Poot
Created | Updated Jan 28, 2002
An exclamation used by Archchancellor Ridcully in Terry Pratchett's Discworld Novels. This hails from Reaper Man when every time Ridcully swore a small demon would appear. To prevent this from happening he was told to used poot by the fauclty of wizards.
Since this turn of events, relatively few people coined the phrase leading to swearing frenzy starting in the early to mid 1990's when the book was published. Thus has led to many of the older generation moaning at the younger about their use of language.
A few select people have used the phrase and seeing that it does not have a rude meaning are ignored when exclamating. The introduction to mass society would result in bliss upon planet earth......but to this day the word poot has not been introduced and therefore swearing ensues. Terry Pratchett should therefore be commendated on his efforts to stop this idle use of very rude words such as bum.
Since this turn of events, relatively few people coined the phrase leading to swearing frenzy starting in the early to mid 1990's when the book was published. Thus has led to many of the older generation moaning at the younger about their use of language.
A few select people have used the phrase and seeing that it does not have a rude meaning are ignored when exclamating. The introduction to mass society would result in bliss upon planet earth......but to this day the word poot has not been introduced and therefore swearing ensues. Terry Pratchett should therefore be commendated on his efforts to stop this idle use of very rude words such as bum.
