BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang

Subject: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 15 Jun 20 - 05:33 PM

I learned a new phrase today in a tweet. 'Covid 19 Shaming'
It is when unmasked attendees to a Trump rally are critisized by leftist protestors for transmitting a contagious pandemic.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: gillymor
Date: 15 Jun 20 - 06:51 PM

Poor twitler, ever the victim and now he's being COVID shamed by the fake news for his redneck, racist rally in Tulsa. The guy just can't cstch a break.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Mrrzy
Date: 15 Jun 20 - 08:19 PM

Sooo... It's a good thing, Miri?

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 16 Jun 20 - 06:15 AM

'Supreme Court protects gays' is a new phrase as of yesterday.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 16 Jun 20 - 06:19 AM

I dislike the use of gay as a noun, as in "he's the only gay in the village" (Little Britain) and in your example above.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: gillymor
Date: 16 Jun 20 - 06:46 AM

Yeah, "gay and transgender community" would be more appropriate and accurate.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: gillymor
Date: 16 Jun 20 - 06:52 AM

Twit must have had caniptions after seeing that opinion written by his first SCOTUS appointment. It was a bright and sunny moment in the midst of all this turmoil.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: gillymor
Date: 16 Jun 20 - 07:03 AM

or maybe "conniptions".

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 16 Jun 20 - 07:12 AM

'Gay' seems to have joined 'Native American' and 'Traveller' as a preferred alternative to what has gone before by he recipients of these descriptions
I thank that should be respected
Jim (formally Scouse git)

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 16 Jun 20 - 07:19 AM

Gilly, I’ve always visualised it as ‘Ker-naptions’. I remember my school-friend’s Glaswegian mother telling me I was a ‘Wee ker-naptious bastard!’, which I loved, and I’ve always thought of it spelled that way.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: gillymor
Date: 16 Jun 20 - 07:27 AM

Well, BWM, trump's mother was Scottish so maybe he did have ‘Ker-naptions’ or, better yet, maybe he had both.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 16 Jun 20 - 12:51 PM

Jim your keyboard isn't better. Perhaps its your typing at 70 words a minute compared to my 20, 'typo-logically' speaking.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 17 Jun 20 - 07:42 AM

Voted the stupidest slogan ever "Defund the Police' is ahead of   Hillary's 'Love his Hate'. Biden should go with 'This a big fuckin deal' but instead he is going with 'No Malarky'
'Flatten the Curve' has given way to "Keep the Peak"
Of course Re-great America has lost some syllables.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 17 Jun 20 - 07:57 AM

”Well, BWM, trump's mother was Scottish so maybe he did have ‘Ker-naptions’ or, better yet, maybe he had both.“

Well he certainly qualifies as a ‘Wee Ker-naptious Bastard’, Gilly! ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: gillymor
Date: 17 Jun 20 - 08:26 AM

Whatever that is, BWM, I agree.

"Rethink the Police", which seems to already happening via legislation in some localities, might work.

The phrase that trump would likely use if he could is "Don't Throw Out the Rubber Hoses".
Lest we forget

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: An Buachaill Caol Dubh
Date: 17 Jun 20 - 10:13 AM

With regard to some significations, approved terminology, and the like:

While there may be some connection between the Scots "carnaptious" (various spellings and indeed pronunciations) and the North American "conniptions", the two words are not synonyms. The American word seems to provide a humorous way of saying "he must have had a fit", though perhaps that expression is now discountenanced because of associations with symptoms of various diseases; how about, "he must have had kittens", "he nearly had a canary", both of which are nonsensical but widely understood and, as far as I can see, do not allow anyone to seize the opportunity to claim that they find the terms offensive.

The Scots word, "curnaptious" (yes, there are various pronunciations) conveys quite a different meaning, though it's possible to suggest a connection with or influence upon the American word. For a start, it's an adjective, as Backwoodsman's post of 16th June, 07.19 AM, shows. A person not just disposed to argue, but in a constant state of irritation, sudden and quick in quarrelling, girnan like a crabbit wee dug and aye barin' the teeth at ye like a Celebrity wi' a flick tae brag, could appropriately be described as "curnaptious", but he might just hanch at ye, more because it's his nature than to suggest an etymology.

