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> Dat Reference List. What does this figure of speech mean? I've seen this before, where someone puts the word "Dat" before a noun, and I have absolutely no id
by haberman 13y ago
> Dat Reference List.
What does this figure of speech mean? I've seen this before, where someone puts the word "Dat" before a noun, and I have absolutely no idea what it means.
Like I know "dat" can be slang for "that," but "That Reference List" makes no sense to me either.
- generj 13y ago"Dat" not only means "that", but also an admiration (perhaps of the lusty variety) for the item thereafter described. Most infamously, the meme "Dat Ass" is used, but "Dat X" is commonly used on Reddit, Imgur, and other meme sites to express attraction to some object. In this case, "Dat Reference List" just means that the reference list is very impressive.
- thristian 13y agoI believe the intended meaning is that the subject in question is so awe-inspiring that the speaker can only briefly direct their audience's attention before lapsing into wordless reverie. Here's an NSFW discussion of the phrase's origins: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dat-ass http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dat-ass