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what on the earth does AC/DC mean?
why AC/DC stand for Bisexual in slang? i thought it is a band name in Australia..
4 sept. 2008 10:58
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Can be the Australian Band but also can be:
adjective
Definition:
1. powered by battery or electrical outlet: able to be powered by battery or by connection to an electrical outlet.
2. offensive term: an offensive term meaning bisexual ( slang )
If you think a little, you will realize the relation between the meanings.
4 septembre 2008
5
Hi Bean
I think you will find that this originates from the electrical terms AC and DC
AC = alternating current, DC = direct current
So a person who is described as AC/DC oscillates (changes back and forward) between straight and gay.
4 septembre 2008
2
in addition to being a reference to alternating current
and direct current,
it is also the name of a heavy metal rock band
from australia that i love and my parents hate.
4 septembre 2008
1
Hello Bean: Now reading some answers - I understand your question was in English.
But when I first saw it, I thought in "Spanish" and just in case I tell you: AC (antes de Cristo which means Before Christ) and DC (despues de Cristo which means After Christ), and people refers to this to locate time of a determined event, but if you see translation to English - some people leaves the AC and changes all sense because meaning is opposite between both languages. For translators, this is an important issue to take into account.
Have a nice day
Carmen
4 septembre 2008
umm acdc is a band that is all i can tell
5 septembre 2008
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