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The word has just come into the UK then....


Sowwy!

GT

It's a good word, and you're lucky to have it now.

No need to be sorry.

Although it is not new words but only it's usage and that is 'bad' or 'wicked' meaning very good or cool.

The word 'bro' short for brother a term of a endearment and another one amongst the men folk is 'son' even though they maybe younger than the man they are calling 'son' to.

the chemical works, where I used to work, a few of us used the word "mucka" (spelling depends I suppose)meaning - mate,pal etc

I dislike bro' intensely and also calling someone 'sister' when they aren't your sister. Harry Potter & J.K. Rowling temporarily brought a lot of new words into existence, - "house-elves" refering to skivvies, apparating = disappearing and many more. The Simpsons is responsible for "doh!' and children screaming 'waha', like Nelson. Then there's "durr", teenage use for, - "well that's obvious, you thicko."
Teenagers generally have quite a few indefinable words, but you just "know" what they mean, intuitively, like Chaucer.

In Australia & New Zealand there is a word "chunder", which means to vomit.In a game of scrabble once a N.Z.er, simply wouldn't have it that there was no such word.

"state of the art" and "pro-active" got to me, during their era. I'm glad to see the back of those two terms. I loved it in the Simpsons, where a script-writer made fun of 'pro-active.' 'Paradigm' had a bit of a renaisance with trendy, self-help books, but I still can't be bothered to look up its meaning.

I like pro-active in yoghurt's etc, you never see an "amateur -active" yoghurt do you

I got very tired of "pro-active" and "paradigm," because they were buzzwords that appealed to superficial people who thought that using the latest words made them sound smart and capable.

I prefer "state of the art" to "cutting edge," because it doesn't have the violent connotations. Maybe "avant-garde" or "experimental"
or "latest technology" would come close to the same meaning.

Also, not a new word, "assertive" which was supposed to mean sticking up for your rights, sans aggression. I always felt its real meaning at that time, meant to be covertly aggressive, and to only mildly cover it up.

here's one that will put folk off

how did the word "snot" come about ???

I think that was an example of "simulposting" wasn't it?
Prof there's also a skin-cream called Pro-Active. (Oh dear, please don't think I watch telly marketing!)
Paul, yes that's exactly how I felt about S of the A. and Pro-active and paradigm. I always thought their use was a sure sign of shallow idiocy, dressed up as "Oh, what a cool and trendy type I am!!!"

It's not snot. My Dear, in polite society we refer to it as Phlegm. Sounds even worse, don't it?

Any body else wish that these computer designers could use good, straight-forward, accurately descriptive English? I used to think it was a way to keep the masses out, now I believe that they are really aliens, from another planet. Translating all that stuff is just too much to ask of any flesh & blood human being. I think they must be made of a pliable plastic, carefully designed to simulate skin. Surely they aren't real people?

A word tuat is used on either on cookery programmes or about dinning is 'foody' a person who likes to eat fine food and 'eateries' to describe restaurants, cafes and other eating establishments. I think these terms have come in the last 7 years.

Is tuat a real word, or did you mean that?

I have not made it up as I have heard it described of food critics and people who enjoy eating good food.

I spelt wrong it should have been foodie
A person who has an ardent or refined interest in food; a gourmet: "in the culinary fast lane, where surprises are expected and foodies beg to be thrilled" Boston Globe.

Eatery - eateries
Informal word for restuarant
This term I thought heard of when I was looking in the Yellow Pages Directory 5 years ago.

I've always understood it to be
Phlegm - oral ejection and snot - nasal ejection
what a set of words eh!

According to my Compact Oxford, 'snot' is possibly Dutch or German in origin.....



GT

I'm glad I'm not one of his ancestors! = name change and fast
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/from-the-land-of-puddingeaters-to-the-fiefdom-of-snot-492644.html