Big Al Posted April 26, 2012 Report Posted April 26, 2012 Bazooka. You would expect destruction on a grand scale from something like this. Quote
JSngry Posted April 26, 2012 Report Posted April 26, 2012 Concubine. Can't say it with a straight face. Quote
T.D. Posted April 26, 2012 Report Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) I learn a lot of funny British words by doing British-style cryptic crosswords (Guardian, Times, Private Eye). One can pick up the idiom pretty quickly. Some good ones are the aforementioned yob (and variants like yobbo), bumf, bonkbuster , ladette and saddo. Just recalled frottage, a recent discovery and apparent favorite of Private Eye magazine, which is near the top of my charts... Edited April 26, 2012 by T.D. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 22, 2012 Report Posted December 22, 2012 Around these parts, there's the term 'mingin(g)' - stinking to high heaven - and 'minger' - one who does/is this. I always liked that one. MG Quote
kinuta Posted December 23, 2012 Report Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) Does it have to be English? Like the Japanese word Chinpunkanpun, meaning gibberish. The language is rich in onomatopoeia. From Sheffield there's lairy - flashy and selfserving, nesh- always cold, snap - packed lunch, geeor - stop it, lugoyle - ear , chabby - infant, mash- make tea and countless others. Edited December 23, 2012 by kinuta Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted December 23, 2012 Report Posted December 23, 2012 From Sheffield there's...nesh- always cold... Interesting. About 20 miles south 'nesh' means scared. A 'nesher' is someone who runs away from a fight. Quote
BruceH Posted December 23, 2012 Report Posted December 23, 2012 Titter. It means giggle, but seems suggestive somehow. ("Giggle" is kind of funny, too.) Quote
kinuta Posted December 23, 2012 Report Posted December 23, 2012 From Sheffield there's...nesh- always cold... Interesting. About 20 miles south 'nesh' means scared. A 'nesher' is someone who runs away from a fight. Right, that is interesting. Nesh most definitely means sensitive to cold in Sheffield. Cold, as in 'It's cold today' is parky. Quote
BillF Posted December 23, 2012 Report Posted December 23, 2012 And 30 miles west of Sheffield nesh still has the Sheffield meaning. We say parky, too, though 10 days ago it was brass monkeys. Quote
kinuta Posted December 25, 2012 Report Posted December 25, 2012 Roower - cry , bawl, shed tears, as in Shurrup roowering - stop crying. Quote
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