What does it mean when someone says going steady?

Going steady is a romantic relationship in which both partners commit to date only each other. Growing in prevalence in the United States after World War II, going steady became the mainstream dating pattern in high schools and colleges in the 1950s.

Are you rationed?

1940s: An era of cringey dessert metaphors “Hi, sugar, are you rationed?” was a common expression in the 1940s. So “Are you rationed?” was something men said to women—equating them to inanimate bags of sucrose while essentially asking, “Are you taken?” The phrase was also used years later in the 1995 film Clueless.

What is a going steady ring?

Jewelry and rings have continued throughout time to act as a promise of commitment, as with the mid-century American tradition of high school boys giving their girlfriends their pin or class ring as a sign of “going steady.”

What is a 40 slang?

In the American vernacular, a forty-ounce or simply a forty is a glass or plastic bottle that holds 40 US fluid ounces (1,200 millilitres; 21⁄2 US pints) of malt liquor.

What does 40 mean in the hood?

A 40 is any weapon (handgun) with a . 40 caliber. The term “40” has been used by Joe Trufant, RondoNumbaNine, Montana of 300 and many more rappers.

What does a 40 mean in rap?

In the American vernacular, a forty-ounce or simply a forty is a glass or plastic bottle that holds 40 US fluid ounces (1,200 millilitres; 21⁄2 US pints) of malt liquor. Forties are often mentioned in hip-hop and rap culture by rap stars endorsing the 40 Ounce tradition.