...a negative connotation, or is context everything? I guess what I'm asking is if someone could refer to you as "my limey friend," or is this impolite in all but the friendliest of company? This term of "abuse" refers to the... ON Canada. Yebbut in French-speaking Quebec, "bloke" is used as a pejorative. Cheers, Sage (in English-speaking Quebec.) In Paris they tend to...
... with a negative connotation, or is context everything? I guess what I'm asking is if someone could refer to you as "my limey friend," or is this impolite in all but the friendliest of company? This term of "abuse" refers to the habit ... John Kane Kingston ON Canada. Yebbut in French-speaking Quebec, "bloke" is used as a pejorative. Cheers, Sage (in English-speaking Quebec.)
...36 -0500, "pritsy" <pritsy@comcast.net> wrote: I especially like Peckerwood: (U.S.) a white person (southerner). The term "Peckerwood", an inversion of "Woodpecker", is used as a pejorative term. This word was coined in the 19th century by southern blacks to describe poor whites. They considered them loud and troublesome like the bird, and often with red hair like ...
...:09:36 -0500, "pritsy" <pritsy@comcast.net> wrote: I especially like Peckerwood: (U.S.) a white person (southerner). The term "Peckerwood", an inversion of "Woodpecker", is used as a pejorative term. This word was coined in the 19th century by southern blacks to describe poor whites. They considered them loud and troublesome like the bird, and often with red hair like the ...
...2008 17:32:58 GMT, the Omrud <usenet.omrud@gEXPUNGEmail.com> wrote: [about "Limey"] This term of "abuse" refers to the habit of British sailors keeping free of... least am merely perplexed by these epithets which others think will offend me. I, for one, will avoid saying "limey", because it feels disparaging. I'm also uncomfortable with "Brit", but it seems to feel more dismissive ...
... by eating limes. Not terrible offensive (that's English for "not at all"). As I said a few moments ago, I at least am merely perplexed by these epithets which others think will offend me. Indeed. Limey, Brit, Pom, Goddam, Johnbull, whatever - bring it on. In a different context I'm reminded of Philip Pullman's Serafina Pekkala: "How could you insult a witch? What would it...
..., or is context everything? I guess what I'm asking is if someone could refer to you as "my limey friend," or is this impolite in all but the friendliest of company? Wikipedia has a pretty good ...a white person (southerner). The term "Peckerwood", an inversion of "Woodpecker", is used as a pejorative term. This word was coined in the 19th century by southern blacks to...
...a negative connotation, or is context everything? I guess what I'm asking is if someone could refer to you as "my limey friend," or is this impolite in all but the friendliest of company? Thanks We were at ... race. A big guy on our tier started shouting 'Slimy Limey', so it could be derogatory. So can "dumb blonde" but that doesn't make "blonde" derogatory or ...
...connotation, or is context everything? I guess what I'm asking is if someone could refer to you as "my limey friend," or is this impolite in all but the friendliest of company? Wikipedia has a pretty good...a white person (southerner). The term "Peckerwood", an inversion of "Woodpecker", is used as a pejorative term. This word was coined in the 19th century by southern blacks ...
