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"Run out now and call your young ones before these halcyon days are lost forever: The British insults unknown by younger people, according to the poll are: 1. Lummox (62%) 2. Bampot (60%) 3. Blighter (54%) 4. Ninny (51%) 5. Cad (47%) 6. Drip (42%) 7. Tosspot (36%) 8. Toe rag (34%) 9. Pillock (33% 10. Plonker (25%) 11. Nitwit (27%) 12. Prat (25%) 13. Scallywag (26%) 14. Git (26%) 15. Numpty (22%) Save our language. Come on Rishi !!! https://news.sky.com/story/pillock-plonker-and-tosspot-among-british-insults-at-risk-of-dying-out-13132070 This has been a (TIC) Production. "in my day they wherent really an insult they didn’t start with a swear word lol | |||
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"Well I've never heard of number 2 and I'm considerably older! I would add ninconpoop. I reckon that's pretty low on young people's literacy radar. " Bampot was used regularly in Scotland when I was younger, no idea anymore. | |||
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"All very tame and inoffensive No wonder the wokes banned Roy chubby brown from Sheffield. " omg Sheffield ya mean the boro lol | |||
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"Well I've never heard of number 2 and I'm considerably older! I would add ninconpoop. I reckon that's pretty low on young people's literacy radar. Bampot was used regularly in Scotland when I was younger, no idea anymore. " Agreed or the shortened bam I moved away 1999 though | |||
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"Well I've never heard of number 2 and I'm considerably older! I would add ninconpoop. I reckon that's pretty low on young people's literacy radar. Bampot was used regularly in Scotland when I was younger, no idea anymore. Agreed or the shortened bam I moved away 1999 though " I moved away in '97. | |||
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"Toe rag - This is the first time I am hearing this "It relates to people who wrapped cloth round their feet because they could not afford shoes. People like tramps. | |||
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"Toe rag - This is the first time I am hearing this
It relates to people who wrapped cloth round their feet because they could not afford shoes. People like tramps. "Thanks for the clarification  | |||
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"All very tame and inoffensive No wonder the wokes banned Roy chubby brown from Sheffield. " I was wondering how long it would take for some Ninny to bring up the W word... | |||
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"A lot of that list is basically the script of Only Fools and Horses "Might be where this originated. On social media there was an article knocking about referring to the show and the sad demise of "plonker" among other terms. | |||
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"Toe rag - This is the first time I am hearing this "This was definitely something i heard from the grannies when i was young | |||
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"Toe rag - This is the first time I am hearing this
It relates to people who wrapped cloth round their feet because they could not afford shoes. People like tramps. "I assume thats its origination, but its use that i know of was more a trouble maker. Kids playing up being naughty would be called toe rags | |||
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"Interested to see the inclusion of the term 'toe rag'. Surely the correct spelling should be 'tow rag', 'tow' being a grade of cotton and nothing to do with feet." You sent me down a google rabbit hole with your reply, the things I never knew  | |||
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"Interested to see the inclusion of the term 'toe rag'. Surely the correct spelling should be 'tow rag', 'tow' being a grade of cotton and nothing to do with feet." All the searches I have done have the spelling as: **toerag** ie: toerag / 't???ræg / noun slang. a contemptible or despicable person toerag in British English Collins Dictionary. ---------------------------- toerag noun [ C ] UK informal us /'to?.ræg/ uk /'t??.ræg/ Add to word list an extremely unpleasant person Cambridge Dictionary | |||
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"Interested to see the inclusion of the term 'toe rag'. Surely the correct spelling should be 'tow rag', 'tow' being a grade of cotton and nothing to do with feet. All the searches I have done have the spelling as: **toerag** ie: toerag / 't???ræg / noun slang. a contemptible or despicable person toerag in British English Collins Dictionary. ---------------------------- toerag noun [ C ] UK informal us /'to?.ræg/ uk /'t??.ræg/ Add to word list an extremely unpleasant person Cambridge Dictionary " The most far fetched explanation has got to be the one about sailors towing a communal arse wiping flannel behind the boat to keep it clean. That sounds like a spoof answer from Private eye's 'Notes and Queries'. What would have been wrong with a bucket of water and the left hand? | |||
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"Interested to see the inclusion of the term 'toe rag'. Surely the correct spelling should be 'tow rag', 'tow' being a grade of cotton and nothing to do with feet. All the searches I have done have the spelling as: **toerag** ie: toerag / 't???ræg / noun slang. a contemptible or despicable person toerag in British English Collins Dictionary. ---------------------------- toerag noun [ C ] UK informal us /'to?.ræg/ uk /'t??.ræg/ Add to word list an extremely unpleasant person Cambridge Dictionary The most far fetched explanation has got to be the one about sailors towing a communal arse wiping flannel behind the boat to keep it clean. That sounds like a spoof answer from Private eye's 'Notes and Queries'. What would have been wrong with a bucket of water and the left hand?" I had never heard it before. | |||
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