Laffy Taffy

[Turbine]

Dude, WHAT?? Haha laffy is out of a rap video?!? Please, enlighten us young whippersnappers as to why laffy is a disrespectful term...

I already pointed you in the right/wrong direction when I said "not to mention the urban dictionary definition"

[CajunEXPRESS]

Good, now nobody will ever know our disgrace.

[ulforlife]

Y'all need to settle down with this Laffy thing. People have been using that for years and while I don't use it I don't really care. It's no different than calling someone Johnny instead of Johnathan or calling your Grandmother Granny. It's just a shortened version, come on. Just because y'all first hear it from a LaTech fan doesn't mean it's disrespectful. Even if Tech does suck

[jumboragncajun]

Y'all need to settle down with this Laffy thing. People have been using that for years and while I don't use it I don't really care. It's no different than calling someone Johnny instead of Johnathan or calling your Grandmother Granny. It's just a shortened version, come on. Just because y'all first hear it from a LaTech fan doesn't mean it's disrespectful. Even if Tech does suck

I agree, I've been saying it since the 'shake that laffy taffy-that laffy taffy' would blare over the speakers at City Bar Downtown (c.2005/2006). Same as saying I'm from 'da bridge' or 'da berry' or 'da pernt' ....'cro-dome!?

[cajunfan337]

I already pointed you in the right/wrong direction when I said "not to mention the urban dictionary definition"

http://m.urbandictionary.com/#define?term=laffy

That's what popped up searching for laffy on UD. Laffy taffy is used frequently as a derogatory term. Not laffy

[Fubs Dubs]

Lighten up and put on your Laffy Pants

http://www.laffypants.com/Home.html

[TheFan]

Some of the homeboys in Lafayette call it the Flatts. Just wanted to throw that out there.

I've also heard it called Boomtown by people in the BR.

[njustice]

You are missing the point. Laffy is not just a word....it's the abbreviation of Lafayette and its has a rather not so pleasant meaning in the same circles that use it. So in essence the "hip new thing" the the younger people are calling Lafayette is out of a rap video.

It's not a term of endearment....it's a term of disrespect. The old turds on the board get it. It's sad to see that young people just don't get it....they don't get many many things these days...they just want to do what's easiest. Its's Sad really.....

The thing is, you DON'T get it. It's a nickname for the city that's been used for the better part of a decade. Most people who use it use it with a sense of excitement or endearment, and to say otherwise is naive. Don't mistake my age for being less intelligent or less clued in to the happenings in the city of Lafayette. That being said...Geaux Cajuns!

[CajunRebel]

Shake that Laffy Taffy by D4L. (Probably NSFW)


But anyway, relax guys. People use "Laffy" in the same way people use NOLA, Beantown, Tinseltown, Sin City, etc. There's nothing negative behind it's use.

[RCAJUN90]

The thing is, you DON'T get it. It's a nickname for the city that's been used for the better part of a decade. Most people who use it use it with a sense of excitement or endearment, and to say otherwise is naive. Don't mistake my age for being less intelligent or less clued in to the happenings in the city of Lafayette. That being said...Geaux Cajuns!

We used it in the late 80's or whenever that LL Cool J video came out.

[njustice]

We used it in the late 80's or whenever that LL Cool J video came out.

Even better!

[cajuncorkdork]

What? That you can't take a joke?

Nope, that you threatened to sock someone over it.... Sock someone?? Are you 85 years old ??? Who says that?