tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post4189000897705674325..comments2023-11-01T09:18:01.180+00:00Comments on Muppets For Justice: The American’s Guide To British SwearingAdam Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404990952302454770noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-27968108202494225222014-08-20T10:10:49.374+01:002014-08-20T10:10:49.374+01:00Most swear words can be appropriated as verbs or e...Most swear words can be appropriated as verbs or even adjectives. I quite enjoy the term "getting shit-faced", which means getting drunk as opposed to starring in a adult German movie.Adam Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404990952302454770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-37141674341722267212014-08-20T09:48:06.828+01:002014-08-20T09:48:06.828+01:00Cock is a great word. I love cock! Wait, I don&#...Cock is a great word. I love cock! Wait, I don't mean like that! Adam Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404990952302454770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-23844930322709609372014-08-19T18:13:38.246+01:002014-08-19T18:13:38.246+01:00Shite! All that tea we sacrificed for bawbags, kno...Shite! All that tea we sacrificed for bawbags, knobheads and wankers. And I thought wanker only meant someone who masturbates (e.g., Al Penwasser at 12 years old). I'm such a naive American.Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-65321936538224502322014-08-19T10:52:51.470+01:002014-08-19T10:52:51.470+01:00Cock is a funny word. It can be both an expression...Cock is a funny word. It can be both an expression of hate; "Joe is a cock" or can also be a term of greeting: "Alright cock!" I have also heard it being used a term for a boy chicken.... weird or what?Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14381410202609567450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-45984841792327796062014-08-19T09:23:07.183+01:002014-08-19T09:23:07.183+01:00That's a great idea. Or if you want a differe...That's a great idea. Or if you want a different effect, you can say "elephant juice" because it looks like "I love you".Adam Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404990952302454770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-6081514213284774632014-08-19T09:16:47.476+01:002014-08-19T09:16:47.476+01:00Happy to oblige you minging knobwanker.Happy to oblige you minging knobwanker.Adam Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404990952302454770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-21955921690644064312014-08-18T18:20:59.240+01:002014-08-18T18:20:59.240+01:00The only one of these I hadn't heard of is baw...The only one of these I hadn't heard of is bawbag. My mum once said that you should call people 'tossers' if you get angry at them while driving, because they'd be able to lip read it, though I think that works with most of these. Laura Clipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748489198957473503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-72419562091133007412014-08-18T17:37:55.364+01:002014-08-18T17:37:55.364+01:00OOoo sorry I did the Dun Not Din, North, South Wal...OOoo sorry I did the Dun Not Din, North, South Wales thing . . . . a bit like Arse and Ass with our young American friends, I still think Arse is better, yet it is out of favour these days as decent British Spellings are killed off . . . .(yes OK I cant spell but I try to remain old school).Rob Z Toborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570498194207996145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-55765300493595405632014-08-18T16:16:50.032+01:002014-08-18T16:16:50.032+01:00I heard most of these from that show The Inbetween...I heard most of these from that show The Inbetweeners. Your swears sound so eloquent and carefully considered. I'd probably accidentally thank an English man for calling me a bloody knobhead.<br /><br />"Bugger off, you bloody minge."<br />"Hey thanks, you too!"Chizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278752118665353147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-54539805426146533842014-08-18T15:53:32.846+01:002014-08-18T15:53:32.846+01:00At the moment I quite enjoy telling people to &quo...At the moment I quite enjoy telling people to "shite down a bloody periscope". Americans just tend to shoot you, which brings the argument to an abrupt close, but is just so dull.Adam Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404990952302454770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-16182812481875239732014-08-18T15:27:59.738+01:002014-08-18T15:27:59.738+01:00I already knew most of these, but that's okay,...I already knew most of these, but that's okay, because I love them all. Here in America someone gets mad at you and says, "Fuck you, motherfucker!" So boring and repetitive. It's like we gained our independence and lost our creativity. That's nothing compared to the magic that is, "Piss off, you bloody wankstain."A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-54291883535390445812014-08-18T15:27:19.818+01:002014-08-18T15:27:19.818+01:00Isn't it funny that the first words you learn ...Isn't it funny that the first words you learn of a new language are Hello, Goodbye, and then all the swear words? I'm pretty sure I can effectively insult people from most countries in the world, other than the incomprehensible gibberish that is Welsh.Adam Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404990952302454770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-43462691570890128412014-08-18T15:18:04.252+01:002014-08-18T15:18:04.252+01:00When I was in college, I had a roommate from Pakis...When I was in college, I had a roommate from Pakistan who taught me how to curse in Urdu.