proper job
Excellent; well done.
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Excellent; well done. Quintessentially Cornish/West Country. "That's a proper job" = "that's well done."
"Cleaned the whole place — proper job."
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Something performed well.
Proper job means: Something performed well.. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
proper job means: Something performed well.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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Good work; well done.
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