L7
English edit
Etymology edit
The shapes of the characters L and 7 form an approximate square when juxtaposed.
Noun edit
L7 (plural L7s)
- (slang) A square; a stuffy or uncool person.
- 1996, Leon Pettiway, Honey, Honey, Miss Thang: Being Black, Gay, and on the Streets:
- You will marvel at expressions like "That one was a pain in my chewy" and "I was an L7, a square," as well as the expressive play they use with their friends: "Oh, Miss Thang. Child, please. Bitch, it ain't all about you."
- 2005, Paul Chamness Miller, Narratives from the Classroom: An Introduction to Teaching, page 77:
- So while my intelligent-cool students knew that they were smart, they did not wear it on their sleeves for fear of being perceived as an L7 (a square), a nerd, or a geek.
- 2009, Jenny Lofters, Flying Backward in the Sky, page 11:
- "You're an L7."
"A what?" he stopped in his tracks and asked.
"An L7. Put them together and you get a big old square."
See also edit
- L7 (band): American rock band named from this expression.