Peter Johnson Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Yob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Bazooka. You would expect destruction on a grand scale from something like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Bazoomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Concubine. Can't say it with a straight face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Bumblebee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Jumblies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Discombobulation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Flatulence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Gorn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Titter. It means giggle, but seems suggestive somehow. ("Giggle" is kind of funny, too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Roower - cry , bawl, shed tears, as in Shurrup roowering - stop crying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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