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Latest post Tue, Aug 3 2004 1:37 AM by maj. 1 replies.
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maj  +  40511 Tue, 03 Aug 04 01:37 AM
What does cramp your style mean? If I say he is cramping my style, what would you understand?
maj
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When you 'cramp my style' your presence is interfering in something I am trying to do. This is a slang expression, a bit old-fashioned, now often used ironically.

Example:

If a teenager has to take a younger sibling along to a get together with his friends, it will be more difficult for him to impress the girls, so he might complain that he younger one is 'cramping my style'.
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