I was once in a country pub when a yokel came rushing in and exclaimed that his team had just "thraped" the opposition. Presumably a conflation of "thrash" and "rape". Good.
I’m a big fan of cock, at least linguistically speaking. Cockroach, cock-up and cockeyed are all wonderful words. Cock-a-leekie has got to be the funniest named foodstuff and whilst coq au van doesn’t quite have the same amusement factor it does provide a good description for the hoards of ill-mannered couriers and trades people that blight our roads. Cockcrow is far more descriptive than dawn. Cockatoo provides us with a fair joke about a nymphomaniac parrot and there can’t be many more amusing places to sit than in a cockpit. A cockchafer is a great name for an insect, whilst it's human counterpart the cockwomble is without a doubt the best new word I’ve hear this year. Finally, as it’s Valentines day, it’s a great opportunity for some coquettishness. It’s enough to warm the cockles of your heart.
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Enhanced, I think, by a list of synonyms, all of which are fine words in their own right:
bimbo, chippie, floozy, hoochie, hussy, Jezebel, minx, quean, slut, tramp, trollop, wench, whore
Quean I had not heard before. I suppose it has a slightly different pronunciation from Queen? Otherwise, presumably, Her Maj would not be amused.
All for an £18 pot!
*Euphemism is a pretty good word
Proper old fashioned English word.
Mendacious
Moist
Hinge, minge, singe, whinge
Crunch, punch, clinch, mulch
That sort of thing
And I find it impossible to even look at the word 'Quim' without laughing like a schoolgirl
The Portuguese reserve keeper was called Quim and I found it hysterical
yessssssss
cash
money
laughter
holiday
beach
sunshine ... amongst many more