Talk:Square (slang)

message: The Cub Scouts Promise back in the 1950's went as such; "I ---- ---- promise to do my best, to do my duty to God and my country, to be SQUARE and to obey the law of the pack".DGood8704 (talk) 12:12, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
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message: wasn't "hip to be square" by huey lewis and the news? Or did he just do a cover version of an elvis costello song?
Paul 18:32, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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message: there should be some note or point made in the article about L7 & its connection to "square." obviously the shape of L7 approximates a square. are there other connections? - when did the term L7 come into usage. How is L7 different that just saying "square"? (Xsxex 13:01, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  L7 

message: Isn't there a connection to Freemasonry? When a British policeman was said to be a Mason, he was "on the square and level." (This police force is known for a large number of Masons.) One can imagine, in thieves' cant, the term "square" being associated first with cops, and then with ordinary citizens-- finally becoming a bohemian term of exclusion. Rhinoracer 14:14, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Freemasons 

message: The redirect for squared directs here for square slang for cigarette, what gives? --Cody.Pope 05:39, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Cigarette?

message: A "square", in American English, means a person who is not part of a given lifestyle or milieu, which the person referring to said individuals is part of. It has connotations of referring to mainstream society as opposed to subcultures, lifestyles, or movements. The term is believed to have originated in Harlem sometime after World War I, originating amongst jazz musicians to refer to outsiders.
This text was salvaged from the article stated above. I put a prod tag on it, since that info can be covered in this article, and a redirect would be unnecessary. —EdGl 02:03, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: A reference is the Movie High Society (1956 film).  It means a person who likes old types of music, such as classical, and does not appreciate jazz and blues.  The origin seems obscure.  David R. Ingham (talk) 06:07, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Square (American slang)]] 

message: I'm Norwegian, and I've never heard "square" (or the translation "kvadratisk"=square or "firkanta"=lit. foursided) used as slang for "acting gay" or anything else for that matter. I do not of course know all Norwegian slang, but I cannot understand how it could even be used in norwegian. The word "square" /skwea(r)/ has several sounds not present in Norwegian and would have to be changed into /skve:r/ or /skvær/ to fit the norwegian sounds; but long e is very uncommon (most dialects does not have it) and /skvær/ sounds like its derived from "skvære opp" (make up (be friends again)/apologize). Even if this uncited statement, referred to the translation of "square", it still does not make much sense since "kvadratisk" is very mathematical, "firkanta" already have the meaning "boring", "pedantic" etc. in addition to "square". Qvasi (talk) 05:46, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Square" in Norwegian, really? 

message: I assume no one will care about this but:
Much as I loathe defending anyone associated with Gangsta Rap, my understanding of '(sic)' is that it's mainly used to indicate an error in a quote is that of the original author and not a misquote of him/her but there are no errors in the quote, he's just not adapting his speech to Standard American English.  The inclusion of the '(sic)' seems a bit prejudiced or, at best, ignorant.  You wouldn't put '(sic)' after a quote containing British- or American-specific spellings, would you? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.30.218.102 (talk) 23:46, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  '(sic)' after Obie Trice Quote 

message: Squaring up doesn't refer to the old meaning of "square".  It's a reference to facing your opponent, and your shoulders and hips are straight, pointed in his direction. 130.76.96.154 (talk) 18:17, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Squaring up 

message: My dictionary gives hep as an “old-fashioned term for hip.” Re this edit, could someone with access to an OED subscription verify whether this source uses hep or hip? —96.8.24.95 (talk) 04:35, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hep or hip?