On another tack, while the term "Native American" might have been well intentioned, it's not surprising that there's not anything like agreement on its adoption; why should people who can trace their traditions back for thousands of years consent to accepting the name of some comparatively recent Italian explorer? In the 1960s, a term I know to have been used among some tribes was simply, "The Red Man", though I think the current position is to favour "First Nations".

ABCD.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: gillymor
Date: 17 Jun 20 - 10:24 AM

I was also considering "Reimagine the Police" but that sounds a bit new agey for an election year bumper sticker.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Mrrzy
Date: 17 Jun 20 - 10:50 AM

Hillary never said Love his hate.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 18 Jun 20 - 04:02 AM

New to me since moving to Ireland
Complements
"Your blood's worth bottling! or You're headier than a small pot"
Comment on singing
"If he was singing for shit he wouldn't get the smell of it"
Jim

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: PHJim
Date: 18 Jun 20 - 10:13 AM

From Donnel's original post:
"I learned a new phrase today in a tweet. 'Covid 19 Shaming'
It is when unmasked attendees to a Trump rally are critisized by leftist protestors for transmitting a contagious pandemic."

Is it only called 'Covid 19 shaming' when the criticism is made by leftist protestors?
What do we call it when the criticism is made by ordinary citizens who have no political leaning, left or right, but are just concerned about the health and safety of their fellow humans?

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 18 Jun 20 - 10:59 AM

I've seen right wingers with signs that say 'Get your politics off my face'. Also from the right is covid shaming and face shaming.
This lunacy obviously belongs to Trump and his $ priority.

Still a mask is a pathetic contraceptive against virus transmission but it is the little we have in this time of no immunity.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Charmion
Date: 18 Jun 20 - 12:29 PM

ABCD, in Canada the preferred usage for indigenous citizens is First Nations and Inuit.

Over the years, I have observed the evolution of terms from Indian, through Native and Aboriginal (note capitalization), and First Nations is the only one widely enough accepted by the relevant people to be used for political purposes.

Take a look at the Assembly of First Nations website to see what I mean.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 18 Jun 20 - 12:37 PM

'DACA decision' by supreme court is resolved.
'Weagers bill' signed by prez makes it Chinese concentration camps a human rights violation.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 18 Jun 20 - 12:55 PM

'Don't believe in Polls' Fox news says it doesn't believe in polls.
There are more things they don't believe such as : The Constitution, truth and the American diversity.
They do believe in urging viewers to not believe their lying eyes and ears EXCEPT for FOX News and President Trump.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 18 Jun 20 - 01:15 PM

This is "Deep swamp revenge porn" against Trump.
Criticism of conservative John Bolton's book about Trump by other conservatives. -what a visual-

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: BobL
Date: 19 Jun 20 - 03:11 AM

In the UK, successively invaded & occupied by Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Vikings & Normans among others, our aboriginals would be the Welsh.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 19 Jun 20 - 06:40 AM

Who were the aboriginals before the Welsh? Neanderthals?

Subject: RE: BS:disgusting phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 19 Jun 20 - 09:01 AM

"Shotgun blasts to the face."
This phrase is used to describe decisions of the Supreme court by our Presidential tweeter. Could the rhetoric be more violent and disgusting? Probably, Such as: Whale harpoon to the symgmoid, Meat hooks through the mouths of journalists, Black 'veal' on the barbie, Crock pot Jew stew, Makin fantastic democratic catholic cephalic juice with the 2nd ammendment. Nope I guess I can't. Trump has more experience with the grotesque threatening of enemies of the people like journalists, blacks, jews and catholics.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Lighter
Date: 19 Jun 20 - 04:00 PM

According to Bolton, he complained to Xi about being unable to "execute" journalists, who are "scumbags."

