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Alix Started conversation Jun 13, 2000
Janner – derogative Cornish term for a farmer, usually applied to spotty, lanky teenage boys who’s parents are farmers.
Munter – usually applied to male teenagers/ youngish adults that are at least one of the following: fat, spotty, ugly.
Dumbass - pronounced dumb-ass. It probably means don't be as stupid as your arse but with the arse slurred into ass. It started coming into regular use fairly recently, usually applied to anybody acting stupidly i.e. don’t be such a dumb-ass.
I heard all of these in Cornwall.
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