Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
gimbaza
English translation:
middle school brats
Added to glossary by
Martyna Matyszczyk
Feb 23, 2018 21:16
6 yrs ago
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Polish term
gimbaza
Polish to English
Other
Slang
tekst marketingowy
Wyrażenie użyte w tekście marketingowym jako określenie grupy docelowej. Moim zdaniem "middle-school kids" nie oddaje charakteru tego słowa - chodzi o dzieciaki przyklejone do komputerów, o nieszczególnych ambicjach, ślepo podążające za modą, postrzegane przez starszych jako niedoświadczone i mało pojętne.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | middle school brats |
Darius Saczuk
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| 3 | teenybopper |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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| 3 | tweens / early teens |
Cake
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References
| High school stereotypes |
geopiet
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Proposed translations
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29 mins
Darius Saczuk
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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110
Selected
middle school brats
Commonly used in everyday speech.
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Hey Congress! 4 Ways To Break A Stalemate - Forbes
Forbes › sites › 2013/10/08 › he...
Oct 8, 2013 · ... even downright angry, that representatives they elected – and pay for through their taxes – act more like middle-school brats than responsible adults.
Middle School Students Help Bust Substitute Teacher Patricia ...
www.dreamindemon.com › threads › mi...
Nov 21, 2013 · Krystal Trusted Member. Credit: $2,585.14. I would have to be drunk too to be teaching snotty, little middle school brats. Just sayin'. Agree x 1. Krystal, Nov 22 ...
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Issue 3: Love Buzz - PRINT-ORIENTED ...
Print Oriented Bastards › issue-3-love-buzz
When we were still middle-school brats and, between us, had only a few artifacts. The Rolling Stone articles and Azerrad's book, which was full of clues. The Mazzy Star and ...
Working at CME Associates: Employee Reviews | Indeed.com
Indeed.com › cmp › reviews
Girls in the office acting like middle school brats who talk about you and start problems. Not the type of environment I prefer. Pay is bad, people need to grow up, and they wonder why ...
Rating
3.7(9)
teaching the Hunger Games to 13 years olds can be rewarding - A.d.Rowe
www.adrowe.com › havent-done-this-in-...
Oct 24, 2012 · Those middle school brats can just suck the life out of you…in a good way of course. I actually love my job even though there are days I'd rather be elsewhere.
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Hey Congress! 4 Ways To Break A Stalemate - Forbes
Forbes › sites › 2013/10/08 › he...
Oct 8, 2013 · ... even downright angry, that representatives they elected – and pay for through their taxes – act more like middle-school brats than responsible adults.
Middle School Students Help Bust Substitute Teacher Patricia ...
www.dreamindemon.com › threads › mi...
Nov 21, 2013 · Krystal Trusted Member. Credit: $2,585.14. I would have to be drunk too to be teaching snotty, little middle school brats. Just sayin'. Agree x 1. Krystal, Nov 22 ...
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Issue 3: Love Buzz - PRINT-ORIENTED ...
Print Oriented Bastards › issue-3-love-buzz
When we were still middle-school brats and, between us, had only a few artifacts. The Rolling Stone articles and Azerrad's book, which was full of clues. The Mazzy Star and ...
Working at CME Associates: Employee Reviews | Indeed.com
Indeed.com › cmp › reviews
Girls in the office acting like middle school brats who talk about you and start problems. Not the type of environment I prefer. Pay is bad, people need to grow up, and they wonder why ...
Rating
3.7(9)
teaching the Hunger Games to 13 years olds can be rewarding - A.d.Rowe
www.adrowe.com › havent-done-this-in-...
Oct 24, 2012 · Those middle school brats can just suck the life out of you…in a good way of course. I actually love my job even though there are days I'd rather be elsewhere.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Ostatecznie wybrałam tę odpowiedź, native speaker nie miał obiekcji :) Dziękuję wszystkim za pomoc!"
