Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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nasty /ˈnæsti/ B1 |
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girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1 |
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clothes /kloʊðz/ A1 |
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trashy /ˈtræʃi/ B2 |
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sleazy /ˈsliːzi/ B2 |
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classless /ˈklɑːsləs/ B2 |
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freaky /ˈfriːki/ B2 |
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pride /praɪd/ B1 |
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dignity /ˈdɪɡnəti/ B2 |
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integrity /ɪnˈteɡrəti/ C1 |
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ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/ B1 |
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female /ˈfiːmeɪl/ B1 |
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hot /hɑːt/ A2 |
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booty /ˈbuːti/ B2 |
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stank /stæŋk/ B2 |
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easy /ˈiːzi/ A1 |
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walk /wɔːk/ A1 |
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house /haʊs/ A1 |
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respect /rɪˈspekt/ B1 |
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cleavage /ˈkliːvɪdʒ/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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You's a nasty, nasty
➔ Non-standard contraction
➔ Informal contraction of "You are" → "You's" (common in African American Vernacular English)
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These men don't want no hot female
➔ Double negative
➔ "don't want no" = emphasizes negation (informal). Literally means "want no" despite "don't".
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That's been around the block female
➔ Present perfect + idiom
➔ "been around the block" = idiom for having extensive experience (especially sexual). Present perfect shows life experience.
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Change don't come your way
➔ Zero conditional (general truth)
➔ General truth structure: "If change doesn't come your way" (implied). Uses present simple for universal truths.
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When she gets with ya, she lets it go
➔ Time clause (when) + phrasal verb
➔ "When" introduces time clause (present simple). "Lets it go" = phrasal verb meaning releases inhibitions/behaves freely.
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You should be ashamed
➔ Modal verb (should) for advice/criticism
➔ "Should" expresses strong recommendation or moral judgment. Implies the subject is not meeting social expectations.
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N-A-S-T-Y, you're nasty
➔ Initialism spelling + contraction
➔ Spelling out words letter-by-letter for emphasis. "You're" = contraction of "you are".
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Girl, what you thinkin' 'bout lookin' that to' down
➔ Multiple elisions + rhetorical question
➔ Elisions: "thinkin'" (thinking), "'bout" (about), "lookin'" (looking), "to'" (tore down). Rhetorical question implies disapproval.
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