verb phrase
Street Slang
pass by
· verb phrase · nola
To stop in and visit somewhere, not just walk past it.
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In New Orleans, 'pass by' means to actually stop in. You're not strolling past the bar, you're going inside, ordering a drink, and catching up. Tourists get tripped up by this one constantly.
“Pass by the house after work, I made red beans.”
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pass by In A Sentence
Pass by the house after work, I made red beans.
Origin & Usage
Yat dialect; calque from Louisiana French 'passer par' which carries the same 'drop in' sense.
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