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Idiomatic expression

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milimi
 
Reply Mon 14 Sep, 2015 06:05 am
Hello,

In the song of Blondie, "Heart of Glass", we can hear : "Once I had a love and it was a gas."
How must we understand the word "gas" in this sentence?

Thank you.
Have a nice day.

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Ragman
 
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Reply Mon 14 Sep, 2015 06:16 am
@milimi,
It's hip slang. It means fun, made me laugh (as in laughing gas).
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