Enthusiasm for the British Vernacular
Apr. 20th, 2004 08:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
indriAfter describing my mood as "bolshie" in my last post, I recalled that this is perhaps a geographically-specific form of the vernacular.
From the delightful English to American Dictionary:
bolshie adj. Someone who's a bit of an upstart; a force to be reckoned with. Presumably derived from "Bolshevic", but why I have no idea.
I must point put, however, that this dictionary includes Scots words as well [\ritual appeasement of residual nationalism]
Also, on this page, may I recommend bumfle, bampot, berk, bog standard and, of course, bint.
That bampot bint Indri has just posted some more bog standard bumfle to her LJ -- berk!
Lord, I must be feeling better if I'm being this daft.
From the delightful English to American Dictionary:
bolshie adj. Someone who's a bit of an upstart; a force to be reckoned with. Presumably derived from "Bolshevic", but why I have no idea.
I must point put, however, that this dictionary includes Scots words as well [\ritual appeasement of residual nationalism]
Also, on this page, may I recommend bumfle, bampot, berk, bog standard and, of course, bint.
That bampot bint Indri has just posted some more bog standard bumfle to her LJ -- berk!
Lord, I must be feeling better if I'm being this daft.
