BS: Define 'plonker'

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 Apr 16 - 02:45 PM

Oi, Hawk, I claimed gobshite three days ago, you plonker!

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: TheSnail
Date: 13 Apr 16 - 03:06 PM

Here's a fairly exhaustive list

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Lighter
Date: 13 Apr 16 - 05:56 PM

The precise U.S. equivalent of "plonker" would appear to be "jerkoff" politely "jerk."

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 Apr 16 - 06:45 PM

I don't think so. The trouble with you yanks is that you don't understand UK warm-and-subtle. Nightly-night.

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 Apr 16 - 06:46 PM

Nighty-night that would be. A subtle difference.

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: mayomick
Date: 13 Apr 16 - 06:55 PM

a plonker is the same thing as an "old bill" .

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Little Hawk
Date: 13 Apr 16 - 07:15 PM

Oi, Steve! I must be a plonker, because I completely overlooked your earlier contribution of gobshite. I am so mortified! I may even be a pillock, a wanker, a wazzock or......and let's hope not....a twat!

Meanwhile, here's Ruby the Foul-Mouthed Parrot to tell all England "Oo's a twat and oo's not"!

Ruby has the final word!

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 14 Apr 16 - 08:09 AM

Lighter: The more vernacular English verb for 'masturbate' is 'wank'; so that our word most directly translating US 'jerk-off' would be 'wanker'. The verb 'to plonk' does not carry any overtone of masturbation with us.

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Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Raggytash
Date: 14 Apr 16 - 08:24 AM

"Pullin' me pud" was a euphemism for masturbation when I was a lad.

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Stanron
Date: 14 Apr 16 - 08:33 AM

A point our colonial friends might miss is that the word 'plonker' has an element of fondness connected to it. Words like 'bastard', 'jerk-off' or 'twat' have a more nasty connotation.

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 14 Apr 16 - 12:15 PM

Quite right, Stanron. They still have a lot to learn!

We were Catholics so we didn't have masturbation, but the proddydogs down the road often spoke of strangling their turkeys.

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 14 Apr 16 - 01:44 PM

What do Catholics have instead, Steve?

Just asking...

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Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 14 Apr 16 - 05:37 PM

We avert our gaze from our genitalia and pray to Our Lady of course! Tsk.


Plonker...

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Little Hawk
Date: 14 Apr 16 - 06:00 PM

Ha! Ha! Ha! :D

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 14 Apr 16 - 07:48 PM

I'm surprised and disappointed at the lack of reaction to BAWBAG that I posted earlier- - a term of derision used particularly in the West central belt of Scotland (as in 'Hurricane Bawbag' a couple of years ago -- don't ask me what the official name was, but it was pretty windy - -- )
Bawbag means scrotal sac- - but not in a nice way!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 14 Apr 16 - 07:53 PM

Ah, you mean lunchpacket. Why didn't you say so!

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 14 Apr 16 - 08:32 PM

'cos bawbag sounds (and looks) more gross!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Little Hawk
Date: 14 Apr 16 - 09:14 PM

It sounds bloody awful!

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Bert
Date: 15 Apr 16 - 12:34 AM

Masturbation was always a J. Arthur.

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 15 Apr 16 - 04:31 AM

Buffing the bishop. Having sex with someone you actually love.

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 15 Apr 16 - 05:07 AM

I remember that Barry Humphries' Oz character in an old Private Eye cartoon strip used to talk of "shaking hands with the wife's best friend".

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Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 15 Apr 16 - 05:22 AM

Or, more gloomily, shaking hands with the unemployed.

Subject: RE: BS: Define 'plonker'
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 15 Apr 16 - 05:24 AM

Actually, both those are also used for going for a wee in the pub session. That and draining the spuds.