| Pillock and plonker 10:06 - Aug 5 with 2739 views | SitfcB |
Harmless words that are underused.
Any more? |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:08 - Aug 5 with 1814 views | Chris_ITFC |
Budgie. |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:08 - Aug 5 with 1809 views | bsw72 |
Wally
Twerp |  | | |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:08 - Aug 5 with 1808 views | hillbillies |
Another P.... Pleb |  | | |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:09 - Aug 5 with 1792 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 1788 views | Trequartista |
Pranny |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:13 - Aug 5 with 1762 views | homer_123 |
Daft apeth |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:14 - Aug 5 with 1753 views | Basuco |
Rotter, and also rats as an alternative to swearing. |  | | |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:14 - Aug 5 with 1752 views | MattinLondon |
Dipstick. |  | | |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:16 - Aug 5 with 1727 views | thorpedo |
Berk. |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:17 - Aug 5 with 1710 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 1706 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 1698 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 1698 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 1690 views | BloomBlue |
Dipstick
Muppet
Thicko |  | | |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:22 - Aug 5 with 1679 views | homer_123 |
Silly sod. | |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:22 - Aug 5 with 1678 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 1666 views | SuffPunch |
Pranny
Twerp
Wreck of the Hesperus | | | |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:28 - Aug 5 with 1652 views | leitrimblue |
Gobsh1te |  | | |
| Pillock and plonker on 10:30 - Aug 5 with 1633 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 1621 views | hoppy |
Nincompoop |  |
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| Pillock and plonker on 10:33 - Aug 5 with 1619 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 1611 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 1555 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 1377 views | hoppy |
I was only making a suggestion. No need to be mean. | |
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