"Have several seats" derives from the phrase "have a seat." It can be used to either shut someone up or let them that their doing what is called "the most," which is always a touch too much. Ahead of her Saturday "Love and War" tour stop at Iron City, here are just a few of her famous catchphrases:
Anyone who watches her two WE tv reality shows, "Braxton Family Values" and "Tamar and Vince," knows that the youngest Braxton is a scene stealer largely thanks to her made for TV personality and her quick-witted responses. "Tamar Braxton may be known for hitting all the right notes but she can also turn a phrase. In case they think they’re vilified, a quick “have several seats” quickly lets folks know that you are not in agreement with their stance.įrom "Tamarism 101: Get hip to Tamar Braxton's infamous quotes before Saturday's Birmingham concert" By Mia Watkins, on Jat 4:20 PM, updated Jat 4:26 PM “Have several seats” is reserved for the folks who are standing for the wrong principles.
Whatever the case may check out the catch phrases that made her famous." Tamar chatted her way in our affections and sometimes our nerves. Now, when you think of the Braxton sisters, Tamar’s name must be a part of the conversation. (Some of ya’ll had the album but most of you didn’t.) Well, all of that changed when “Braxton Family Values” hit We TV. "Five years ago most of us had no idea who Tamar Braxton was. Com! And Other Hilarious Tamar Braxton Catch Phrases Ap‐ By Veronica Wells John: "Britney Spears has more Grammys than Lady Gaga."Ī "stan" is an avid or overzealous fan of a celebrity. "have several seats - shut up to stop talking or engaging in your current activity in order to avoid further embarrassment or conflict. Here's a definition for "have several seats": "Take several seats" means that what you are saying or doing really isn't accurate and/or really doesn't make any sense. The slang saying "Take a seat" means to sit down and shut up (because what you are saying or doing isn't accurate or doesn't make any sense.) WHAT "TAKE A SEAT" (AND ITS EXTENSIONS "TAKE (HAVE) SEVERAL SEATSE) MEAN Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. The content of this post is presented for etymological, cultural, and sociological purposes. This post provides definitions, comments, and examples of the slang saying "Take a seat" and related sayings such as "Have several seats" and "Take several seats. My particular impetus for this post was the realization that there's not a lot of online information available about "take a seat" that not only accurately indicate what that saying and extensions of that sayings mean, but also gives props to Black gay ballroom culture for originating that saying. I decided to write this post as a result of reading those articles about John Boyega's tweet and then reading other articles about that saying (and similar sayings).
The link for that post will be included in this post. I also plan to include these tweets in an upcoming pancocojams post about Black history month. My comments about those particular tweets are given in the comment section below. The entire tweets from those two bloggers are included in the example section below. A blogger responded with a tweet to which John Boyega then responded "Take several seats". On FebruAfrican American actor John Boyega, star of the latest Star War movie, tweeted "Happy black history month" to his twitter followers.