National sayings and phrases - directly translated - Page 13

Jimbuna · 02-26-21, 07:42 AM

Kerfuffle - Describes a skirmish or a fight or an argument caused by differing views.

Jimbuna · 02-27-21, 02:05 PM

Minging - Is an alternative to the word “disgusting” or “gross”.

Jimbuna · 02-28-21, 01:59 PM

Muck - Muck is a substitute for “dirt”

Jimbuna · 03-01-21, 02:49 PM

Our Kid - It is a term denoting your younger brother/ sister, or close family member such as a cousin.

mapuc · 03-01-21, 03:06 PM

In the radio earlier today I heard a local sentence I never have heard before.

To poop a snowmand Meaning = A person is really terrified or nervous.

Markus

August · 03-01-21, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Minging - Is an alternative to the word “disgusting” or “gross”.

Interesting. I thought it meant petty or whining based on the usage I heard in the wife's beloved English mysteries.

Sean C · 03-02-21, 03:58 AM

Reminds me of the interesting [to me] difference between the U.K. and U.S. meaning of a certain word - which I'm not entirely sure is not too vulgar [in the U.K.] to post here:

In the U.S. it refers to a person's backside. Apparently in the U.K. it refers to a woman's ... "frontside". I wonder how it got two meanings which are so far apart, and yet so close together.

Jimbuna · 03-02-21, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by August

Interesting. I thought it meant petty or whining based on the usage I heard in the wife's beloved English mysteries.

As far as I'm aware and for sure up in Northern England:

Whinging - complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way.
"stop whingeing and get on with it!"

Jimbuna · 03-02-21, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean C

Reminds me of the interesting [to me] difference between the U.K. and U.S. meaning of a certain word - which I'm not entirely sure is not too vulgar [in the U.K.] to post here:

In the U.S. it refers to a person's backside. Apparently in the U.K. it refers to a woman's ... "frontside". I wonder how it got two meanings which are so far apart, and yet so close together.

Tis also a common christian name in many western countries.

Jimbuna · 03-03-21, 05:48 AM

Muck - Muck is a substitute for “dirt”

August · 03-03-21, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

As far as I'm aware and for sure up in Northern England:

Whinging - complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way.
"stop whingeing and get on with it!"

Maybe that's what I heard. It's difficult to make out what they are saying sometimes.

Jimbuna · 03-04-21, 07:34 AM

Our Kid - Is a term denoting your younger brother/ sister, or close family member such as a cousin.

Jimbuna · 03-05-21, 07:36 AM

Pork pies - The expression is a synonym for ‘lies’.

Jimbuna · 03-07-21, 02:03 PM

Posh - Generally, ‘posh’ denotes the English upper classes.

Aktungbby · 03-07-21, 05:15 PM

from the old trip to India during the Raj etc P.O.S.H. ie: "Portside out; Starboard home" referred to cabin arrangement on the vessel to and from India and Britain...generally first class passengers in the era before air conditioning was invented. Reportedly, it was marked on the steamship ticket in large letters. It was important in those days to avoid tanning in the sun-very not Pukka Sahib!.

02-26-21, 07:42 AM	#181
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,320 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Kerfuffle - Describes a skirmish or a fight or an argument caused by differing views. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-27-21, 02:05 PM	#182
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,320 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Minging - Is an alternative to the word “disgusting” or “gross”. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-28-21, 01:59 PM	#183
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,320 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Muck - Muck is a substitute for “dirt” __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-01-21, 02:49 PM	#184
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,320 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Our Kid - It is a term denoting your younger brother/ sister, or close family member such as a cousin. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-01-21, 03:06 PM	#185
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,613 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	In the radio earlier today I heard a local sentence I never have heard before. To poop a snowmand Meaning = A person is really terrified or nervous. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

03-02-21, 03:58 AM	#187
Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 988 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 2	Reminds me of the interesting [to me] difference between the U.K. and U.S. meaning of a certain word - which I'm not entirely sure is not too vulgar [in the U.K.] to post here: Fanny In the U.S. it refers to a person's backside. Apparently in the U.K. it refers to a woman's ... "frontside". I wonder how it got two meanings which are so far apart, and yet so close together. __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet

03-03-21, 05:48 AM	#190
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,320 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Muck - Muck is a substitute for “dirt” __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-04-21, 07:34 AM	#192
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,320 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Our Kid - Is a term denoting your younger brother/ sister, or close family member such as a cousin. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-05-21, 07:36 AM	#193
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,320 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Pork pies - The expression is a synonym for ‘lies’. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-07-21, 02:03 PM	#194
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,320 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Posh - Generally, ‘posh’ denotes the English upper classes. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-07-21, 05:15 PM	#195
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,140 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	from the old trip to India during the Raj etc P.O.S.H. ie: "Portside out; Starboard home" referred to cabin arrangement on the vessel to and from India and Britain...generally first class passengers in the era before air conditioning was invented. Reportedly, it was marked on the steamship ticket in large letters. It was important in those days to avoid tanning in the sun-very not Pukka Sahib!. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 03-07-21 at 05:34 PM.