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Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
Mon Jan 18, 2016, 10:14 PM Jan 2016

The many insulting adjectives the British Parliament used to describe Donald Trump

Source: Washington Post

LONDON -- During the three-hour debate here in Westminster Hall on whether to ban Donald Trump from the United Kingdom, many British lawmakers extended the hand of friendship.

Trump was invited to have a curry in the city of Bradford, where about a quarter of the population is Muslim, and go on a walkabout in the multi-ethnic area of Brixton, a neighborhood in south London. More than one politician invited him to come along for a visit to a mosque.

But British politicians were notably less courteous when searching for words to describe the Republican presidential front-runner, with lawmakers from across the political spectrum dishing up a dictionary’s worth of insulting names.

"An idiot," is how Gavin Newlands, a Scottish National Party politician, described Trump, despite his attempts to find more agreeable language.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/01/18/the-many-insulting-adjectives-used-to-describe-donald-trump/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumptajmahal716pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory



I'm sure DU can think of some names for him.
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The many insulting adjectives the British Parliament used to describe Donald Trump (Original Post) Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2016 OP
Winner of the sperm race n/t Kennah Jan 2016 #1
Idiot? That's being too kind! Initech Jan 2016 #2
In America, maybe Tab Jan 2016 #18
You're obviously not familiar with our Parliament nxylas Jan 2016 #22
Oh, I've seen videos of Parliament Tab Jan 2016 #24
Shakespeare had a perfect term for someone like Trump: forest444 Jan 2016 #3
Xenophobic! Idiot is a noun. Grammar idiots, don't let them into America! LOL. L. Coyote Jan 2016 #4
Wazzock! moondust Jan 2016 #5
A word worth adding... 3catwoman3 Jan 2016 #6
It's about as "Northern" as a word can get T_i_B Jan 2016 #17
Interesting that the papers chose "idiot" for the translation to use ... Nihil Jan 2016 #21
Grauniad article about the word "Wazzock" T_i_B Jan 2016 #36
that article led me to a great book, "balderdah and piffle: one sandwich short of a dog's dinner" niyad Jan 2016 #41
I had to look that one up.. cannabis_flower Jan 2016 #30
OH that word brings back a wonderful memory !!! KentuckyWoman Jan 2016 #48
my daughters were howling! "buffoonery" was their fave n/t zazen Jan 2016 #7
Trump the buffoon - an accurate description indeed! n/t Little Tich Jan 2016 #8
Mammon's bastard son. Freelancer Jan 2016 #9
and what must they think of our media IcyPeas Jan 2016 #10
Our media are no better T_i_B Jan 2016 #14
Most of the British press is incredibly awful LeftishBrit Jan 2016 #16
And yet Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2016 #31
Most of the Daily Fail's science coverage T_i_B Jan 2016 #34
Derpy Monk06 Jan 2016 #11
“the orange prince of American self-publicity.” bermudat Jan 2016 #12
Rachel had a segment on this tonight Gothmog Jan 2016 #13
In the UK, 'trump' is another word for 'fart' LeftishBrit Jan 2016 #15
Very apt. n/t Chemisse Jan 2016 #25
LOL! Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2016 #32
If Trump does come over here he won't escape the tuba. Bad Dog Jan 2016 #19
That is among the top funniest things I've ever seen. KentuckyWoman Jan 2016 #49
You're welcome. Bad Dog Jan 2016 #50
Charlie Pierce of Esquire calls Trump a "vulgar talking yam." - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #20
he shouldn't insult the yams niyad Jan 2016 #42
I don't think they're paying enough attention to the other GOP candidates. nt valerief Jan 2016 #23
Der Trumpenführer to start 47of74 Jan 2016 #26
der drumpfenfuhrer (to more accurately reflect the original spelling of the family name) niyad Jan 2016 #43
Yes. We think he's a douchebag too. It's just such common knowledge Oneironaut Jan 2016 #27
Anyone call him a "wanker" or "tosser"? hughee99 Jan 2016 #28
Those two words will be banned as "unparliamentary language" T_i_B Jan 2016 #35
Saw this on MSNBC last night Lazy Daisy Jan 2016 #29
They wonder about all those people who are supporting Trump Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2016 #33
At least we'd have an equal to Putin. Kablooie Jan 2016 #37
K&R. I listened for a while and liked their asking if he was merely a buffoon or more dangerous. Overseas Jan 2016 #38
"wazzock"-- love that one. niyad Jan 2016 #39
I hadn't heard of wazzock Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2016 #40
or, in a shakespearean riff--lackbrain. niyad Jan 2016 #44
So if Trump is banned in the UK; greiner3 Jan 2016 #45
Old Fartface won't be banned T_i_B Jan 2016 #46
K&R. It was so refreshing to have him described frankly as a buffoon as the bottom line. Overseas Jan 2016 #47

nxylas

(6,440 posts)
22. You're obviously not familiar with our Parliament
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 05:49 PM
Jan 2016

Robin Williams called it a cross between Congress and West Side Story.

