FabSwingers.com forum: Favourite Latin Word or Expression

By *yron69 OP Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Thanks to those pesky Ancient Romans the English language is peppered with Latin words and expressions. Which are your favourites?

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

Bigus Dickus

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By *ed VoluptaWoman
over a year ago

Wirral.

Carpe Diem.

It was the motto of my wonderful friend who died last year.

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By *ung fun walesMan
over a year ago

up the road

veni, vidi , i sinistram

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By *elethWoman
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

In flangrante delicto.

Pro bono.

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By *itvclaireTV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

Illegitimi non carborundum

Mock Latin I know

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Carpe vinum."

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

In vino veritus

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

Semper in excretum sum sed alta variat.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dum Spiro, Spero

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Coitus interruptus.

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By *oeBeansMan
over a year ago

Derby

Mea culpa, I use it a lot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Amor vincit omnia

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By *nimaginativeUsernameMan
over a year ago

Rochester, Kent

Romanes eunt domus

Aka ‘ Romani ite domum’

Brilliant scene from Life of Brian

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I did 6 years of Latin at Boarding School from 1969 -1975..

Agricola iacto hasta, is as much as I can remember, for what bloody use it's done me

It means, the farmer hurled a spear, for what it's worth

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Suus veniens domum!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Et al. I actually use it quite a bit.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"In vino veritus"

*snaps fingers* yaaaaaas

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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

Cum ceciderit i resurgemus

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By *onguesandpunsMan
over a year ago

East Midlands

[Removed by poster at 26/06/21 23:35:26]

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By *onguesandpunsMan
over a year ago

East Midlands

Facta non verba = actions not words

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By *asterR and slut mayaMan
over a year ago

Bradford

My favorite roman word is .

Cunt . hence we have the word

Cunnilingus. God bless the romans

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My favorite roman word is .

Cunt . hence we have the word

Cunnilingus. God bless the romans "

Cunt might be more Germanic. Cunnilingus is Latin (cunnus + lingo).

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By *asterR and slut mayaMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Mia clupa god bless the Germans and the Romans then .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Eheu eheu o me miserum

Alas alas I am so miserable

Grade B Latin O-Level

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

Amore et melle et felle es fecundissimus.

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By *agicM53XMan
over a year ago

Orpington

"Amore, more, ore, re"

Love, behaviour, words, deeds(actions)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not my favourite but use the term every day nearly, Pro Re Nata. As circumstances arise of course

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Deminimis non curat praetor .... God I love that phrase and words to live by

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

The right place

Lorem Ipsum

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By *oubleswing2019Man
over a year ago

Colchester

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

Initially learned the phrase when we studied WWI poetry at school.

From Wilfrid Owen's harrowing poem "Dulce et decorum est".

However the phrase was initially written in Horace's Odes (which we didn't study, more's the pity !)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lorem Ipsum

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

The right place

"Lorem Ipsum

Now you’re talking

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Movie geek that I am, I have a T-shirt with "res firme mitescre nescit" on it. Impressed if anyone knows what film it's from...

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By *oubleswing2019Man
over a year ago

Colchester

"Movie geek that I am, I have a T-shirt with "res firme mitescre nescit" on it. Impressed if anyone knows what film it's from..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhhIwg7U6zc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Movie geek that I am, I have a T-shirt with "res firme mitescre nescit" on it. Impressed if anyone knows what film it's from...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhhIwg7U6zc"

I'm impressed! I'd be even more impressed if I could have spelt it properly! (I'm blaming hangover!)

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By *dReadyGoMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

De gustibus (ac non disputandum est)

Is not appropriate to dispute about people tastes

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Homo erectus

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By *ynecplCouple
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

cogito ergo sum

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By *uriouscouple83Couple
over a year ago

Worcester

Auribus teneo lupum

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Vi veri veniversum vivus vici.

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By *dReadyGoMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Pecunia non oleat

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Salma Hayek

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Amo Amas Amat it again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Salma Hayek

I see what you did there! (Damn fine shout though!)

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By *r. Pepper...Man
over a year ago

liverpool

Nil satis nisi optimum

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By *elethWoman
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

""Amore, more, ore, re"

Love, behaviour, words, deeds(actions)"

Oooh, stealing this one!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

plumbum

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