He also encouraged Xi to build concentration camps for Uighurs.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Mr Red
Date: 20 Jun 20 - 02:21 AM

In the UK, successively invaded & occupied by Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Vikings & Normans among others, our aboriginals would be the Welsh

Weeeeeeellllllll

The Scots & Picts would argue on that one. And doesn't anyone love the Bell Beaker Folk? And as for Neanderthals we Brits are all a bit Neadnerthal. Say 2%.

It is a very curious question that I saw posed, But the analogy was that of mules, the union of donkey and horse produces infertile males 90% of the time, so was the demise of Neanderthals accelerated by such a cross-breeding?

2% of me thinks so!

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 20 Jun 20 - 03:31 AM

I was kidding but you have a fascinating theory. The story how modern humans prevailed is probably so chancy and a matter of blind luck we would never want to claim superiority.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 20 Jun 20 - 07:18 AM

Nice new word (to me) in this morning's Times
TRUMPOCALYPSE
That'll do nicely, thank you
Jim

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: gillymor
Date: 20 Jun 20 - 08:02 AM

One of the most apt descriptions I've heard of the Chief Bunker Inspector-
"Super Callous Fragile Racist Sexist Nazi POTUS"

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 20 Jun 20 - 09:03 AM

DAMN why couldn't I have thought of that. Yeah I know, because it is funny.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 20 Jun 20 - 01:28 PM

'Extinction burst' When a boundary is set or a deadline approaches, the closer the event the more desperate/criminal means are employed to counter the said boundary.
'The Trump administration is in the midst of an extiction burst'

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: leeneia
Date: 22 Jun 20 - 01:51 PM

Setting aside the political aspects, a great place to catch up on new slang is YouTube. (Scan the titles.) And not just slang, but language trends in general. "Massive" has replaced "awesome," for example.

Some examples:

Karen
karma
owned
lost it
stoned (old slang, I know)

How about this title: Karma: 4 Catfish who got catfished themselves. (I have no idea what it's about, although catfish don't seem to be involved.)

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Jun 20 - 02:19 PM

The new Bureau of Infernal Affairs is deep swamped busy coordinating the States that are eliminating 95% of polling places and cutting back on absentee voting. This is on top of maximizing Corona transmissions with strategies like Reopen America and 'Kiss a stranger week'.

Shade: The word "shade" can be used as itself to refer to a situation where someone illustrated sneaky actions toward someone or something. On the other end, the person who has done the sneaky action has participated in the verb form of shade, which is to "throw shade."

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Jun 20 - 02:43 PM

"Never before have so few 'throwing shadows' 'capped' so many trying to cast their 'hoax vote'.

Subway surfing: Trying to take a train ride standing up without touching anything with your hands.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Jun 20 - 04:24 PM

Vivocentrists: people who think only the living should vote.
The current administration has divided America by: Gender, Color, Religion, Partisanship, Allies of America, Friendly Dictatorships, firing the competant government servants and replacing with loyal idiots until there is now only one division left. That would be dividing the living and the dead.
As the greatest and hugest Presient ever he claims all of the dead support him and deserve to have their vote counted. Those nasty fake vivocentrists disagree. Robert E Lee AGREES.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Donuel
Date: 23 Jun 20 - 12:18 PM

I've noticed that beyond words are the new gestures.
Among the Trump cultists there is a gesture of pulling your mask down
by putting a fist in front of their face, fingernails toward mouth and pulling down.
It means to throw caution to the wind and be a warrior.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: leeneia
Date: 24 Jun 20 - 05:46 PM

Thanks for explaining that, Donuel. Now if I see it, I'll know what's going on. And I'll know to get away, too.

Subject: RE: BS: NEW terms, phrases or slang
From: Mr Red
Date: 25 Jun 20 - 04:07 AM

The current administration has divided America by: Gender, Color, Religion, Partisanship, Allies of America, Friendly Dictatorships

Tactic as old as the hills. With a phrase to define it Divide & Conquer

Twitler's other tactic is to fire at everything that moves, while you are digesting his latest lie, he has fired off another ten. It is still Divide & Conquer - this time (sic) using your time.