Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“I tried steroids. Me and my buddies tried it back in the day. We didn’t know what we were doing.”
-Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, on using steroids to get bigger muscles. (BET)
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
some time ago; a while back
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson looks like the kind of guy who was just born with arms the size of car tires. But of course, like anyone else, he had to work out hard to make his muscles as big as they are. Now it turns out that he had a little help…from steroids.
It’s pretty surprising to hear The Rock admit that he used steroids in the past. A lot of athletes have been getting in trouble recently for taking these drugs to help them build bigger muscles. But The Rock says he tried steroids back in the day. We use this expression to talk about a period in our lives that ended a long time ago. Usually, it’s a time we look back on fondly, like childhood. So by saying he tried steroids back in the day, The Rock is suggesting that he did it many years ago, when he was just a foolish young kid.
Remember, back in the day is a non-specific time. We wouldn’t say, “Back in the day last month I went to a really fun party,” because that refers to a specific event that happened pretty recently. But we can say, “Back in the day, I used to party all the time, but now I prefer to stay home and go to bed early.”
But if you do say that, your friends might wish they had known you back in the day, because you’re so boring now.
Examples
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“Back in the day, I used to ski 3 or 4 times a week. Now I’m lucky if I go that many times a year.”
“Jessica was mean to me back in the day but now we’re friends.”
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