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I'm shocked that the insult NINNY is losing it's hold on our Society . . .
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By *atEvolution OP Couple 39 weeks ago
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Run out now and call your young ones before these halcyon days are lost forever:
The British insults unknown by younger people, according to the poll are:
1. Lummox (62%)
2. Bampot (60%)
3. Blighter (54%)
4. Ninny (51%)
5. Cad (47%)
6. Drip (42%)
7. Tosspot (36%)
8. Toe rag (34%)
9. Pillock (33%
10. Plonker (25%)
11. Nitwit (27%)
12. Prat (25%)
13. Scallywag (26%)
14. Git (26%)
15. Numpty (22%)
Save our language. Come on Rishi !!!
https://news.sky.com/story/pillock-plonker-and-tosspot-among-british-insults-at-risk-of-dying-out-13132070
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"Run out now and call your young ones before these halcyon days are lost forever:
The British insults unknown by younger people, according to the poll are:
1. Lummox (62%)
2. Bampot (60%)
3. Blighter (54%)
4. Ninny (51%)
5. Cad (47%)
6. Drip (42%)
7. Tosspot (36%)
8. Toe rag (34%)
9. Pillock (33%
10. Plonker (25%)
11. Nitwit (27%)
12. Prat (25%)
13. Scallywag (26%)
14. Git (26%)
15. Numpty (22%)
Save our language. Come on Rishi !!!
https://news.sky.com/story/pillock-plonker-and-tosspot-among-british-insults-at-risk-of-dying-out-13132070
This has been a (TIC) Production.
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in my day they wherent really an insult they didn’t start with a swear word lol |
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"Well I've never heard of number 2 and I'm considerably older!
I would add ninconpoop. I reckon that's pretty low on young people's literacy radar. "
Bampot was used regularly in Scotland when I was younger, no idea anymore. |
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"Well I've never heard of number 2 and I'm considerably older!
I would add ninconpoop. I reckon that's pretty low on young people's literacy radar.
Bampot was used regularly in Scotland when I was younger, no idea anymore. "
Agreed or the shortened bam
I moved away 1999 though |
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"Well I've never heard of number 2 and I'm considerably older!
I would add ninconpoop. I reckon that's pretty low on young people's literacy radar.
Bampot was used regularly in Scotland when I was younger, no idea anymore.
Agreed or the shortened bam
I moved away 1999 though "
I moved away in '97. |
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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago
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"All very tame and inoffensive
No wonder the wokes banned Roy chubby brown from Sheffield. "
I was wondering how long it would take for some Ninny to bring up the W word... |
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"A lot of that list is basically the script of Only Fools and Horses  "
Might be where this originated. On social media there was an article knocking about referring to the show and the sad demise of "plonker" among other terms. |
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"Toe rag - This is the first time I am hearing this 
It relates to people who wrapped cloth round their feet because they could not afford shoes. People like tramps. "
I assume thats its origination, but its use that i know of was more a trouble maker. Kids playing up being naughty would be called toe rags |
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By *otMe66Man 38 weeks ago
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"Interested to see the inclusion of the term 'toe rag'.
Surely the correct spelling should be 'tow rag', 'tow' being a grade of cotton and nothing to do with feet."
You sent me down a google rabbit hole with your reply, the things I never knew  |
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By *atEvolution OP Couple 38 weeks ago
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"Interested to see the inclusion of the term 'toe rag'.
Surely the correct spelling should be 'tow rag', 'tow' being a grade of cotton and nothing to do with feet."
All the searches I have done have the spelling as:
**toerag** ie:
toerag
/ 't???ræg /
noun
slang.
a contemptible or despicable person
toerag in British English
Collins Dictionary.
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toerag
noun [ C ]
UK informal
us
/'to?.ræg/ uk
/'t??.ræg/
Add to word list
an extremely unpleasant person
Cambridge Dictionary
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"Interested to see the inclusion of the term 'toe rag'.
Surely the correct spelling should be 'tow rag', 'tow' being a grade of cotton and nothing to do with feet.
All the searches I have done have the spelling as:
**toerag** ie:
toerag
/ 't???ræg /
noun
slang.
a contemptible or despicable person
toerag in British English
Collins Dictionary.
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toerag
noun [ C ]
UK informal
us
/'to?.ræg/ uk
/'t??.ræg/
Add to word list
an extremely unpleasant person
Cambridge Dictionary
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The most far fetched explanation has got to be the one about sailors towing a communal arse wiping flannel behind the boat to keep it clean. That sounds like a spoof answer from Private eye's 'Notes and Queries'.
What would have been wrong with a bucket of water and the left hand? |
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By *atEvolution OP Couple 38 weeks ago
atlantisEVOLUTION. Stoke. |
"Interested to see the inclusion of the term 'toe rag'.
Surely the correct spelling should be 'tow rag', 'tow' being a grade of cotton and nothing to do with feet.
All the searches I have done have the spelling as:
**toerag** ie:
toerag
/ 't???ræg /
noun
slang.
a contemptible or despicable person
toerag in British English
Collins Dictionary.
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toerag
noun [ C ]
UK informal
us
/'to?.ræg/ uk
/'t??.ræg/
Add to word list
an extremely unpleasant person
Cambridge Dictionary
The most far fetched explanation has got to be the one about sailors towing a communal arse wiping flannel behind the boat to keep it clean. That sounds like a spoof answer from Private eye's 'Notes and Queries'.
What would have been wrong with a bucket of water and the left hand?"
I had never heard it before. |
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