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06-25-2019 06:10 PM - edited 06-25-2019 06:14 PM
Today I decided to watch Gourmet Food with SS & RB (who I can do without). Did not watch it all but when I did watch segments, both SS and RB used the term "that's my jam" or "I'm jamming"....always thought that term referred to songs and/or music--JT does "Jane's Jam" on her shoe shows! Have heard SS use this term on her cooking show and wondered what she was talking about. Am I out of touch with the lingo or or just not understanding the meaning of the term????
06-25-2019 06:19 PM - edited 06-25-2019 06:21 PM
@ScarletDove - It's the same principle: If a particular song is "your jam," as in a tune you really enjoy, then another object being "your jam" has a similar effect on you.
ETA: Unless, of course, the ladies were selling actual jam...
06-25-2019 06:23 PM
"That's my jam." = "That's my thing."
06-25-2019 06:24 PM
@ScarletDove: "That's my jam" and "I'm jamming" aren't new expressions. They're what you'd call "old school" sayings. I remember "that's my jam" referring to a favorite song or record. "I'm jamming" is a little hard to explain. Here's my explanation: when someone says "I'm jamming", it simply means they're doing their thing and having fun. Get it?
06-25-2019 09:03 PM
Thanks for the explanation everyone... I remember using the term "jam session" but I was rather young (teen/20's) when we used it. I figured the expression had been recycled to mean somethng different since it was food shows, although it actually sounded rather juvenile to me coming from grown women.
06-25-2019 09:16 PM
On Shoe Shopping with Jane, when she say's Jane's Jam, I always think of toe jam. ewww.
06-26-2019 08:14 PM
No wonder a lot of the population cannot even put a correct sentence together. The English skills in the US are terrible. All these abbreviations, slang terms, etc. Imguess I must be getting old.
06-26-2019 08:17 PM
@Jinlei wrote:No wonder a lot of the population cannot even put a correct sentence together. The English skills in the US are terrible. All these abbreviations, slang terms, etc. Imguess I must be getting old.
Slang has been around since forever.
Every generation has had their own slang words.
Even yours.
06-26-2019 08:22 PM
@Lost in Yonkers wrote:On Shoe Shopping with Jane, when she say's Jane's Jam, I always think of toe jam. ewww.
Agree with you. "Jane's Jam" is a poor name for that segment, particularly since she's known to try on shoes in her bare feet.
06-29-2019 07:29 PM
I agree with you! The phrase that I just don't get is "she's rocking those shoes" or "rocking those jeans". I think it means that the person looks good wearing the item. Is that right? I don't get out much! LOL!
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