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Understanding the British.
June 15, 2010 at 10:07 pm
What exactly does "Bugger" mean? I've heard "At least I didn't get buggered as a child in the catholic church." Which leads me to think it means 'butt-fucked'.
But then I heard "I can't be buggered." Which, in it's context, I though meant "Can't be bothered."
Then someone posted "buggery" in the favorite cuss word thread and got me confused again.
I've also heard "I'm going to step out and smoke a fag." Is fag a slang word for cigarette or was he going to shoot a homosexual?
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RE: Understanding the British.
June 15, 2010 at 11:24 pm
Wikipedia is your friend.
REF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugger
wikipedia Wrote:Bugger is a slang word used in the vernacular British English, Irish English, Australian English, Canadian English, New Zealand English, South African English, Indian English, and occasionally also in Malaysian English, Scots and (rarely) American English. It is derived from Anglo-Norman bougre, which has also given the term buggery, a term originally used to describe either anal intercourse by a man with a man or woman,[1] or sexual intercourse by either a man or a woman with an animal.[2] Today, the term is a general-purpose expletive, used to imply dissatisfaction, or used to describe someone or something whose behaviour is in some way displeasing, though in general Australian and New Zealand English the expletive force has largely disappeared; the word there now has a 'catch-all', almost humorous, 'Jeez' quality.
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RE: Understanding the British.
June 16, 2010 at 1:42 am
Well, bugger me backwards! Let me guess, you are Yank?
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RE: Understanding the British.
June 16, 2010 at 3:04 am
(June 15, 2010 at 10:07 pm)Dotard Wrote: I've also heard "I'm going to step out and smoke a fag." Is fag a slang word for cigarette or was he going to shoot a homosexual? lol 
U so funny 
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RE: Understanding the British.
June 16, 2010 at 3:42 am
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(June 15, 2010 at 10:07 pm)Dotard Wrote: What exactly does "Bugger" mean? I've heard "At least I didn't get buggered as a child in the catholic church." Which leads me to think it means 'butt-fucked'.
But then I heard "I can't be buggered." Which, in it's context, I though meant "Can't be bothered."
Then someone posted "buggery" in the favorite cuss word thread and got me confused again.
I've also heard "I'm going to step out and smoke a fag." Is fag a slang word for cigarette or was he going to shoot a homosexual?
Cant be buggered. Cant be arsed. Cant be fucked. All means Cant be bothered.
Fag is a ciggie.
In America to be "pissed" means tobe angry/annoyed. In England to be pissed means to be drunk! BUT piss also means wee wee in England and it's a slightly rude word that you wouldnt want your kids to say BUT in America everybody says it like its not rude at all??!! 
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RE: Understanding the British.
June 16, 2010 at 4:03 am
Understanding the British, good luck. They don't even pronoun T's, just kind of leave them out. Allo, I am Bri-ish.
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RE: Understanding the British.
June 16, 2010 at 4:21 am
(June 16, 2010 at 4:03 am)Pippy Wrote: They don't even pronoun T's, just kind of leave them out.
Depends on what part of the country you are talking about. In Yorkshire sometimes the T is quite accented, eg: Ya goin T'pub? (Translation: Are you going to the pub?)
For real fun, listen to a true Scouser (person from Liverpool) or Geordie (from Newcastle). For a real challenge spend several months surrounded by city center Glaswegians.... took me a month to even understand half of what they were saying.
Still, the variety of accents in the UK is one of the charming things about England. Such a small country we have but so much diversity.
Anyway, they are all better than American accents.... Texan English - now there is an abomination.
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RE: Understanding the British.
June 16, 2010 at 4:51 am
(June 16, 2010 at 3:42 am)mem Wrote: In America to be "pissed" means tobe angry/annoyed. In England to be pissed means to be drunk! BUT piss also means wee wee in England and it's a slightly rude word that you wouldnt want your kids to say BUT in America everybody says it like its not rude at all??!! "Piss" means urine in America too, and it is considered rude and colloquial. The only difference I see is that it means angry over here, and drunk where you are. Maybe it's considered more rude in England? I don't know, but I was taught not to say piss as a kid O.o
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RE: Understanding the British.
June 16, 2010 at 5:51 am
We say "I'm pissed off" which means fed up.
I thought being pissed in America wasnt rude cos I've heard it said on daytime T.V. American Progs?
It's all a bit confusing. Language facinates me.
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RE: Understanding the British.
June 16, 2010 at 6:45 am
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FOR the tourist visiting OZ
NO ONE SAYS "CRIKEY!"
If visiting you should be aware the 'L' in 'Australia' is silent.
'Bastard' may be used a term of endearment ,but only between close friends. If said to a stranger you may find yourself king hit (one punch knock out)
The word 'ass" is pronounced 'arse' or 'bum' . A 'fanny' is a vagina.
It's OK to call other males 'mate, even as you are glancing around for a blunt to object with which to make your point.
'Root' is a polite word for 'fuck' and is used by both sexes with gay abandon.
There are few mortal insults in Australia. One is to call someone a 'bludger".Originally slang for pimp,today it means parasite. Also not a good idea to call a woman a 'skanky moll' (unless you are referring Paris Hilton)
Common terms for drunk: Pissed,pissed as a fart, pissed as a newt, legless,shitfaced ,(also means high on drugs) shickered ,(Yiddish) tired and emotional,well oiled.
"Pissed off" means 'angry'. To tell some one to 'piss off ' is a slightly less offensive way of saying 'fuck off'.
AT the barbecue,remember to take twice as much beer as you intend to drink, say a slab of 24 bottles. Also remember to make a pass at the host's wife. He'll take it as a compliment and she'll be flattered. Do NOT have a go at the shy young thing who looks like Elle McPherson. That's young Chantelle, she's 12. It's also considered bad manners vomit on any of the family pets. Better to do it on the shag pile.
Do come down for a visit. Ignore the stories you may have heard about our so-called dangerous fauna .We have plenty of anti venom for the snakes, spiders and octopi. The crocodiles live 2000 miles up north and only eat the odd Japanese tourist who tries to pet them. You won't get eaten by a shark if you don't go swimming in the sea.There are no sharks in our estuaries up north,the salt water crocodiles kill them.
Oh,it's not OK to call anyone a cunt.
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