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Railison ,

In Australia, being a total bastard is a good thing, while being a bit of a bastard isn’t so good.

Mad cunt = good. Shit cunt = bad, see image

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CanadaPlus ,

Wow, I’m a native speaker and this confuses me.

verity_kindle ,

“Crayon eater”, this one is specific to members of the U.S. Marine Corps, it can be used affectionately, but it’s very context dependent.

Daft_ish OP ,

I like this one

Taleya ,

Ya fucken mong

xia ,

“You make a better door than a window.”

threeduck ,

Calling someone a Muppet. In NZ (and to a lesser degree, UK/Australia), it’s a common thing to call someone who’s being an idiot. Not sure why. I think as a nation we generally like the Muppets, but not someone who’s being a Muppet.

aphlamingphoenix ,

I think the connotation is that a Muppet is controlled by someone else. Their every thought, word, and action is the intent of their handlers.

Lmaydev ,

I think it’s more that most Muppets are silly and not very intelligent

jacksilver ,

Yeah, I’ve definitely seen it most used to describe people acting ridiculous.

hperrin ,

He’d be a great snipe hunter.

scorpious ,

Fucktard

MFC904 ,

“Bless (his/her/their/your) heart”

shottymcb ,

That’s not an insult as the internet has decided. It can be used sarcastically, but in my experience as a southerner it is more often a compliment for doing something nice.

GrayBackgroundMusic ,

You had a different childhood than mine. It was code for “they’re a moron”.

shottymcb ,

Context is king. Yes, anything can be said sarcastically. But when a child shares their candy with another child and 7 people are like “Aww bless his heart!!” It’s not fucking code. The fact that it’s usually used as a compliment is exactly what makes it so cutting as a sarcastic insult.

cod ,
@cod@lemmy.world avatar

Same here. “Bless your heart” usually means thank you

Daft_ish OP ,

That’s why it’s so insidious. When used correctly you can throw people off because they have to question, “is this person grateful or do they hate my guts?”

Birdie ,

When done correctly, this is always the outcome.

Confused_Emus ,

It’s used both ways, it’s just context dependent.

Birdie ,

South Louisiana here. It can be used affectionately (seeing a sick child and saying Bless your heart) but I find it is more often used to point out someone’s lack of intelligence or bad behaviour (Karen is pitching an absolute fit in the checkout lane at Albertsons because she misread a price label…Bless her heart)

Maybe you’re from a more polite area of the south, but where I am we are heavily into calling out morons.

verity_kindle ,

“He don’t know shit from shinola.” [I’ve never asked what “shinola” is.] EDIT: Another one my Dad uses (Oklahoma born and bred): calling someone a “mudcat”.

intensely_human ,

Shinola is shoe grease

verity_kindle ,

Ah. Thank you.

Narrowband ,

They also make watches now apparently

Moobythegoldensock ,

I’ve never asked what “shinola” is

Let me clarify that for you.

TheOSINTguy ,

Does your face hurt? Because my eyes hurt.

jacktherippah ,

Non-native. I got this one.

weeeeum ,
S_H_K ,

This one make me rethink how I insult people really.

Tartas1995 ,

That man is onto something. God bless!

AnEilifintChorcra ,

He’d peel an orange in his pocket

He has two brains cells and they’re both fighting for third place

He’s a face like he’s trying to eat an apple through a tennis racket

The tide wouldn’t take her out

Scarlet for your mam for having you

Your arse is jealous of your mouth

Snipers dream

Spanner

200ok ,

I am a native English speaker and had to Google “peel an orange in his pocket”. It does not mean what I assumed.

SouthEndSunset ,

What did you think it meant?

I did have to think about it like, context helped.

Syn_Attck ,

You understood it? Are you Irish? I’m Murkin and I thought it meant running one out from his pocket or something.

Peel a banana in his pocket: Tight-fisted, cheap. Often the phrase is “peel an orange in his pocket.” The idea is that someone is so cheap, he will peel a piece of fruit inside his pocket so no one will see it and ask for a bite. - Don’t Be a Muggins: Learn Some Irish Slang

SouthEndSunset ,

It helped that numerous “he’s tight fisted” type comments and insults had been made in the same conversation, before that was said.

No, not Irish.

200ok ,

That’s what I thought, too*

running *rubbing

S_H_K ,

Non native speaker here and is the only of the 2 I didn’t get. Spanner is the other one.

VaultBoyNewVegas , (edited )

Spanner is British/Irish means idiot or tool. See also muppet.

Interstellar_1 ,
@Interstellar_1@pawb.social avatar

I’ve never heard a single one of these

CanadaPlus ,

I’ve heard about half.

DirigibleProtein ,

In Australia, “40¢ short of a shout” is unlikely to be understood by visitors.

slazer2au ,

Even as an Aussie I haven’t heard that one.

Hugh_Jeggs ,

In Scotland it’s “A couple of pieces short of a picnic”, a piece being a sandwich

S_H_K ,

Like his brain is not complete or something didn’t get it not sure.

