Aphasia
05-24-2001, 06:34 AM
FANCY-SHMANCY WAYS TO INSULT YOUR FRIENDS
NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- If four-letter-words are too low-brow for you, you may want to try curse words used back in the olden days.
For instance, instead of telling someone they're fat, you can call them "fabiform" -- an old word that means "shaped like a bean."
That's according to the new book, "Insulting English" (St. Martin's Press), a collection of ancient insults and naughty tidbits including words like...
-- "Excerebrose," which means "brainless."
-- "Gink," which is an insignificant person.
-- A "gongoozler" is an idiot who stares at strange objects.
-- Finally, there's a "shotclog," which is an unpleasant person tolerated only because he or she is buying drinks.
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[This message has been edited by Aphasia (edited 05-24-2001).]
NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- If four-letter-words are too low-brow for you, you may want to try curse words used back in the olden days.
For instance, instead of telling someone they're fat, you can call them "fabiform" -- an old word that means "shaped like a bean."
That's according to the new book, "Insulting English" (St. Martin's Press), a collection of ancient insults and naughty tidbits including words like...
-- "Excerebrose," which means "brainless."
-- "Gink," which is an insignificant person.
-- A "gongoozler" is an idiot who stares at strange objects.
-- Finally, there's a "shotclog," which is an unpleasant person tolerated only because he or she is buying drinks.
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http://downtoearth.ncbuy.com/newscenter/weirdnews.html
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"I have no regrets. Regret only makes wrinkles." - Sophia Loren
[This message has been edited by Aphasia (edited 05-24-2001).]