Put the kettle on and start eating some water crackers with lard on them. Just to get in the mood for this one…
Nincompoop: Is said to come from the Latin legal and medical term Non Compos Mentis meaning ‘not of sound mind’. This evolved into nincompoop meaning a stupid or dumb person.
Flibbertigibbet: A flighty or whimsical person, usually (and in a sexist way) refers to a young woman. Still in use in Yorkshire and refers to a gossipy or overly talkative person.
Fustilugs: A fat, lazy or slovenly person.
Snaggletooth: A low bred woman possessing terrible teeth.
Scalliwag: A rascal child who behaves badly but is more amusing than harmful.
Rampallion: A ruffian or a scoundrel. Created by Shakespeare in Henry IV when Falstaff exclaims ‘Away, you scullion, you rampallion. I’ll tickle your catastrophe’. (So a lot older than your grandpa, but nonetheless amusing).
Muck snipe: A vagrant, degenerate or a person of low morals.
Moldwarp: A Middle English word meaning earth-thrower. Comes from Old Saxon moldwerp.
Loved this! I will definitely be using “that women is a a bit of dirty puzzle’ ‘what a flibbertigibbet!” Hahaha. Really cool 🙂
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I know, me too I can’t wait to pull these out to family and friends to make them laugh 🙂 Glad you liked them 🙂
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Dirty puzzle is a good one…tickle your catastrophe though, what does that even mean ?! Haha
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Yes I know! the mind boggles. I looked it up just now and it’s a quote from James Joyce’s Ulysses, it means that when things go wrong or unexpectedly, you should just run with it and let nature take its course. A good one!
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Mumblenews 😂
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I know, it’s so good eh…I hope to use this in a conversation soon hehe
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