<br /><br />Now I can say that i know how to curse in English!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323871207793126503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-70981769297097516772014-08-18T14:30:28.426+01:002014-08-18T14:30:28.426+01:00I usually find patriotism rather vulgar, but I do ...I usually find patriotism rather vulgar, but I do swell with pride when I hear someone pull out a uniquely vitriolic combination of swears that could only be produced in the British Isles. It makes me cry into my jam sandwiches.Adam Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404990952302454770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-22973984050352652172014-08-18T14:27:40.468+01:002014-08-18T14:27:40.468+01:00It can be used as a verb or an adjective. For exa...It can be used as a verb or an adjective. For example, if I thought that someone had horrible taste in furniture, I could say "that table is wank".Adam Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404990952302454770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-29235729086199247812014-08-18T14:26:07.855+01:002014-08-18T14:26:07.855+01:00Thanks, and I can confirm that getting pissed is b...Thanks, and I can confirm that getting pissed is brilliant. I imagine to somebody who isn't a British native, that might sound like "Wetting yourself is BRILLIANT" though.Adam Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404990952302454770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-80866452864163815092014-08-18T14:17:35.214+01:002014-08-18T14:17:35.214+01:00British curse words are pretty awesome. There'...British curse words are pretty awesome. There's a lot of variety to be had, and what's better, is they all sound amazing with our accents. I can walk up to a bloody yank, call him a tossing wankerbean and he'd probably thank me because I just sound so complimentary. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118816573712396453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-57608207260258366642014-08-18T14:15:14.698+01:002014-08-18T14:15:14.698+01:00Can "wank" also be used as a verb? As i...Can "wank" also be used as a verb? As in, "I started wanking when I was 12."?<br />I won't say that I did, but...oh, who the bloody hell am I trying to kid?<br />Guilty as charged.Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-37414134005972335042014-08-18T12:57:43.239+01:002014-08-18T12:57:43.239+01:00"Getting pissed is BRILLIANT!" something..."Getting pissed is BRILLIANT!" something a drunken Irishman yelled at me in a bar in London. He meant getting drunk, but I found that out much later. Good list!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170306739961711124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-11474267228811523102014-08-18T12:45:28.573+01:002014-08-18T12:45:28.573+01:00What's wrong with that? When I went to Cardif...What's wrong with that? When I went to Cardiff, I bumped into a Welsh guy who said "twll din pob sais", which I took to mean "good day sir". I would have acknowledged him if he wasn't a filthy Welsh peasant, so I carried on down the street, twirling my cane until it struck another man, who again said "twll din pob sais".Adam Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404990952302454770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-19309670180186633672014-08-18T12:43:46.731+01:002014-08-18T12:43:46.731+01:00You're having a Rory McGrath inchya?You're having a Rory McGrath inchya?Adam Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404990952302454770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-30488731710358975172014-08-18T12:29:50.273+01:002014-08-18T12:29:50.273+01:00Sometimes being a quiet middle class British chap ...Sometimes being a quiet middle class British chap you can find yourself surounded by strange words. Luckily for me I have spent some time in Wales and have a very useful pair of words that I can use in moments of Crisis . . . . . .TWLL DUN (pronounced sort of . . . tooth dean) . . . Why not pop into a Welsh pub and shout this at some big bloke standing at the bar as a test and see if he chases you. . . Rob Z Toborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570498194207996145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757164187474622670.post-17705875366072876652014-08-18T12:29:42.794+01:002014-08-18T12:29:42.794+01:00You forgot "drunkenly". The 4th of July ...You forgot "drunkenly". The 4th of July is when we celebrate by "drunkenly blowing up large chunks..."<br />We have twat too, but it's not nearly as celebrated a term. There's also shite, but like a lot of British terminology, we took off the extraneous "e". <br />I'm all for adopting more filthy Brit neologisms. The more disgusting terminology the better. Just as long as you don't try to hoist any of that garbage cockney rhyming slang on us. Pickleopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772003052474877906noreply@blogger.com