to go (all) vanilla on something
Danish translation: plain, or ordinary
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1plain, or ordinary Explanation: "to go all vanilla" would suggest that a person is enforcing plainness, on <somethign>. Or it might be a racial reference, suggesting perhaps that a person of color is behaving in very "white" (caucasion) manner. In english, vanilla is used to suggest the color white or plainness (even though vanilla is neither white nor plain!!). It's a reference to "vanilla ice cream" which in america is usually plain milk with little or no flavoring. |
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