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Thread #125174 Message #2776481
Posted By: rich-joy
29-Nov-09 - 11:25 PM
Thread Name: BS: Ridiculous terms of abuse
Subject: RE: BS: Ridiculous terms of abuse
re Amos' comments on Nov 20th re "no problem " instead of "you're welcome" :
It's taking over Down Under too : this "No probs / not a problem / no problem". We used to say "No Wurries"(Worries), or alternatively, "She's right, mate" ....
"Dickhead" has long been a very common descriptor in Oz (er .... does that mean we have a lot of them?!). ... and to a lesser extent, "Knobhead".
"Bloody Nong" used to be common in the 50s. Then "you little Twerp" and "Twit" were popular in the 60s. "Piehead" and "Pillock" also.
"You bloody sod" I think goes back to at least WWII ....
"Fishbrain" or "Fishwit" seem to have been taken over by "Dickbrain" and "Fuckwit" - or perhaps it's just the circles I move in?? :~)
Slight thread creep here, but I hafta say how much my partner and I hate "Buddy" : it's OK for Nth Americans, and it's OK for Scuba Divers, but to be called Buddy in Oz reeeeeally grates!!!
Cheers!
R-J