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My name is Lara and I'm a SALSA-certified English teacher.
Learning new vocabulary usually takes a long time, but we'll do it in a way that's easy, quick and efficient.
In every episode, we'll learn how to use five new English words or expressions, so that you too can start speaking like a native.
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So we're back here once a week now only on Wednesdays with a new episode of English Vocabulary Booster.
So let's get right into it.
And this week's topic is sexy but classy.
Dude, thanks for inviting me to your family Christmas party.
Yeah, no problem.
Nobody likes to be alone during the holidays.
Yeah, plus, I've met this woman.
I'm telling you, she's smoking hot.
We were sitting at the table earlier.
I thought she was hating on me.
You know, she was making jokes and stuff.
But then I was like, no, that's impossible.
And then she started to play footsie with me.
I mean, she's a little older than me, but I wouldn't mind being her toy boy.
I want to go talk to her, but I don't want to go by myself.
Come on.
Can you be my wingman?
I don't know, man.
Please.
It'll be my Christmas present.
Fine.
Where is she?
Right over there.
Look.
Hey.
Hey, Janice.
This is my friend John.
Hello, John.
Hi, Mom.
Okay then, so it's time to talk about this week's expressions.
I've tried to keep it as clean and PG-13 as possible.
So, you know, nothing too out there, but still talking about sex in a way.
So let's take a look at expression number one, smoking hot.
I'm telling you, she's smoking hot.
If someone is smoking hot, are they attractive or not?
Well, yeah, if someone is smoking hot, they are very attractive.
And can a man be smoking hot?
Yes, men can be smoking hot.
And what about a woman?
Yes, also women.
So smoking hot can be used for both men and women.
Can you think of a famous person who you think is smoking hot?
I can think of a few.
I think I'm gonna go with the classic Brad Pitt.
You know, I was born in 1989.
So I'm a 90s girl.
I was raised when Brad Pitt was the thing.
And so yeah, Brad Pitt, I think, is still to this day, even though he's getting a little older, but I think he's smoking hot.
Expression number two, hit on someone.
I thought she was hitting on me.
If you hit on someone, how do you feel about them?
If you hit on someone, you are sexually attracted to that person.
You decide to hit on them.
Don't get confused with the word hit, okay?
It's not.
There's nothing physical and especially there's nothing like violent about this expression.
Can you hit on someone from a distance?
Well, this is tricky because hitting on someone usually implies starting a conversation.
So imagine I'm hitting on you right now, listening to this episode.
Like, hey, so what's up?
So you got a boyfriend?
And oh my gosh, you look great today.
I'm hitting on you.
I'm starting a conversation to let you know that I'm physically attracted to you and I'm sexually interested in you.
So what do you do when someone hits on you and you're not interested?
I think it's a tricky situation for both men and women.
You know, you're at a party.
Someone notices you.
They come and start hitting on you.
And you just don't like them.
Or maybe you got a boyfriend or a girlfriend.
So...
If this were to happen to me and it has happened to me okay in the past, even when this person knew exactly I had a boyfriend at the time, but he just thought it was a good idea to keep hitting on me, hoping that somehow I would change my mind.
I think it's important to be very clear at least that's what I try to do and just be like hey listen, I'm not interested, or I'm seeing someone, and so forth.
Expression number three, play footsie.
She started to play footsie with me.
If you play footsie with someone, where are you usually sitting?
If you start playing footsie with someone, or if you play footsie with someone, you're usually sitting at a table.
So is playing footsie something that's usually done openly or in secret?
Well, playing footsie is something that's usually done in secret.
Usually the only two people that know that this is happening, that one is playing footsie with the other, is the two people that are involved.
So the one that's playing footsie and the one that the other person is playing footsie with.
So which parts of the body touch when playing footsie?
Well, You're never going to believe this, but it's actually the foot.
It's the foot and normally another foot.
I'm sure you've seen it.
Maybe it has never happened to you, but you must have seen it in a movie at some point in your life.
Two people sitting at a table.
One is interested in the other one and they want to let them know that they're sexually attracted to them or that they would like to do something sexual with them.
And so usually it's something that's associated with women.
So usually the woman will take off her shoe and start to play footsie with the man, maybe touching the ankle of the man, or maybe touching the leg or even a little bit above.
But yeah, that's what playing footsie is.
Have you ever played footsie with someone?
I have never played footsie with anyone.
I don't know if people actually do it.
Again, the only times I've witnessed it is it has been in movies.
But that's also because, like we said, it happens in secret.
So I don't know, maybe somebody has played footsie right, you know, in front of me and I just never noticed.
But no, personally, never played footsie with anybody and nobody has ever played footsie with me.
Expression number four, toy boy.
I wouldn't mind being her toy boy.
Is a toy boy a boy in a relationship with someone younger or older than him?
Toy boy is someone in a relationship with someone older than him.
Not usually much older, okay?
So my boyfriend is like a year younger than me.
I cannot call him my toy boy because it wouldn't make sense, okay?
It's gotta be, there isn't an exact amount of years of difference that you need to have.
But I would say maybe like six, seven years before you can start calling someone a toy boy.
That's not a great term, okay?
So careful when you use it.
Can you think of examples of female celebrities who are or have been in a relationship with someone younger?
So one of the most famous couples at the moment with a big age difference is Priyanka Chopra.
I think that's how you pronounce it.
I'm not entirely sure.
And Nick Jonas from the Jonas Brothers.
And they have – you can Google them.
They have 10 years difference.
Wow.
Another good example is Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa.
You know Jason Momoa from, what's it called?
Game of Thrones.
And they have an age difference of 12 years.
So that's starting to get quite a lot.
And I think another really famous couple who, they're no longer together.
But they were together for quite a while.
And they even got married.
Recently was Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, and they had 16 years difference.
So again, quite a lot.
And that's why Ashton Kutcher, for example, was referred to as Demi Moore's toy boy.
Once again, not a great term.
Careful with who you use it and when you use it, okay?
All right, let's get to the last expression.
Wingman.
Come on, man.
Can you be my wingman?
Who can be a wingman?
A friend or someone you don't know?
A wingman is usually a friend, a guy friend or a girl friend, okay?
Wingman if it's a guy, wingwoman if it's a girl.
When do you need a wingman?
When you're approaching a friend or when you're approaching someone you're attracted to.
You usually need a wingman when you want to approach, when you want to go talk to someone that you are attracted to.
So why would you need a wingman?
Well, imagine it.
You're at a bar.
You want to go talk to a guy or a girl that you're interested in.
Well, if you go by yourself, that person might feel very intimidated because it's going to be very clear why you're going there.
But if you go with a friend, then, you know, there's not going to be that kind of pressure.
And also your friend can help you get a conversation started or, you know just, it can help you look cooler in a way.
So it's a great help.
It's a great support when you want to hit on someone, when you want to flirt and start a conversation with someone you're attracted to.
And what do you think you need in order to be a good wingman or a good wingwoman?
I think you need to know when it's time to speak and when it's not time to speak because you don't want to attract all of the attention.
And you want to leave space for your friend, obviously because you know you're the wing woman or you're the wingman.
So you want to make sure that your friend is the one who shines.
So just being mindful of when it's time to speak and what things to say and what things...
You don't want to say because you don't want to ruin your friend's reputation.
And that is it for today.
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