean that the person would like to know what is the other person doing, or if the other is interested spending time together. However, in an answer it means that the person is not doing anything special and is free. In the 19e century, the expression Hanging out was used by shopkeepers that would set up poles in front of their stores to hang out flags to advertise their goods. Those poles became hangouts, used by the time as a noun, and the shops with them were frequently visited by kids …show more content…
Thus, in my opinion, it would be used for so long, and will disappear with the generation that brought it up. Blé Blé literally translates as wheat in English, in French, it still means wheat but is also used as a slang and popular expression referring to money, he earns a lot of money can be translated as Il gagne beaucoup de blé. The origin of this term goes back to the time when the farmers needed to harvest wheat in order to sell it and make money, or pay taxes to the King, thus, the more wheat the farmers had, the richest they were. This explanation explains why today is it common for French to refer to blé when speaking of money. I don’t know when exactly it started to be popular, but I’ve heard it all my life, and still hear today people from all ages saying it. Because it has a logical and historical explanation, I would assume that this term will last for many years from today.