| Pillock and plonker 10:06 - Aug 5 with 2853 views | SitfcB |
Harmless words that are underused.
Any more? |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:08 - Aug 5 with 1888 views | Chris_ITFC |
Budgie. |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:08 - Aug 5 with 1883 views | bsw72 |
Wally
Twerp |  | | |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:08 - Aug 5 with 1882 views | hillbillies |
Another P.... Pleb |  | | |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:09 - Aug 5 with 1866 views | Bigalhunter |
Wassock
Haven’t heard that one for about 40 years. |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:10 - Aug 5 with 1862 views | Trequartista |
Pranny |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:13 - Aug 5 with 1836 views | homer_123 |
Daft apeth |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:14 - Aug 5 with 1827 views | Basuco |
Rotter, and also rats as an alternative to swearing. |  | | |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:14 - Aug 5 with 1826 views | MattinLondon |
Dipstick. |  | | |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:16 - Aug 5 with 1801 views | thorpedo |
Berk. |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:17 - Aug 5 with 1784 views | Bigalhunter |
Always thought that derived from prannock.
Mr google suggests otherwise. | |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:19 - Aug 5 with 1780 views | IndependentlyBlue |
Not of the same general meaning as pollock or plonker, in fact the reverse. As a kid if something was extremely good, I.e. Wes’s goal against Coventry it would be described as a Bramah. Was in very common usage in the 60s in North Suffolk where I grew up. Hadn’t heard of the word for years but I think someone used it on here recently. Meant to follow it up at the time but forgot.
Looked it up and its origins seem to be with someone of that name who made excellent timepieces back in the day.
Anyone else remember using it or hearing it? |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:20 - Aug 5 with 1772 views | homer_123 |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:19 - Aug 5 by IndependentlyBlue |
Not of the same general meaning as pollock or plonker, in fact the reverse. As a kid if something was extremely good, I.e. Wes’s goal against Coventry it would be described as a Bramah. Was in very common usage in the 60s in North Suffolk where I grew up. Hadn’t heard of the word for years but I think someone used it on here recently. Meant to follow it up at the time but forgot.
Looked it up and its origins seem to be with someone of that name who made excellent timepieces back in the day.
Anyone else remember using it or hearing it? |
'North Suffolk'.......you mean Norfolk but you don't want to admit it, right? | |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:20 - Aug 5 with 1772 views | baxterbasics |
Prat.
Numbskull.
Numpty (popular in Scotland, I believe).
Cretin.
Scrote (Ok maybe slightly offensive). |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:21 - Aug 5 with 1764 views | BloomBlue |
Dipstick
Muppet
Thicko |  | | |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:22 - Aug 5 with 1753 views | homer_123 |
Silly sod. | |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:22 - Aug 5 with 1752 views | NthQldITFC |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:16 - Aug 5 by thorpedo |
Berk. |
Yes, berk is my favourite, because you can say it with feeling, knowing its etymology, without appearing to be very offensive at all! |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:24 - Aug 5 with 1740 views | SuffPunch |
Pranny
Twerp
Wreck of the Hesperus | | | |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:28 - Aug 5 with 1726 views | leitrimblue |
Gobsh1te |  | | |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:30 - Aug 5 with 1707 views | baxterbasics |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:22 - Aug 5 by NthQldITFC |
Yes, berk is my favourite, because you can say it with feeling, knowing its etymology, without appearing to be very offensive at all! |
So I just had to check that out via an AI convo. Pretty sure I'd heard the 'Berkeley Hunt' explanation before and just forgot.
I also went into the origins and evolution of the actual taboo word it refers to. This bit made me chuckle:
"Dictionary Bans: By the late 18th century, lexicographers actively banned it. Francis Grose's 1785 Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue censored it as "CT," defining it as "a nasty name for a nasty thing." It was largely left out of major English dictionaries until the 1960s." | |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:32 - Aug 5 with 1695 views | hoppy |
Nincompoop |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:33 - Aug 5 with 1693 views | giant_stow |
While driving the other day, a cyclist drove out right in front of me from the side. I screeched to a halt, missed them, had the window down and all I could shout was 'Gorden Bennet' at them.
True story. Carry on. |  |
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| Git. (n/t) on 10:33 - Aug 5 with 1685 views | Bloots |
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| Keaton, Kint, McManus, Fenster and Hockney. |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:39 - Aug 5 with 1629 views | King_of_Portman_Rd |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:32 - Aug 5 by hoppy |
Nincompoop |
Ninny |  | | |
| Pillock and plonker on 12:19 - Aug 5 with 1451 views | hoppy |
I was only making a suggestion. No need to be mean. | |
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