1 hr
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English , Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
55
teenybopper
A teenybopper is a young teenager who follows adolescent trends in music, fashion and culture.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenybopper
: a young teenager who is enthusiastically devoted to popular music and to current fads
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teenybopper
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Forever Tugging at Teenager’s Purse Strings: A Look at the Commodification of Teenybopper
At some point in our life we have all been fans of something. It could be a specific musician, like Jay-Z, book like Harry Potter, or television show, like Park & Recreation. There is no specific archetype when you imagine these fans and there is really no stigma associated with them. However there is one fan group that typically receives rolling eyes or sighs out of annoyance, and those fans are teenyboppers. These fans have a lot of adjectives associated with them, mainly crazy, but they are a subculture that should be better understood before written off.
You may be wondering why one would consider teenyboppers a subculture because they are not trying to create a change in society or bring recognition to an issue they find important, but Teenyboppers fit into many of Ken Gelder’s definition for a subculture
https://repsub13.wordpress.com/projects/teenyboppers/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenybopper
: a young teenager who is enthusiastically devoted to popular music and to current fads
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teenybopper
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Forever Tugging at Teenager’s Purse Strings: A Look at the Commodification of Teenybopper
At some point in our life we have all been fans of something. It could be a specific musician, like Jay-Z, book like Harry Potter, or television show, like Park & Recreation. There is no specific archetype when you imagine these fans and there is really no stigma associated with them. However there is one fan group that typically receives rolling eyes or sighs out of annoyance, and those fans are teenyboppers. These fans have a lot of adjectives associated with them, mainly crazy, but they are a subculture that should be better understood before written off.
You may be wondering why one would consider teenyboppers a subculture because they are not trying to create a change in society or bring recognition to an issue they find important, but Teenyboppers fit into many of Ken Gelder’s definition for a subculture
https://repsub13.wordpress.com/projects/teenyboppers/
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Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
geopiet
: that's girls only ...
4 hrs
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Thank you, geopiet. Originally, yes, but nowadays it can be applied to any teeenagers.
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2 days 12 hrs
tweens / early teens
kolejna propozycja
Reference comments
5 hrs
Reference:
High school stereotypes
Prep: Shallow, wears Hollister/Abercrombie. Listens to mainstream shit. Rich spoiled kids that are snobs.
Teenybopper: Pre-teen girl, likes Justin Bieber and Twilight. Keeps up with horrid popular fads.
Poser: Copy "popular" cliques. Would do anything to fit in, despite being fake.
Skater : Usually reckless, skate shirts, mingles with druggies.
Ghetto: Loud/annoying, undeserved sense of entitlement. Often black or Puerto Rican.
Jock/Cheerleader: The envy of many, get what they want, and often mingle with preps.
Nerd: The most picked on clique because others are jealous of their intelligence.
Geek: Not always smart. Many read anime and play video games.
Emo/Goth: "Depressed," wear black. Goths think they're more hardcore and smoke.
Scene: "Happy emos." Have a weird sense of style, but not original.
Punk/Rocker: Listens to rock music despite its unpopularity, smarter than mainstream sheep.
Metalhead: Don't like mainstream and preps, but are quite awesome and intelligent.
Druggie: Most preferred drug is weed, loves Bob Marley.
Creeper: Scary kid that nobody likes.
Loner: They have no friends.
Triple A's: Excel in Academics, Athletics, and Arts. Do community service and after-school activities. Usually ambitious.
Average: They are hard to be branded into cliques. They don't stand out and just hang out with friends. Many high schoolers are average.
High school stereotypes are use to brand students, though they are not often right.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=High school ...
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Middle school cliques
Sociologists Patricia and Peter Adler claim that Middle School cliques can fall under four specific labels:
The Popular Clique – members of this clique are generally known to have the most friends in their school, and are viewed as having the most fun.
The Fringe Group – members of this clique follow in the shadow of members of the popular clique—they mimic the popular cliques' actions, structure and guidelines, but are not actually part of it. They are "second in line" to the popular kids.