Tab

(11,093 posts)
24. Oh, I've seen videos of Parliament
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 06:30 PM
Jan 2016

It's a hoot. I was more referring to the general British preference for understatement. But believe me, I would NOT want to be in the sights of the BP.

forest444

(5,902 posts)
3. Shakespeare had a perfect term for someone like Trump:
Mon Jan 18, 2016, 10:28 PM
Jan 2016

A cur.

What would you have, you curs,
That like nor peace nor war?

From Coriolanus.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
4. Xenophobic! Idiot is a noun. Grammar idiots, don't let them into America! LOL.
Mon Jan 18, 2016, 10:45 PM
Jan 2016

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the debate, which was triggered after more than 575,000 people signed a petition on a parliamentary website calling to ban Trump from Britain.[center]

Nice litany, great recommendations!

“ridiculous xenophobe” and a "buffoon"
“demagogue" "homophobic and misogynistic”
“the orange prince of American self-publicity”
“fool” “a poisonous, corrosive man"


 

Nihil

(13,508 posts)
21. Interesting that the papers chose "idiot" for the translation to use ...
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 09:12 AM
Jan 2016

> "Originally meant "bull's penis" (originally described to me as "bull's prick&quot . "



Strangely enough, my earliest memory of hearing that word was in the phrase
"As useless as a wazzock on the pavement" which, although consistent with the
above definition, explains why I used to think it meant "dog-turd".




(Not that "dog turd" would be much of an improvement on "bull's prick" of course ...)

niyad

(112,435 posts)
41. that article led me to a great book, "balderdah and piffle: one sandwich short of a dog's dinner"
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 10:07 PM
Jan 2016

(oh, look, it's a television programme as well!!)


Balderdash & Piffle: One Sandwich Short of a Dog's Dinner
by Alex Games

Published by BBC Books

Balderdash & Piffle: One Sandwich Short of a Dog's Dinner is also available as:





Synopsis

Balderdash & Piffle: One Sandwich Short of a Dog's Dinner is a thrilling ride through the provocative, bewildering and often downright bizarre world of language and etymology. From the brash jargon of celebrity magazines to the delicacies and feints of the euphemism, author and word-sleuth Alex Games has uncovered the remarkable stories that lie behind some of our best-loved words and expressions.

By grouping words into distinct themes - such as put downs and insults, the vocab of fashionistas and the lingo of dodgy dealings - Balderdash & Piffle looks at the English language in a fresh and revealing light.

Who was the original Jack the Lad? What is the tragic story behind the expression Sweet F.A.? Balderdash & Piffle will show you where thugs come from, why 'barmy' once had more to do with your beer than your brain, and how a little bit of 'hanky-panky' could literally work magic. From the 'Cloud-cuckoo-land' of Aristophanes to the town of Balaclava, this is a funny but rigorously researched account of English words and their origins.

Drawing together sources as diverse as William Shakespeare, David Cameron and the Burnham-on-Sea Gazette, Alex Games recalls the trends, innovations and scandals that have produced some of our most familiar but least explored words and phrases. Accompanying a brand new series of the hit BBC television programme Balderdash & Piffle - and containing all the results of the 'Wordhunt' from the first series -this entertaining book is a treasure trove for English-language lovers everywhere.

http://www.eburypublishing.co.uk/editions/balderdash-piffle-one-sandwich-short-of-a-dogs-dinner/9781846072352

KentuckyWoman

(6,666 posts)
48. OH that word brings back a wonderful memory !!!
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 02:07 PM
Jan 2016

I was 7 yrs old.

We picked up my Dad's grandpa (my great grandpa) and took him to church. A lady came in with a black eye and other things that made it obvious even to a 7 year old she'd been hit. My grandpa tried to talk to her but she would just look at her hands real sad.

