That stuff like this needs explaining is testament to the censorship of our cultural history, mainly by the BBC. The Beeb, always ten years behind the times, also kept poor Larry Grayson in the closet, though everyone assumed he was gay. You are commenting using your WordPress.
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Thus Richard Aregood, also writing in the NY Times, about a press conference from Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey: He said he had just learned what everybody in the state had suspected for weeks — that his own people had created a traffic nightmare in Fort Lee to get back at its Democratic mayor. Share this: Email Facebook Twitter Print. Like this: Like Loading Please excuse the digression. There are two bits of background info most readers will need: The first being the ribald familiar names given to statues particularly of females.
Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Citizen: I hate all this waist slag polluting the local environment. Council member: Don't worry; we are currently working on removing all of the slag heaps. A filthy whore who roots all the boys and loves it! Here comes Martha the slag , she's just done the whole team. This is not a particularly nice word to describe someone as it means a fool or a stupid person. This is a derogatory British slang word for a young hooligan who normally starts fights and makes trouble.
It describes a person, usually a man, who is very unpleasant, incompetent, or is an idiot. A bit like flirting. You'll hear this one a lot on the British Love Island. Another great British insult. Yet another classic British slang term of insult. With a hint of delusion. This one had most of us confused when we first heard it on Love Island Meaning of being bitterly disappointed about something.
Get your mind out of the gutter! It means doing nothing particularly productive or taking unnecessary time to do something that should be relatively quick or straightforward. For your convenience and entertainment, we have put together a PDF document with a list of the British slang words and phrases which you can download here.
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They also have two movies released, one in and the other in This one will have you in stitches and is great to watch with the family. No one knows British slang better than the British! Robb: Interesting Like Robb said, it's generally considered much worse than saying it to a man.
I guess it's interesting to note how subjective these things can be. To my ears, 'slag' sounds far, far harsher than 'slut', but less so than 'cunt'. I think it's fair to say that most usage of the word cunt is man-on-man. IME women are offended just to hear the word, let alone have it directed at them. Show 6 more comments. Etymology here : slag - loose woman or treacherous man - the common association is with slag meaning the dross which separates during the metal ore typically iron smelting process.
Robusto Robusto k 37 37 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. I first encountered "slag" about two weeks ago on another board and its use engendered heh quite a controversy. While there may have been an obsolete use of the term ex 'slack-mettled' , I suspect this resurgence is disassociated from prior etymology.
So the word's alleged UK origin 'slack-mettled' is similar to the US slang term 'slacker'. But, as I say, it depends on context. GGx GGx 2 2 silver badges 9 9 bronze badges.
Can I offer "slattern" into the mix, please? And its adjective, "slatternly". According to Cambridge Dictionary: a dirty, untidy woman, US slang disapproving a woman who has many sexual partners, for pleasure or payment. Slatternly eg: "He lived in a slatternly apartment with two other graduate students.
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