The Friendship Circles – members of friendship circles tend to be groups of friends who share a common belief, interest, style, appearance, or hobby, or are looking for their own culture separate from the other cliques.
The Loners – members of this group seem to have very few friends, and prefer to work and be alone. Some may be envious of those who belong to a different clique.
The friendship circles can be divided into some categories, such as...
The Athletic Group - members of this group play sports in or outside of school. They tend to have many friends and are sometimes with the popular clique. These kids are usually in a regular relationship.
The Nerds/Geeks- members of this group are studious, and care a lot about their schoolwork. Some may be socially impaired, however most have friends in the same group. They prefer video games, studying, and reading instead of playing sports or going to large social events.
The Punks/Emos – members of punk or emo cliques tend to have small amounts of friends and trouble interacting with others, they can be seen as violent or depressed due to their heavy use of makeup and dark clothing. This clique is less common in middle schools than it may be in high schools.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescent_cliques#Middle_scho...
Teenybopper: Pre-teen girl, likes Justin Bieber and Twilight. Keeps up with horrid popular fads.
Poser: Copy "popular" cliques. Would do anything to fit in, despite being fake.
Skater : Usually reckless, skate shirts, mingles with druggies.
Ghetto: Loud/annoying, undeserved sense of entitlement. Often black or Puerto Rican.
Jock/Cheerleader: The envy of many, get what they want, and often mingle with preps.
Nerd: The most picked on clique because others are jealous of their intelligence.
Geek: Not always smart. Many read anime and play video games.
Emo/Goth: "Depressed," wear black. Goths think they're more hardcore and smoke.
Scene: "Happy emos." Have a weird sense of style, but not original.
Punk/Rocker: Listens to rock music despite its unpopularity, smarter than mainstream sheep.
Metalhead: Don't like mainstream and preps, but are quite awesome and intelligent.
Druggie: Most preferred drug is weed, loves Bob Marley.
Creeper: Scary kid that nobody likes.
Loner: They have no friends.
Triple A's: Excel in Academics, Athletics, and Arts. Do community service and after-school activities. Usually ambitious.
Average: They are hard to be branded into cliques. They don't stand out and just hang out with friends. Many high schoolers are average.
High school stereotypes are use to brand students, though they are not often right.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=High school ...
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Middle school cliques
Sociologists Patricia and Peter Adler claim that Middle School cliques can fall under four specific labels:
The Popular Clique – members of this clique are generally known to have the most friends in their school, and are viewed as having the most fun.
The Fringe Group – members of this clique follow in the shadow of members of the popular clique—they mimic the popular cliques' actions, structure and guidelines, but are not actually part of it. They are "second in line" to the popular kids.
The Friendship Circles – members of friendship circles tend to be groups of friends who share a common belief, interest, style, appearance, or hobby, or are looking for their own culture separate from the other cliques.
The Loners – members of this group seem to have very few friends, and prefer to work and be alone. Some may be envious of those who belong to a different clique.
The friendship circles can be divided into some categories, such as...
The Athletic Group - members of this group play sports in or outside of school. They tend to have many friends and are sometimes with the popular clique. These kids are usually in a regular relationship.
The Nerds/Geeks- members of this group are studious, and care a lot about their schoolwork. Some may be socially impaired, however most have friends in the same group. They prefer video games, studying, and reading instead of playing sports or going to large social events.
The Punks/Emos – members of punk or emo cliques tend to have small amounts of friends and trouble interacting with others, they can be seen as violent or depressed due to their heavy use of makeup and dark clothing. This clique is less common in middle schools than it may be in high schools.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescent_cliques#Middle_scho...
Discussion
Blend of gimnazjum (“type of secondary school”) + baza (“base, depot, headquarters”)
(slang) gimnazjum; a type of secondary school in Poland
(slang, derogatory, mass noun) pupils of these secondary schools
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gimbaza