As soon as her husband hit the door to the church after parking the car my grandpa took him by the elbow out behind the church. I guess you can say grandpa took that man to the woodshed. They both came back in half way through the service red faced and disheveled. That lady never showed up with a black eye again and a few years later that husband ran off and never came back. She smiled a lot after that and eventually remarried.

Anyways, later that day he and I were out in the barn. He was still fussing about that guy to himself under his breath using a 3# sledge to bang on some piece of metal. Said the guy was "THAT WORD" and then real quick when he realized I was there told me never to say it and never tell Mom he said it. I promised.

The way he said it I'm pretty sure he was calling the man about the worst thing one man can call another.

Thanks for bringing back a wonderful memory about my great grandpa. I'd forgotten it. As soon as I saw that word it all came back

IcyPeas

(21,747 posts)
10. and what must they think of our media
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 12:58 AM
Jan 2016

who repeat ad nauseum everything trump says and does. trump is a mockery. and the media are responsible for him.

watching wolf blitzer this afternoon interviewing John Kerry. Kerry was talking about Iran and hostages and real important news and then asshole wolf ask him what he thinks of donald trump. Kerry said he had nothing to say. I mean really? all these news anchors want is for people to talk about trump. it's so sickening.

LeftishBrit

(41,192 posts)
16. Most of the British press is incredibly awful
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 04:01 AM
Jan 2016

Our TV news media is better than yours; but our newspaper media is in general probably worse. Murdoch is a major media owner here too, after all; and his dreadful RW sensational 'The Sun' is notorious - and the most-read newspaper in Britain. Non-Murdoch tabloids are as bad: the Daily Mail and Daily Express are sensational, unreliable and very right-wing. The Mirror is left-leaning, but just as sensational and unreliable.

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
31. And yet
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 12:19 AM
Jan 2016

I have noticed that the Daily Mail besides being a right wing tabloid, has excellent science coverage about black holes and astronomy in general. When they put Isaac Newton's papers online, there was a LOT of coverage about their national scientific saint, Sir Isaac Newton.

T_i_B

(14,734 posts)
34. Most of the Daily Fail's science coverage
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 02:28 AM
Jan 2016

Consists of telling people that stuff causes cancer, or cures cancer. Even the science coverage of the Daily Fail is regarded as a joke.

Gothmog

(144,005 posts)
13. Rachel had a segment on this tonight
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 02:11 AM
Jan 2016

It was great. The British Parliament called Trump an idiot in a number of fun ways

Bad Dog

(2,025 posts)
50. You're welcome.
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 03:46 PM
Jan 2016

I'm glad someone appreciated it. I like the look of panic on his face as he tries to get away.

Oneironaut

(5,462 posts)
27. Yes. We think he's a douchebag too. It's just such common knowledge
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 10:31 PM
Jan 2016

here that no Liberals would waste time insulting him. It's like "Trump is an idiot - Well, yeah..."

He's the Orange Prince of Hot-Air.

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
28. Anyone call him a "wanker" or "tosser"?
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 10:33 PM
Jan 2016

I'd love to get a clip of someone in parliament calling him that.

T_i_B

(14,734 posts)
35. Those two words will be banned as "unparliamentary language"
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 02:30 AM
Jan 2016

Last edited Wed Jan 20, 2016, 03:43 AM - Edit history (1)

Which is why "Wazzock" is as rude as they can get.

 

Lazy Daisy

(928 posts)
29. Saw this on MSNBC last night
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 11:30 PM
Jan 2016

first I laughed. Then got somber.... what do other countries think of us? Somber thought.

Kablooie

(18,571 posts)
37. At least we'd have an equal to Putin.
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 03:54 AM
Jan 2016

Then the other advanced nation had better get on the ball and put ignorant cretins in charge of their countries too.

Overseas

(12,121 posts)
38. K&R. I listened for a while and liked their asking if he was merely a buffoon or more dangerous.
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 10:20 AM
Jan 2016

I liked so many MPs starting with the fact that he is a fool who makes idiotic comments-- that was a given. An accepted issue.

The point of contention was whether his ridiculous comments were hate speech that could incite violence.

Overseas

(12,121 posts)
47. K&R. It was so refreshing to have him described frankly as a buffoon as the bottom line.
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 10:32 AM
Jan 2016

That they all described him as a fool and whether his idiotic remarks were dangerous hate speech that merited banning or just classic British ridicule.

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