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A compliment to a the Benk. Within western culture in the late 80's and early 90's it became quite the compliment to say to a fellow workmate or companion "You're the man". This is if they were a man, and the variable on the saying for the women was "Yo da man..ah, I mean..". By the late 90's and into the 21st century as cultures began to mix and combine, a development on the saying was created. "Benkelman". Benk-being the name of the person you are complimenting El-a commonly used Spanish word for the Man-An English word, meaning man
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