| 1. metal fastener with a spiral grooved shaft; act of twisting or rotating; propeller; coercive pressure; sexual intercourse (Slang); miser, scrooge; old worn-out horse; salary, wages (British Slang); prison guard, warden. attach with a screw; turn or twist like a screw; twist, contort; apply pressure, apply force; extort; cheat, swindle; have sexual intercourse, copulate (Slang). cheat, shaft, get an unfair advantage (also see: get screwed) Twice I tried to strike a deal with him and twice he screwed me. to play a hip-hop record at a slower speed, said to accentuate the bass and facilitate mixes with ballads. Also screw mixes, get my screw on. Originated in the late 80's, when Fresh Records released 12 singles at 45 rpm. Many DJ's missed the speed designation and mistakenly played it at the slower 33 rpm speed. Many listeners began to intentionally request those records (esp. Mantronix's Fresh is the Word ) at the slow speed. Now done with CD players with variable pitch (or vinyl). screwscrew (skr&udd;), n. [oe. scrue, of. escroue, escroe, female screw, f. écrou, l. scrobis a ditch, trench, in ll., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. d. schroef a screw, g. schraube, icel. skrūfa.] |
