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rub off

Date: Jan 11 2001

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“When I’m on stage I have so much fun, and hopefully that rubs off on the crowd and brings more energy to my performance.”

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

affect, influence

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

Rub off” is a common term, and it can be used in a wide variety of situations. It’s almost always used to describe a person’s affect on other people.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

“I think your brother is starting to rub off on you. You’re acting stupid like he always does. Don’t let your dad’s attitude rub off on you. Just because he doesn’t like baseball doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the game. I wish I could hang out with Michael Jordan. It would be so much fun. Maybe some of his greatness would rub off on me.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Rub off—- I think that she is trying to say that if her fun would be transferred the crowd, she would get more energy. So “rub off” meaning transfer, reflect, affect maybe?
by Shaq
I guess rub off mean to influence, or for example, if you start acting like me and using the same words I use, then Ican say that I “rubbed off” on you.
by Sarah (Hong Kong, China)
I guess that to rub off on someone means to excite someone through good work.
by Rubens (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
The term ‘rubs off” should probably mean to overcome, to fill energy, and to bring excietment to other pereson.
by Beenu (Delhi, India)
Britney said “I likes rubs off on the crowd”, I think it means fans’ shouting, cheering. They like her like crazy.
by Winter (Tianjin, China)
If someone else’s quality, characteristic, feeling or habit rubs off on you, you start to have it too because you are with that person.
by Lino (Milano, Italy)
l think “rub off” means infecting the others, making them have the same feelings as yours.
by Trista (Hong Kong, China)
 

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