Slang and further nastiness
Skint- broke, low on funds, brassic
Wanker- literally, one who jerks off. Has come to be a general insult.
Berk- short for "Berkshire hunt." You work out the rhyme.
Fantabulosa- Polari for fabulous or extra good
Bona- Polari for good
Gunner- a fan of Arsenal FC, the WORLD'S BEST FOOTBALL TEAM!!!Plusgood- Orwellian newspeak for...plus good
Scarper- Polari/cockney for get out quick or escape, from the italian scapere, to escape
Suss- knowledge or suspicion. I've got the suss-I've got the smarts. He's pretty sussed- he's pretty smart. Suss out the scene- to figure out what is going on. Mod suss- the ability to work out what's happening within moments of entering a room, useful in the used car trade
Mod- a british fashion movement of the late 1960's, associated with Pop art and the model Twiggy
Drag- Polari for clothesVeck- nadsat for man
Droog- nadsat for friend, from the Russian "drug" meaning friend or comrade
Viddy- Nadsat for see (possibly from the latin video, videre, but more likely of Russian origin)
Devotchka- 1) Nadsat and Russian for girl 2) a band
Sod- 1) originally derived from "sodomite", a derogatory term for a homosexual. Has come to mean a lazy useless person. 2) as in Sod off- comparable to the american **** off
....so go away and leave me...
Wanker- literally, one who jerks off. Has come to be a general insult.
Berk- short for "Berkshire hunt." You work out the rhyme.
Fantabulosa- Polari for fabulous or extra good
Bona- Polari for good
Gunner- a fan of Arsenal FC, the WORLD'S BEST FOOTBALL TEAM!!!Plusgood- Orwellian newspeak for...plus good
Scarper- Polari/cockney for get out quick or escape, from the italian scapere, to escape
Suss- knowledge or suspicion. I've got the suss-I've got the smarts. He's pretty sussed- he's pretty smart. Suss out the scene- to figure out what is going on. Mod suss- the ability to work out what's happening within moments of entering a room, useful in the used car trade
Mod- a british fashion movement of the late 1960's, associated with Pop art and the model Twiggy
Drag- Polari for clothesVeck- nadsat for man
Droog- nadsat for friend, from the Russian "drug" meaning friend or comrade
Viddy- Nadsat for see (possibly from the latin video, videre, but more likely of Russian origin)
Devotchka- 1) Nadsat and Russian for girl 2) a band
Sod- 1) originally derived from "sodomite", a derogatory term for a homosexual. Has come to mean a lazy useless person. 2) as in Sod off- comparable to the american **** off
....so go away and leave me...
posted by RACL at 3:52 PM
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