Political vocabulary

[jon1959]

NIMBY

Made a revival this week - mainly from No 10 insiders spitting bile at the voters of Cheshum and Amersham who went off script over Johnson's proposed planning changes and HS2. Blue Wall NIMBY rebels!

[life on mars]

Commonest words searched for Yahoo in 2021 was ‘gaslighting’?

[Rjk]

Commonest words searched for Yahoo in 2021 was ‘gaslighting’?

no it wasn't

[life on mars]

Operation Big Dog and Red Meat

[life on mars]

Analytical Politics

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Furloughing
PPE
Social Distancing

[life on mars]

Following scientific advice

[the other bob wilson]

In good spirits.

Seems like the verb to test may have been redefined as well .

[Heathblue]

Actually, the word "frit" is in common usage where I live and always has been. I remember years ago an old lady told me she was frit about some illness and I didn't know what she was talking about.

I met er indoors 40 years ago, she was using frit then, although I'd not heard it in Cardiff before that, she still uses the word

[Taunton Blue Genie]

R

[Heathblue]

R

Q

[life on mars]

"'Tis the season to be jolly but 'tis also the season to be jolly careful."

[the other bob wilson]

"'Tis the season to be jolly but 'tis also the season to be jolly careful."

"Jolly" when used as an adjective being the sort of word that Old Etonian toffs like Johnson come out with - I doubt if I've ever been in a conversation where someone has used it in my life.

[life on mars]

Hostile Fence Sitting

[life on mars]

vaccinetastic

[Wales-Bales]

I met er indoors 40 years ago, she was using frit then, although I'd not heard it in Cardiff before that, she still uses the word

Ronnie bird hasn't posted on here for 40 years

[Heathblue]

Ronnie bird hasn't posted on here for 40 years

eeek

[Heathblue]

Ronnie bird hasn't posted on here for 40 years

Slightly of topic, she used to, and still uses the word Mardy (usually to call me a mardy 2hat), again a word i'd not heard, but we lived near Mardy road in Rumney, and when she moved down here and came across Mardy road she thought it was bloody hilarious!!

[jon1959]

Slightly of topic, she used to, and still uses the word Mardy (usually to call me a mardy 2hat), again a word i'd not heard, but we lived near Mardy road in Rumney, and when she moved down here and came across Mardy road she thought it was bloody hilarious!!

Interesting use of the word 'mardy'. It's normally followed by 'arse' not '2hat'. But language has to evolve.

Does she also use 'nesh' (as in feels the cold), 'wazzack' (as in idiot boy), 'spice' (as in sweets) or 'snap' (as in packed lunch)?

[life on mars]

Ronnie bird hasn't posted on here for 40 years

I do miss him

[Rjk]

"the science"

[life on mars]

Upward curve

[Taunton Blue Genie]

RHINO: Republicans in name only.

[life on mars]

Mail-In Ballot

[cyril evans awaydays]

Mail-In Ballot

Verified and Unverified Postal Ballot.........Though I suspect these words have been made up by someone who is unable to explain them.