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I have seen many SDnetters using this phrase and I have no idea where it comes from or what it means.

Could someone please help me out?

effectively it's another way of saying 'damn straight', or 'damn right'.

Darth_Zod wrote:effectively it's another way of saying 'damn straight', or 'damn right'.

Damn skippy.

DPDarkPrimus wrote:

Darth_Zod wrote:effectively it's another way of saying 'damn straight', or 'damn right'.

Damn skippy.

I was going to say that- stealing my joke, bastard

In Australia Skippy or Skip is semi-racist slang for White Australian so you have Boongs, Slopes, Wogs and Skips meaning Aborigines, Asians, Non-English Europeans and Native White Australians. The English are called Pomms which is short for Whinging Pomm

Damn Skippy is a slang term from the early 90's in the US. I first heard it in the O.P.P. by Naughty by Nature. I don't know if they originated it or just made it popular.

I think the term has been around longer than the 1990's.

or maybe someone really didnt like that damn kangaroo (understandable) and the name got taken out of context

Ravenwing wrote:or maybe someone really didnt like that damn kangaroo (understandable) and the name got taken out of context

There was also that horrible show called "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo"(or variation on that theme), a rather bad Lassy ripoff.

ggs wrote:

Ravenwing wrote:or maybe someone really didnt like that damn kangaroo (understandable) and the name got taken out of context

There was also that horrible show called "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo"(or variation on that theme), a rather bad Lassy ripoff.

ah yes, what better way to promote all australians as idiots with koalas up telephone poles. but who wouldnt think that in the middle of sydney there would be a bloody kangaroo. (dont say anything stupid about taronga zoo, i know its there)

Don't bash Skippy he was really Good..... and tasted great

MarkIX wrote:Don't bash Skippy he was really Good..... and tasted great

youv eaten kangaroo? i live here and iv never eaten kangaroo. (watd it tase like?)

Ravenwing wrote:

MarkIX wrote:Don't bash Skippy he was really Good..... and tasted great

youv eaten kangaroo? i live here and iv never eaten kangaroo. (watd it tase like?)

It tastes like people but seriously go to a specialty butcher and get some thats the easiest way to find out, try crocodile as well

Kangaroo tastes great, specially marinaded. Tastes a bit like gamey steak really

pellaeons_scion wrote:Kangaroo tastes great, specially marinaded. Tastes a bit like gamey steak really

So it tastes like dog, then.

So how does "the evil twin skippy" factor into this. I've seen it in Doonsbury, roleplaying groups and most recently in reviews of Nemesis....