με το καγέν

Theseus

Theseus

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I was looking up a phrase which I had come across in my reading, δηλ. στο φτερό to see if it could be used in the sense of ‘at the double’ like μάνι μάνι or τσάκα τσάκα. The phrase seems generally to mean ‘on the fly’ i.e. in a hurry and often without preparation. I looked it up also in slang.gr where there appear this sentence:

Από την γρήγορη και πετυχημένη βολή του κυνηγού προς τα αθώα πουλάκια, καθώς αυτά πετούν για να γλιτώσουν από τον καημένο και ΠΕΙΝΑΣΜΕΝΟ (why capitalised?) κυνηγό με το καγέν. I can understand the sentence apart from the word καγέν. It can hardly mean ‘cayenne pepper! But what does it mean?
 
Minor point, although the spelling καγέν isn't uncommon, the standard transliteration for cayenne (whether for the Porsche, peppers etc.) is καγιέν.
 
Thanks all! BTW:- Why is πεισμένος in capital letters? Any ideas? Is it because ‘hungry’ for a man with a Porsche is satirical. Έτσι νομίζω…😹
 
I think so, Theseus. The capitalised letters are most likely used to imply and highlight sarcasm and irony. A person driving a Porsche Cayenne obviously doesn't need to hunt for and kill birds out of necessity or for survival. You can also think of the capitalization as a written eye-roll or an expression of exasperation on the writer's part.
 
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