3 ms·
I don't get the Young Turks[1] reference. What do you mean? [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Turks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Turks edit: I a
by egeozcan 11y ago
I don't get the Young Turks[1] reference. What do you mean?
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Turks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Turks
edit: I assume that was a typo as it was edited to "young bucks" later.
- DanBC 11y agoYoung turks is idiom to refer to usually young people who rebel against authority. I'm not sure it fits here. Whippersnappers is perhaps a better fit.
- egeozcan 11y agoOh, thanks for the clarification. I'm Turkish and didn't know of this usage.
- droithomme 11y agoThe news talk show, founded by a Turkish-American, that you are familiar with and link to is actually meant to be a humorous reference to the idiomatic usage. The idiomatic usage used to be well known, but these days people are more familiar with the news show and the idiomatic usage is somewhat archaic now. It's not a negative reference, more a respectful acknowledgement of toughness and persistence - one doesn't want to mess with young turkish warriors unless they are ready to face a competent adversary.
- makeset 11y agoIt's actually a reference to the early-20th-century Ottoman political reform movement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Turks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Turks