British vernacular of recent vintage

[woops]

what about "all the _______" meaning a lot of

 

[version]

I noticed people using 'weapon' to mean an idiot a few years ago, but seems to have disappeared again.

 

[droid]

I discovered the kids round here using 'brexit' as an adjective a while ago. A senselessly brutal tackle during sports? A brexit tackle. Vicious sucker punch to the head? Got brexited.

These are not political people so its curious how it got into the vernacular.

 

[DannyL]

I discovered the kids round here using 'brexit' as an adjective a while ago. A senselessly brutal tackle during sports? A brexit tackle. Vicious sucker punch to the head? Got brexited.

These are not political people so its curious how it got into the vernacular.

A friend of mine was at an open air pub affair a while back for one of the big games (not the World cup, maybe the Euros?) and apparently one of a very loud group of guys shouted "Brexit means Brexit!" at a particularly emphatic moment.

 

[blissblogger]

Ah well it turns out (according to Internet) that "rock up" has a particular meaning:

"To turn up at a place or function spontaneously or unexpectedly, without notice or prior warning"

Which sort of fits my sense of it having this vibe of insouciance and irreverence. Edging into gatecrashing.

In the vicinity of ideas like the ligger (a word no one uses these days, I don't think - the rock industry used to be rife with this sort of freeloader).

Or blagging your way into things.

 

[Mr. Tea]

I noticed people using 'weapon' to mean an idiot a few years ago, but seems to have disappeared again.

Usually when prefaced with 'absolute'. 'Absolute whopper' is another one.

Then there's 'absolute unit', but that means any very large person or thing, without necessarily any pejorative connotation.

 

[Mr. Tea]

Does anyone still say "oh my days"?

 

[IdleRich]

Usually when prefaced with 'absolute'. 'Absolute whopper' is another one.

When I was at school there was this well-padded Italian guy that certain cruel people called Woppa - unrelated I know.

 

[IdleRich]

Some run of the mill US comedy was on telly yesterday evening and I noticed a character call his new shoes bad boys. Perfect timing.

 

[Corpsey]

cunt as a term of endearment

that's mad as a box of frogs

 

[craner]

I discovered the kids round here using 'brexit' as an adjective a while ago. A senselessly brutal tackle during sports? A brexit tackle. Vicious sucker punch to the head? Got brexited.

These are not political people so its curious how it got into the vernacular.

When you say “round here” do you mean in your house?

 

[droid]

lol. It didn't come from me. I first heard it from the boy, but Ive since heard his mates and various lads say the same thing.

 

[Leo]

Do people there still say a cuppa?

 

[woops]

Do people there still say a cuppa?

all the cuppas

 

[WashYourHands]

Brew, cup of wet

 

[IdleRich]

Do people there still say a cuppa?

Said it a minute ago.

 

[Mr. Tea]

all the cuppas

bare cuppas