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indri ([personal profile] indri) wrote2004-04-20 08:24 pm

Enthusiasm for the British Vernacular

After 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.