Jargonisms are a very dangerous field for maneuver. Even if people close to you pronounce an unfamiliar word with ease, this does not mean that everyone who comes across will treat the original term with the same benevolence. Think carefully: corephan is who? When, how, and how did the word arise and come into use? After all, the signs of argo are clearly traced, and where the criminal source is, there wait for trouble!
In youth groups
Young people and middle-aged people use the word to mean a very close person. It doesn’t matter if you have a long-term relationship or a strong attachment due to some significant event in the recent past. Valid Interpretations:
- drinking companion;
- friend;
- friend.
Drinking alcohol together is perceived by some contemporaries as a sign of absolute trust. Periodic Friday meetings help to discard all problems, relax as much as possible, make the transition to the weekend more vivid and memorable. For most today, the slang term “corephan” has the most positive meaning and is always associated with friendship. And everyone determines their degree independently.
From one root
Linguists cite criminal jargon. Even bandits need a tightly knit team, a leader, to commit crimes. One who will serve as a kind of root. Thanks to the suffix -ok- the word gradually acquired a diminutive and caressing form. And then the ending was carefully “ennobled” by replacing -shock with -fan. The version is quite reasonable, but not the only one.
In the theater choir
An alternative variant of origin is sometimes called the term "luminary" or koryphaios. The definition today is used in relation to famous artists, teachers. In general - to any person respected in their field. The Greeks called it this way:
- choir leader in tragedy;
- outstanding figure.
The criminal world of crime acts as a kind of analogy. Thieves, robbers and speculators, with proper management, are able to perform rather complex parts, “sing” marvelous stories in front of the investigator in order to get accomplices out of attack and provide an alibi for gang members. Yes, and the consonance of the endings -riff and -ref is obvious.
