TURN DOWN FOR WHAT

Since the end of last year, Americans have sầu been listening và nhảy đầm to lớn the hypnotic DJ Snake và Lil"Jon tune "Turn Down for What" and its obsessive chorus, "Turn down for what? Turn down for what? Turn down for what? Turn down for what? Turn down for what?"

But, there seems to be a bit of confusion in some segments of the population as to what it means. Here, for your consideration, is a basic explainer.

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Okay. Let"s have it. What does "turn down for what" mean?

In order to lớn explain "turn down" you have lớn first understand turnt or turnt up. That"s slang and a way for people khổng lồ say that they"re having a really good time, sometimes with the help of alcohol or weed.

Over the past couple of years, turnt has worked its way into music. One artist who likes lớn sing about being turnt up is the criminally under-appreciated singer known as Ciara. Ciara, who once had a feud with Rihanmãng cầu & was hardly ever heard from again, has a four-minute song about a man who makes her feel super turnt up:

Beyonce, who has wider appeal than Ciara, has sung about being turnt too. She guest stars on The-Dream"s traông xã "Turnt", singing "Turnt up lớn the ceiling/Burnt up, till you ain"t got no feeling":

If being turnt up is so fun, why would someone want to turn (turnt) down?

That"s the point.

"Turn down for what" is a song about keeping the partying going. "Fire up that loud/Another round of shots" is Lil Jon telling you or someone lớn keep the các buổi tiệc nhỏ going. (Loud is slang for good chất lượng marijuana.)

"Turn down for what?" is a rhetorical question. There"s nothing, at this moment in time, that"s worth coming down from this high, Lil Jon feels. What would make you want lớn sober up instead of being drunk/high/having a good time?

Nothing.

There are things worth turning down for, right?

Well, it depends. I firmly believe in a theory that age has a direct effect on the propensity for turning down:

Chart by Joss Fong

Hangovers and morning-afters get harsher the older you get. These things could affect your ability khổng lồ stay turnt up all night. The people who can get away with never turning down are primarily babies, very rich rappers, socialites, & college students with afternoon classes.

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There are some things that are truly worth turning down for. A few thoughts:

Fresh sheetsAn early morning meetingNando"s Peri Peri chickenFeeding the cat HungerFear you left your straightening iron on An important family eventAvoiding an Uber price surgeAn upset stomachDark Sky telling you rain is comingGetting eight hours of sleepMorning yogaIf the police ask you toChicken parmSelf-reflectionMud maskResponsibilitiesPedicuresCakeCooking lentilsNetflixTinderNever wanting to get turnt in the first placeGame of Thrones

In a recent Ask Me Anything session with Reddit, Lil Jon was asked what gets him turnt, & what he would turn down for. His answer was "Tequila Police":

The assumption here is that tequila gets hlặng turnt, & he turns down for police. Punctuation does neither.

Will people judge me for turning down?

Maybe. They might be too busy being turnt to even notice you ghosting & turning down. You should just vày you.

Last question: How popular has "Turn Down for What" gotten?

This guide was written in July. It is now October and "Turn Down for What" has been used in (ahy vọng other things) a "get out and vote" campaign and a Project Runway advertisement since this guide was published. On October 14, Michelle Obama danced with a turnip while making a pun on the tuy nhiên ("turnip for what"):

Nothing will ever be the same.

Update: A couple of balkanpoliticalclub.net readers alerted me to lớn Lil Jon"s Reddit AMA where he was asked và answered the question of what get him turnt and what he would turn down for. I included that in the post. We also updated the post to lớn include Michelle Obama nhảy đầm with a turnip.

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