Nov 17, 2009 21:23
14 yrs ago
English term
Denmark
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Native in: Danish 
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to go (all) vanilla on something
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I have googled the expression but am unable to determine its exact meaning. Could someone spell it out to me, please? :-)
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| 4 +1 | plain, or ordinary |
theartofm
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plain, or ordinary
"to go all vanilla" would suggest that a person is enforcing plainness, on <somethign>. Or it might be a racial reference, suggesting perhaps that a person of color is behaving in very "white" (caucasion) manner.
In english, vanilla is used to suggest the color white or plainness (even though vanilla is neither white nor plain!!). It's a reference to "vanilla ice cream" which in america is usually plain milk with little or no flavoring.
In english, vanilla is used to suggest the color white or plainness (even though vanilla is neither white nor plain!!). It's a reference to "vanilla ice cream" which in america is usually plain milk with little or no flavoring.
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Alice Wolfe, DDS (X)
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I subsequently learned that "to go (all) vanilla on" can also mean to have sex in a plain or ordinary way - which proved to be the correct interpretation in the given context.