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It's just your jive talkin'. You're telling me lies, yeah.
Jive talkin', you wear a disguise.
Jive talkin', so misunderstood, yeah.
Jive talkin', you're really no good.

First Jive Dude: Shiiiiit, maaaaan. That honky muf' be messin' mah old lady... got to be runnin' cold upside down his head, you know?note 
Second Jive Dude: Hey home', I can dig it. Know ain't gonna lay no mo' big rap up on you, man!note 
First Jive Dude: I say hey, sky... subba say I wan' see...note 
Second Jive Dude: Uh-huh.note 
First Jive Dude: ...pray to J I did the same ol' same ol'!note 
Second Jive Dude: Hey... knock a self a pro, Slick! That gray matter backlot perform us DOWN, I take TCB-in', man!note 
First Jive Dude: Hey, you know what they say: see a broad to get dat booty yak 'em...note 
Both Jive Dudes: ...leg 'er down a smack 'em yak 'em!note 
First Jive Dude: Col' got to be! Y'know? Shiiiiit.note 

"You think you got the juice? Show your bling and let me shine you!"

Narrator: In the hip-hop world, you want to be phat.
Goofy: Fat!? It's these pants, right?
Narrator: You want to be fly.
Goofy: It's open!? (covers crotch)
Narrator: You want to relax, homie.
Goofy: Who's homely!?
Narrator: You want to get down with your bad self.
House of Mouse, "How to be Groovy, Cool and Fly"

"The Luke Cage comic had some problems. He had all the rage of a revolutionary 70s black man, but angry black men in the 70s didn't write no jive funny books. And from the looks of his jibba jabba, I don't think they even had one around to do part-time consulting. So at any given time, Luke Cage may or may not have been saying things that mean anything. Then this nonsense moon language was sent to people even more square where they put it through a filter to make sure it was rated G. This may be why every panel of every issue, Luke Cage punctuates his sentences by putting his fist through all nearby objects. Because it's hard to express your anger at the establishment when your mouth only forms kindergarten Madlibs."

Shawn: Ooh! I'm getting some serious jive, and it is fly! ... Ooh, yeah. The field is strong. Ooo! I am gettin’ it. And it is one bad mutha—-
Gus: Shut yo mouth!
Shawn: I’m havin’ a vision.
Gus: I can dig it.
Psych, episode 3x05: "Disco Didn’t Die. It Was Murdered!"

[assessing communication efficiency...]
[efficiency: 12.42%]
[enabling contemporary speech mode]

What is crackalacking, home skillet? Let us bounce to the promised land fo sho. I am bout it bout it, so listen while I [SLANG_NOT_FOUND] you the facts.
Telephone, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion

Niko: What does he look like?
Playboy X: Well, son ain't too diesel or nothing, he a regular lookin' dude, nahmean? Now, he don't flash his guap too much, but you can see it in his eye, that he a hustler.
Niko: Eh?
Playboy X: Homie ain't too brolic, but he ain't scrawny, either. And he be stylin' on 'em a little, ya dig? I mean, he ain't too bummy, but he grimy, too.
Niko: So ... he's the average one?

"Boy, are you corny! You're like a square at the fair! A goon from Saskatoon! You come off like a broken arm. You're a sad apple. A longhair! A corn husker! In other words, you don't send me. So, bail out, brother. Get lost! And here's your rat, cat!"
Toots, Tom and Jerry, "The Zoot Cat"

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