Submitted by Convair101 t3_10oxzrw in nottheonion
Howtothinkofaname t1_j6hgzfp wrote
Reply to comment by A_norny_mousse in McDonald's to play Beethoven in bid to deter yobs after rampage by Convair101
It’s a very well understood word in Britain, I wouldn’t expect a newspaper to explain it. Comes from the word boy, but backwards.
EdgeOfWetness t1_j6ikdoq wrote
Not everywhere is Britain, just as not everywhere is the US.
Howtothinkofaname t1_j6ilx63 wrote
I’m well aware of that. But local newspapers tend to write for local audiences.
EdgeOfWetness t1_j6im897 wrote
Oh I firmly expect the newspaper article to be local. But the posting on reddit would be helpful if it came with the vocabulary lesson.
Or a [Britain] tag
gheebutersnaps87 t1_j6isbso wrote
I read the title and assumed it was a typo
RevengencerAlf t1_j6kjjx5 wrote
The first part of the URL, literally visible at the top of this thread, is walesonline with a uk web address.
If someone hasn't figured out that this is british news they deserve to be damned to an eternity of geography based confusion
EdgeOfWetness t1_j6l6jgd wrote
This kind of friendliness is just what we look for in a post
RevengencerAlf t1_j6ohqtx wrote
I'm glad you all approve.
23drag t1_j6imunu wrote
thats on you mate not the poster to understand the lingo.
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__Shake__ t1_j6hjiwy wrote
I find Bri'ish slang to be quite fascinating, especially when the origin is explained. Don't think I've heard "backwards" as an explanation before though
Howtothinkofaname t1_j6hjwnv wrote
Slang in general is pretty interesting to be fair.
boweroftable t1_j6iopx3 wrote
Backslang rocks, it was an argot, used to exclude ... like Cockney rhyming slang, but like all language would have helped form a strong identity
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