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Hace 2 días · A recent survey by Perspectus Global reveals that traditional British insults like "pillock," "numpty," and "tosspot" are declining in use among Gen Z, who prefer more contemporary terms such as "Karen," "basic," and "simp." This shift in language usage threatens the unique character of British English insults, which have long been known for their colorful and creative nature.
Hace 2 días · Entries linking to toss-pot. pot (n.1) "deep, circular vessel," from late Old English pott and Old French pot "pot, container, mortar" (also in erotic senses), both from a general Low Germanic (Old Frisian pott, Middle Dutch pot) and Romanic word from Vulgar Latin *pottus, which is of uncertain origin, said by Barnhart and OED to be unconnected ...
Hace 2 días · So long, plonker. Farewell, prat. Goodbye, git. According to a new survey, a clutch of traditional British insults are on the verge of dying out, as Gen Z don’t use them or even know what they mean.Jibes like pillock, numpty and tosspot are all apparently on a one-way street to obsolescence, with people under the age of 28 opting for disparaging terms like Karen, basic or simp instead.
Hace 1 día · Jibes like pillock, numpty and tosspot are all apparently on a one-way street to obsolescence, with people under the age of 28 opting for disparaging terms like Karen, basic or simp instead. I’d call them ninnies, but if the survey by research agency Prospectus Global is to be believed, then only just under half of them would know what I was banging on about.
Yeah I know, spoons is pretty much McDonald’s for alcoholics and it’s owned by a proper tosspot but for £6.70 (ish) with refillable coffee this is a decent British breakie. It’s reliably average and sometimes that’s enough 😂
Hace 6 días · Around a third of young Britons had not heard of tosspot, toe rag, pillock, with slightly more being unaware of cad and drip.
Hace 2 días · Loads of classic British insults like pillock and plonker are ‘at risk of dying out’ / Credit: Joshua Hoehne (via Unsplash)Topping the list of insults that are at risk of dying out is the aforementioned ‘lummox’, with 62% of people surveyed under 28 years of age, and just over half of all those surveyed, being unfamiliar with the term – which is most commonly used in East Anglia.