Hugh_Jeggs ,

It means they went for a picnic and lo and behold, a smarter-than-average bear stole their pic-a-nic basket

JackFrostNCola ,

“He’s not all there” is the most basic version of this saying.

“He’s got a few tools missing from the shed” is an aussie version too.

BigPotato ,

Not the brightest fork in the tool shed, are they?

JackFrostNCola ,

Not the sharpest crayon in the bunch?

S_H_K ,

Non native didn’t get it… Sounds like a reference of a specific event.

Aussiemandeus ,
@Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone avatar

Means they’re 2 bob short of a dollar

xia ,

Somehow this doesn’t help… :)

Aussiemandeus ,
@Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone avatar

Not all there in the head basically.

6 pack short of a carton

2 short of a dozen etc

Elonkilledmydad ,

2 fries short of a happy meal

son_named_bort ,

Is it like a taco short of a combo plate?

DarkDarkHouse ,
@DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

He’s got a couple of roos loose in the top paddock

DeltaTangoLima ,
@DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com avatar

May your chickens turn to emus and kick your dunny door down

S_H_K ,

Non native here: didn’t heard that one before but I guess is wishing the person misfortune?

DeltaTangoLima ,
@DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com avatar

Yeah, but in a light-hearted way.

Minarble ,

*Chooks….you make it to easy if you call them chickens.

S_H_K ,

Non native here: it’s a variation of “he got some screws loose” we even use it a version of it in spanish.

Omega_Haxors ,

None because i’m not racist.

bloubz ,

What?

Hugh_Jeggs ,

We do need a word for these kinda comments. People who are so dull, boring and insignificant that they spend their entire time online attempting to be offended at literally fucking everything and everyone

Omega_Haxors ,

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  • bloubz ,

    What are you even saying?

    Hugh_Jeggs ,

    I’m trying to think what I need to say to get you to call me a necrophiliac 🤔

    Omega_Haxors ,

    Fucking knew it.

    bloubz ,

    I don’t think that’s what’s happening here and I don’t know of anyone who does that. Words do offend people, that is not something you have to try hard to do.

    I’m not a native English speaker and I don’t see how this could be offending. Or maybe this is some US thing?

    RandomVideos ,

    Pwasdbaittstetoatboalfeae would be the perfect word for that

    Chozo ,

    Language != Race

    Akasazh ,
    @Akasazh@feddit.nl avatar

    But you’re a massive bellend

    MFC904 ,

    Bless your heart

    frauddogg ,
    @frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml avatar

    jesse wtf are you talking about

    Omega_Haxors ,

    Don’t side with the racists on this one, you’re better than that.

    frauddogg ,
    @frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml avatar

    It’s a question about languages and you’re erroneously conflating that with race. Homie, this is not the hill for you to die on; and if you ever condescend to me like that again, we’re gonna start having problems. Wanna sit there and talk about “siding with the racists” and then play paternalist at the tail end of your fuckoff statement, fuck is wrong with you?

    Omega_Haxors ,

    Step back and look at the situation from the third person and ask yourself if you like what you see.

    frauddogg , (edited )
    @frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml avatar

    So reality checking you didn’t work; I’ll tell it to you straight: log off for a week.

    Your conflation is flatly wrong. Language and race are not some linked quantity. There is no gene preventing a white man from speaking Swahili, or a Black woman from speaking German, Dutch, Russian, and Gaelic.

    Were I to allow that erroneous conflation to slide, I’d be committing a type of liberalism as we (unfortunately, as of right now) share a community. Your not even considering self-crit when it’s made as clear as I possibly Can make it that you’ve got the wrong end of the hook here is another. Log out, touch grass, do better; otherwise don’t darken my inbox again. I know what ‘verbally looking for a fight’ looks like; and you’re doing it right now. Chill the fuck out and log off.

    Omega_Haxors , (edited )

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  • frauddogg ,
    @frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml avatar

    Is that really the kind of language you want to be using in this conversation?

    Oh, it is; I’ve told you twice now to quit fuckin condescending to me and tryna cracker-talk your way out of being explicitly wrong. You don’t listen; ergo, I don’t want you even THINKING about continuing to talk to me. I genuinely don’t have time for those who act like settlers and can’t accept their own errors. If I wanted to get really uncharitable, I’d start listing off every single itemized thing I find wrong about you; but I’ll leave it at don’t you ever think to reply to my shit again if you won’t get right.

    davel ,
    @davel@lemmy.ml avatar

    How did this escalate to tone policing and fascist-jacketing? smdh

    frauddogg , (edited )
    @frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml avatar

    Trying to tell a settler their haughty hill-to-die-on subject is indefensible ground, ifg. I had such high hopes for them, too. They seemed on the level for someone not from the twin flame instances til this past couple days.

    davel ,
    @davel@lemmy.ml avatar

    Again, jesse-wtf

    crowbar ,

    This person volunteered to be the one we can practice using this new knowledge on, bless their pure heart

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