Represent = do reasonably well?

[Benjamin Barrett]

To enhance the mock slang arrogance he was going for

AFAIK, that usage is a little dated though I guess I really have no idea. BB

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> On 15 Jan 2014, at 13:47, Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 4:28 PM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com>wrote:
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>> bitch
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> Why did your "friend" call you that?
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