Slang words you never use but often hear.

freshpopcorn

I never use the following words.
Sambo.
Gaff.
Gatt.
Chrimbo.
I just can't bring myself to use them. I wouldn't be a grammar warrior.
What slang words don't you use?

efb

gee

Digital Solitude

All of the above bar gaff

What's a gatt?

I don't use the 'word' gaa for G-A-A

endacl

Gee.

Edit: efb there first.

wotzgoingon

Digital Solitude wrote: »

What's a gatt?

I would gatt as slang for a gun. He OP might use it for something else though.

efb

endacl wrote: »

Gee.

Edit: efb there first.

Boom! Got to the Gee before Endacl!

efb

Tabs - smokes

"Jars" for "drinks". Annoys the **** out of me.

Senna

Fag - cigarette
Waines - kids, hate that term

KungPao

iPhone, MacBook.

It's a phone and a laptop, you tarts.

freshpopcorn

Digital Solitude wrote: »

What's a gatt?

I knew people when I went to college and they referred to alcohol as gatt.

wotzgoingon

Tins for cans of beer.

I just say I'm going having a few cans rather than I'm going having a few tins.

Turtyturd

Peeps.

F*ck off with that.

KungPao

efb wrote: »

Tabs - smokes

Never heard that. But that reminds me of 'slab'. A slab of beer. Sounds stoopid.

RayM

I suppose this is as good an opportunity as any to ask... what does 'bae' mean?

batistuta9

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I knew people when I went to college and they referred to alcohol as gatt.

From cork?

KungPao

RayM wrote: »

I suppose this is as good an opportunity as any to ask... what does 'bae' mean?

Ebonics for 'babe', innit?

freshpopcorn

batistuta9 wrote: »

From cork?

Yes, however the main offender was from Clare and I think his father was French.

fancy pigeon

Bejingos
Fag
Bae.... UGH!!!! :mad:

TheLastMohican

scobie ......... I assume it's a wanker in a tracksuit

NachoBusiness

Bants.

Fcuk off!

KungPao

NachoBusiness wrote: »

Bants.

Fcuk off!

But Nacho, you're the Archbishop of Banterbury. What gives, bro?

efb

KungPao wrote: »

Never heard that. But that reminds me of 'slab'. A slab of beer. Sounds stoopid.

Yeah its an old English thing, I saw it once in a comic (yes-that old comic referring to smoking) and they used the phrase "tabs"

batistuta9

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Yes, however the main offender was from Clare and I think his father was French.

:pac: Gatting's something I only heard said by cork people

ballsymchugh

RayM wrote: »

I suppose this is as good an opportunity as any to ask... what does 'bae' mean?

according to some hip young lad on newstalk.... 'before anyone else'

KungPao

fancy pigeon wrote: »

Bejingos
Fag
Bae.... UGH!!!! :mad:

Great word for ciggies though.

batistuta9

KungPao wrote: »

Great word for ciggies though.

Not in Texas

KungPao

batistuta9 wrote: »

Not in Texas

To them Fanny and Spunk are harmless words. Swings and roundsbouts.

fancy pigeon

KungPao wrote: »

Great word for ciggies though.

I once overheard someone say "state of that cigarette smoking that fag...."

efb

ballsymchugh wrote: »

according to some hip young lad on newstalk.... 'before anyone else'

Sweet merciful Jesus

eternal

RayM wrote: »

I suppose this is as good an opportunity as any to ask... what does 'bae' mean?

Before all else I think.

LOL: I refuse to indulge in word mockery.