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I put the grrrr in swinger, baby!
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is Austin's swagger in one pun: the frozen hipster believes that he is every bit as feral and charming as he was in 1967, while the audience knows he has lost his mojo. The "grrr" is both a growl and a bad joke, and fans use it to brag about anything, usually ironically.
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In context
Spoilers for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeShow the scene
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). Austin has lost his mojo and has been sent back to 1969 through a time portal to get it back. Soon after he lands in London, a woman who gives her name as Robin Swallows, one of Dr. Evil's operatives, flirts with him. When she asks whether he swings, he answers with this line. She then tries to kill him with a machine gun and a bazooka, until CIA agent Felicity Shagwell arrives and drives him off.
Sources (2)
- Springfield! Springfield! script: The Spy Who Shagged MeSection just after Austin's arrival in the Sixties, before Felicity Shagwell appearsReference checked
- Wikipedia: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MePlotReference checked
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