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Yas walks in on a fake New York call and claims Dom. She calls it low-key fucking at the moment, then inflates karaoke into a concert. Gia is left with one question: he sings now?
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00:00 When the stars align, the great conjunction happened-- - I'm starting to think maybe this wasn't-- - Sorry. 00:02 I was on a call with the New York office. I was like, "I gotta go!" 00:04 And they were like, "No!" [laughs] Anyway... [gasps] You must be Gia. 00:08 Wow, girl, your profile pics do not do you justice . 00:11 I'm Yas. 00:14 Hi. I'm Eric. 00:16 Ah. He of the low-res cock . 00:17 - [spits] - [laughs] My rep precedes me. 00:20 Geez! 00:21 Thank you. Smells amazing. 00:22 Sorry, I'm a little bit lost . 00:25 - You are... - Yas. Dom's... 00:28 Well, we're not really labelling it yet, are we ? 00:31 But I guess we're just kind of low-key fucking at the moment . 00:33 Uh, we're vibin' , so, you know... 00:35 - Okay. - [Yas] Who knows? 00:37 Okay, I see you, movin' up in the world . 00:41 Not up. 00:43 Um, I thought we agreed-- I know what I said, but I missed you, my sexy dumpling. 00:48 You guys don't mind, right? 00:50 - [clears throat] No. - Mm-mmm. 00:51 No, I-- I love that you're here. 00:53 Um, we actually ordered some bits for the table, so help yourself . 00:57 And try one of those croquette tings, it'll make you cream. 01:00 Geez! 01:02 Anyway, I wanna know everything. 01:07 Um, how-- how did you guys meet? 01:09 Oh, it's a pretty cute story . Do you wanna tell it, bub? 01:12 No, you, uh, go for it , bub. 01:16 You guys heard of Nothin' But A G Thang? 01:18 It's this fire hip-hop karaoke night. 01:20 Me and my girls were there a few nights back . 01:22 And, you know, I was just chillin' , fighting off an onslaught of dead guys . 01:26 And just as I'm thinkin', " Rah , there isn't a single decent guy in this entire place ," I hear... 01:32 - We have Yas! Come on! - [applause] Turns out one of my girls put my name down as a joke ! [laughs] [emcee] How about we have ourselves a little duet? 01:44 And it was just this immediate, deep, animal attraction. 01:51 Palpable sexual energy crackling. Everyone in the room could feel it. 01:53 - [laughs] - Really? 01:55 - Yeah. - Yeah, really. 01:56 But, you know, calling it "a room" makes it sound kinda small. 02:03 - [Dom] We lit that place up . - [fan] We love you, Dom and Yas! 02:07 - [Dom] People were losin' their minds . - [fan] I want your babies! 02:10 And there was just, like, this sea of people . 02:13 - Like a mini concert. - Mmm. 02:15 And when we finished, the crowd started chanting... 02:17 Dom and Yas. Dom and Yas. 02:20 - Yas and Dom. Yam and Yas. - Dom-Dom. Dom and Yas. 02:22 Dom and Yas! Yas and Dom! Dom and Yas! Yas and Dom! 02:26 And they were screamin'... 02:28 Encore! Encore! 02:30 "Encore! Encore!" 02:37 They were gonna tear the place down if we didn't go again, - so we did, like, five, six... - It was 20. 02:41 - ...more songs. It was wild. - Mm-hmm. 02:44 Well, that's gotta be, hands down , the greatest hook-up story of all time . 02:49 I have a question. 02:50 You did karaoke? 02:53 I guess you were right. 02:55 People do change. 02:57 - [waiters] Lamb? - Yeah-- - No! - [pounds on table] - Thank you! - [Yas snickers] Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 32 Collocation 18 Grammar 3 Pronunciation 4 Slang 7
P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:08 do someone justice do someone justice
represent someone fairly Wow, girl, your profile pics do not do you justice . G Grammar B2 ↩ 00:08 your profile pics do not do you justice idiom negation: The negation sits on the whole idiom, not one photo. Wow, girl, your profile pics do not do you justice . ↗ Slang C1 ↩ 00:16 low-res cock a blurry dick pic — Harsh sexual insult; never polite. Ah. He of the low-res cock . P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:22 a little bit lost a little bit lost
confused about the situation
lost means socially confused, not geographically Sorry, I'm a little bit lost . P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:28 label something label something
give the relationship a name Well, we're not really labelling it yet, are we ? G Grammar B1 ↩ 00:28 we're not really labelling it yet, are we tag question: The tag recruits Dom into the no-label story. Well, we're not really labelling it yet, are we ? P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:31 at the moment at the moment
right now, for now But I guess we're just kind of low-key fucking at the moment . S Pronunciation ↩ 00:31 at the moment Practice as one unit; do not claim we heard the join. But I guess we're just kind of low-key fucking at the moment . S Pronunciation ↩ 00:31 low-key fucking Keep low quiet so fucking still lands. But I guess we're just kind of low-key fucking at the moment . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 00:31 low-key quietly, unofficially — Softens a claim; not for contracts. But I guess we're just kind of low-key fucking at the moment . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 00:33 vibin' clicking, in the mood — Vibe talk only; not for reports. Uh, we're vibin' , so, you know... P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:37 move up in the world move up in the world
rise in status Okay, I see you, movin' up in the world . S Pronunciation ↩ 00:37 movin' up Practice without the g; unverified on the take. Okay, I see you, movin' up in the world . P Collocation A1 ↩ 00:53 help yourself help yourself
take food freely Um, we actually ordered some bits for the table, so help yourself . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:09 a pretty cute story a pretty cute story
a sweet origin story Oh, it's a pretty cute story . Do you wanna tell it, bub? P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:12 go for it go for it
go ahead No, you, uh, go for it , bub. ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:18 fire excellent — Hype slang, not workplace prose. It's this fire hip-hop karaoke night. P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:20 a few nights back a few nights back
