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sano & samba

https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/15666/sano-samba

robnjo · 12 Nov 2003, 7:45 pm

so what do these words mean and where did they come from?

................................:alien

BenettonVW · 12 Nov 2003, 7:51 pm

USA

Sano: Incredible, usually referring to inSANEly clean. No corners cut, and attention to detail phenominal.

Samba: An American word for a 23 window Microbus, sometimes called Alpines here I believe. A samba is the top of the range in Split window buses..

robnjo · 12 Nov 2003, 8:07 pm

thanks for that,you know if you dont ask...
rob

57kombi · 12 Nov 2003, 8:10 pm

Just waiting for you know who to say that they were not SAMBA's

modulus · 12 Nov 2003, 8:27 pm

BenettonVW wrote:USA
Sano: Incredible, usually referring to inSANEly clean. No corners cut, and attention to detail phenominal.

Well, that's a possible source; a more likely candidate is from Latin to Spanish (sano; healthy, wholesome, sound, clean) and then back into US English, as is quite common, hoy en dia.

hth

Dasdubber · 12 Nov 2003, 10:04 pm

Yep I have always known sano as a shortened version of sanitary....as in super clean.