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We got a call from the bank and said, are you aware that there's no funds in this account?
A string of victims across the U.S. stretching from coast to coast.
The amount of victims in such a short time was unbelievable.
Real people losing real money, but the criminals are ghosts.
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Hello and welcome to Authentic, Real English, where we explain expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too.
I'm Feifei and I'm joined by Georgie.
Hello everyone.
So Georgie, what are we learning in this programme?
We are learning an interesting use of the word coded, because it's something my friend has started using a lot and it's become quite popular on the internet.
OK, well why don't you tell us about a typical way your friend might use coded.
Sure.
So this friend in particular loves sending me internet videos and memes.
So imagine she sends me a video where she thinks the person in it is similar to me.
She might say something like, this is so you coded.
And that just means the person in the video matches my traits in some way.
They're similar to me.
Ah, OK.
So the person in the video might be a little clumsy, forgetful and a little bit silly?
Feifei!
Well, yes, fine.
Now, it's not always about a person being similar.
It could be a thing with a similar vibe or aesthetic.
Do you have any examples of this, Feifei?
Well, you know, I love bright, intense colours and I saw some paintings the other day in a shop and I thought wow, those are so me-coded.
They were very me.
Let's listen to some more examples.
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I was watching this film yesterday and this character, I mean he's a total mess, but he's so me-coded.
I mean, he's just like me.
You ate chips and beans for dinner?
That is so student-coded.
Have you met the new colleague yet?
He's so George-coded.
He likes board games and he wears glasses, just like George.
你正在收听的是BBC英语教学的地道英语节目。 刚刚我们一起学习了俗语coded的用法。 形容词coded原本的意思是编码的加密的。
那麼這個時候你就可以用這件事的名稱或人名加上coded來描述它。
So basically, if you see something that reminds you of a person or thing because it shares the same traits or aesthetic, you can express that in a snappy way by saying the word or name and adding coded.
Yes, and a similar way of expressing the same thing is it gives off the vibe of.
For example, the person in that video gave very Georgie vibes.
Yes, so you can say those paintings give off Fei Fei vibes.
Thanks for joining us.
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We got a call from the bank and said, are you aware that there's no funds in this account?
A string of victims across the U.S. stretching from coast to coast.
The amount of victims in such a short time was unbelievable.
Real people losing real money, but the criminals are ghosts.
The anger, the frustration, the fear.
This is The story of a cybercrime case that stretches from small-town America to the back streets of Moscow.
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