a few nights ago Me and my girls were there a few nights back . ↗ Slang A2 ↩ 01:22 chillin' hanging out — Casual hanging; not for email. And, you know, I was just chillin' , fighting off an onslaught of dead guys . ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 01:22 dead guys boring men — Dismissive; keep it off introductions. And, you know, I was just chillin' , fighting off an onslaught of dead guys . G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:26 there isn't a single decent guy in this entire place there-clause: The there-clause wipes the room before Dom appears. And just as I'm thinkin', " Rah , there isn't a single decent guy in this entire place ," I hear... ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 01:26 Rah an annoyed gasp — London burst; not for writing. And just as I'm thinkin', " Rah , there isn't a single decent guy in this entire place ," I hear... P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:32 put someone's name down put someone's name down
sign someone up - We have Yas! Come on! - [applause] Turns out one of my girls put my name down as a joke ! [laughs] [emcee] How about we have ourselves a little duet? P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:32 as a joke as a joke
for a laugh - We have Yas! Come on! - [applause] Turns out one of my girls put my name down as a joke ! [laughs] [emcee] How about we have ourselves a little duet? P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:03 light a place up light a place up
set the room on fire, figuratively - [Dom] We lit that place up . - [fan] We love you, Dom and Yas! P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:07 lose one's mind lose one's mind
go wild with excitement - [Dom] People were losin' their minds . - [fan] I want your babies! P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:10 a sea of people a sea of people
a huge crowd And there was just, like, this sea of people . P Collocation B2 ↩ 02:37 tear the place down tear the place down
riot for an encore They were gonna tear the place down if we didn't go again, - so we did, like, five, six... - It was 20. P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:44 hands down hands down
without a contest Well, that's gotta be, hands down , the greatest hook-up story of all time . P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:44 a hook-up story a hook-up story
how they got together Well, that's gotta be, hands down , the greatest hook-up story of all time . P Collocation A2 ↩ 02:44 of all time of all time
ever, historically Well, that's gotta be, hands down , the greatest hook-up story of all time . S Pronunciation ↩ 02:44 hands down Two beats before the superlative. Well, that's gotta be, hands down , the greatest hook-up story of all time .
Teaching points Review right after watching My level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
✦ Collocation A2 ↩ 00:31 at the moment right now, for this stretch auto-pauses In the scene Yas uses at the moment to plant a sex relationship before anyone can object.We're not engaged. We're just sharing a flat at the moment. In daily life I'm on a break at the moment, not dating. ✦ Swearing B2 ↩ 00:31 fucking having sex, said as status above my level In the scene Yas announces sex with Dom in front of Gia, as if it were small talk.Don't tell my boss we're just fucking at the moment. In daily life It's not a title. We're just fucking. ✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 00:08 do you justice show you as good as you are above my level In the scene Yas flatters Gia's photos as she installs herself as Dom's person.That passport photo does not do you justice. In daily life Your ID doesn't do you justice. ✦ Irony B1 ↩ 00:41 not up rejecting the upgrade joke auto-pauses In the scene Eric calls Yas moving up; Dom answers Not up, refusing the ranking.Moving up? Not up. She's just here. In daily life New job? Not up. Different hours. ✦ Pun B2 ↩ 00:57 cream food praise that means orgasm above my level In the scene Eric repeats the croquette sex joke to Yas as if this were still his date.If you say the pie makes you cream, my dad will leave the table. In daily life One bite. It'll make you cream. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 02:44 hands down with no contest auto-pauses In the scene Eric crowns the karaoke myth as the greatest hook-up story before Gia can test it.That's hands down the worst excuse I've heard today. In daily life She wins it hands down. ✦ Slang B1 ↩ 00:37 movin' up leveling up in status auto-pauses In the scene Eric treats Yas as Dom's upgrade, ranking her against Gia at the table.New postcode, new coat. Look at you, movin' up. In daily life Manager now? Movin' up in the world. ✦ Slang B2 ↩ 01:18 fire excellent, exciting above my level In the scene Yas starts the karaoke myth by calling the night fire.That playlist is fire, but the story still sounds rehearsed. In daily life This mix is fire.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “But I guess we're just kind of low-key fucking at the moment.”
Why it's great
She refuses a label, then uses sex to plant herself next to Dom.
Use it yourself
We're not labelling it. Just low-key dating at the moment.
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“Well, that's gotta be, hands down, the greatest hook-up story of all time.”
Why it's great
The superlative is a stamp: believe this, or look joyless.
Use it yourself
That's hands down the best meet-cute I've heard.
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Monologue One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage ❝ karaoke meet-cute pitch ↩ 01:16
You guys heard of Nothin' But A G Thang? It's this fire hip-hop karaoke night. Me and my girls were there a few nights back. And, you know, I was just chillin', fighting off an onslaught of dead guys. And just as I'm thinkin', "Rah, there isn't a single decent guy in this entire place," I hear...
Takeaways What you walk away with At the moment keeps the claim unofficial and public. Low-key fucking is a status, not a whisper. Hands down stamps a myth before it can be checked. Not up refuses the ranking of one woman over another.
People also search Questions, then the lines What does 'at the moment' do in Yas's line? It refuses a title while making the sex claim public at the table.
Why does 'Not up' matter after 'movin' up'? Dom flips the upgrade joke so Yas is not ranked against Gia.
Is 'hands down' sincere praise here? It stamps the karaoke myth before Gia can test a single fact.
What does 'People do change' answer? Gia's smallest question after the encore: he does karaoke now?
