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Annie144	BS: The Etymology of 'Feck' (78* d)	RE: BS: The Etymology of 'Feck'	15 Feb 02
"Gormless" is probably northern English. It's not particularly insulting. It means not very clever or not understanding things very quickly...a bit slow. I noticed "pissed" getting used earlier on in the American sense of "to be annoyed". I find that one confusing. In the UK "pissed" means drunk while "pissed off" has the annoyed connotation. Moral of the story....it can be quite difficult to know exactly when one is being insulted. Literary uses of "feck"....Marian Keyes novels? A.

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