What does "Pure-D" mean? Anyone??
Nancree
"Yes. I'm just pure-D hopin' Moss-wallah didn't mix the pasta in with the
sauce before refrigerating."
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I had a friend who used to say this. I asked him where it came from, what it
meant. He didn't know either, even though he kept using it. Does anyone there
know?
Nancree
notbob
nb
PENMART01
"Pure -D"... yoose asking moi?
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leebee
"purdy" = pretty ?
Nancree
Several people suggested it might mean "pretty". No, it is used in the sense
of "absolutely" or "totally", or "very much". For instance, "I am pure-D
expecting to win". Or, "I am pure-D angry with him." Keep on suggesting .
(:-)
Thanks, Nancree
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leebee wrote:
"purdy" = pretty ?
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Virginia Tadrzynski
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real deal.
-Ginny
leebee
> Several people suggested it might mean "pretty". No, it is used in
> the sense of "absolutely" or "totally", or "very much". For instance,
> "I am pure-D expecting to win". Or, "I am pure-D angry with him."
> Keep on suggesting . (:-)
But it's not uncommon for people to say "I am pretty sure"
or, "That's pretty much what he said", or "That's a pretty big helping
you've got there !"
All of those meaning, to some degree, 'very' ... although it's just a filler
word meaning nothing really,
as it's the word following "pretty" that holds the key. Same with Pure-D ?
ie: take away the "pretty" or the "Pure-D" and you get:
"I am expecting to win".
"I am angry with him."
"I am sure"
"That's what he said"
"That's a big helping you've got there !"
Mark Thorson
"invert" sugar. The best stuff is almost pure
d-glucose, hence it is called "pure d". The
lowest quality is a 50/50 mixture of d-glucose
and l-fructose, d and l referring to the direction
that they rotate polarized light. (Not to be confused
with D and L, which refer to derivation from
D- and L-glyceraldehyde. :-)
Reg
Finally, an authoritative answer. I assume you're a baker.
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axlq in California
Actually, I thought the subject line was a reference to the size of a
woman's breasts.
-A
MrAoD
Absent any origin story of my own I'm inclined to accept Mark Thorson's
explanation downthread.
'Sides, them ole boys I larnt it from cooked their own shine. :)
Best,
Marc
Tim Challenger
> Or, "I am pure-D angry with him." Keep on suggesting .
I am pretty angry with him. Doh! ;)
--
Tim C.
JimLane
Jumping in a bit late in the thread, but I think this is usually
associated with a southern vernacular and if it is, "pretty" was
corrupted to "purdy" or "pur-dee" and consequently, "pure D."
Maybe, maybe not.
jim
A.C.
completely, totally or absolutely. i grew up in the southeastern us aka
redneck country and heard it quite often then. i don't hear it much anymore.
tv and radio are slowly homogenizing america.
sf
<em...@address.com> wrote:
> >
> > "Yes. I'm just pure-D hopin' Moss-wallah didn't mix the pasta in with
> the
> > sauce before refrigerating."
> > -------------------------------------------
> >
> > I had a friend who used to say this. I asked him where it came from, what
> it
> > meant. He didn't know either, even though he kept using it. Does anyone
> there
> > know?
> > Nancree
> >
> i've always heard it used as "pure-t" and for me it had the meaning of
> completely, totally or absolutely.
Pure is pronounced pyur and that's why the rest of us didn't
understand. Why spell it with an e when pur would make more
sense? Pur-t.
> i grew up in the southeastern us aka
> redneck country and heard it quite often then. i don't hear it much anymore.
> tv and radio are slowly homogenizing america.
>
You can talk that way among friends (if you are conversant
in standard English too), but it's not okay when NYC
advertisers pander to the public by using nonstandard,
regional English.
Practice safe eating - always use condiments
Tashi_Aunt
> >
> > "Yes. I'm just pure-D hopin' Moss-wallah didn't mix the pasta in with
> the
> > sauce before refrigerating."
> > -------------------------------------------
I also spent time down South. I heard it as purelly meaning absolutely.
Nancree
>I also spent time down South. I heard it as purelly meaning absolutely.
Yes, but what does the "D" stand for?
Nancree
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Mark Thorson
> Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> > It's a reference to a quality rating for so-called
> > "invert" sugar. The best stuff is almost pure
> > d-glucose, hence it is called "pure d". The
> > lowest quality is a 50/50 mixture of d-glucose
> > and l-fructose, d and l referring to the direction
> > that they rotate polarized light. (Not to be confused
> > with D and L, which refer to derivation from
> > D- and L-glyceraldehyde. :-)
>
> Finally, an authoritative answer. I assume you're a baker.
Actually, I perform leg surgery. :-)
sf
wrote:
> Tashi_Aunt wrote:
> >I also spent time down South. I heard it as purelly meaning absolutely.
> ------------------------
> Yes, but what does the "D" stand for?
> Nancree
> -----------------------
>
pur-dee = pretty... as in pretty darned good.
Peggy Sullivan
> On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:57:54 -0400, "A.C."
> <em...@address.com> wrote:
>
>
>> >
>> > "Yes. I'm just pure-D hopin' Moss-wallah didn't mix the pasta in with
>> the
>> > sauce before refrigerating."
>> > -------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > I had a friend who used to say this. I asked him where it came from, what
>> it
>> > meant. He didn't know either, even though he kept using it. Does anyone
>> there
>> > know?
>> > Nancree
>> >
>> i've always heard it used as "pure-t" and for me it had the meaning of
>> completely, totally or absolutely.
>
>
> Pure is pronounced pyur and that's why the rest of us didn't
> understand. Why spell it with an e when pur would make more
> sense? Pur-t.
>
My experience is that pure-d or pure-t is not pronounced like "purty"
and means something different than "purty". To me, pure-d means completely
or totally and "purty" or pretty means somewhat. Calling a meal "pretty good"
and calling it "pure-d good" are two very different things.
Peggy in NE PA, who spent 15 years in Louisiana
sf
<sull...@wilkes.edu> wrote:
> sf wrote:
>
> > Pure is pronounced pyur and that's why the rest of us didn't
> > understand. Why spell it with an e when pur would make more
> > sense? Pur-t.
> >
>
> My experience is that pure-d or pure-t is not pronounced like "purty"
> and means something different than "purty". To me, pure-d means completely
> or totally and "purty" or pretty means somewhat.
>
I guess our humor excapes you Southerners in that case. >G<
There is always a certain amount of irony or dry humor
involved when us Northerners call something "pretty" good.
> Calling a meal "pretty good"
> and calling it "pure-d good" are two very different things.
Apparently so, if you're South o' the Mason Dixon line. So,
pure-d probably means purely delicious.
JimLane
I agree that the slangy version is a step up, however, the origin is the
origin.
jim
The Joneses
C'mon y'all, it means "pretty (as in a lot of something) or pure (as in absolute)
-Damn"
I'm just pretty damn hopin he didn't mix....I'm just absolutely damn hopin' he
didn't...
Only y'all don' wanna cuss in front of Mama and the kids.
My favorite unword is "dudn't". As in "it dudn't look lahk rain"
Mark Twain was a good one for creative use of language.
Edrena, rejoicing in language
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