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 dictionarys 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.
Kennah
(14,116 posts)Initech
(99,915 posts)Tab
(11,093 posts)In the U.K., that can be pretty tough language.
nxylas
(6,440 posts)Robin Williams called it a cross between Congress and West Side Story.
Tab
(11,093 posts)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)A cur.
What would you have, you curs,
That like nor peace nor war?
From Coriolanus.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)[center]
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"
moondust
(19,917 posts)wazzock
origin - Northern England
An idiot or daft person
Ahh yer g'ert wazzock
3catwoman3
(23,820 posts)...to my vocabulary.
T_i_B
(14,734 posts)Although it's actually considered a rather mild insult.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wazzock
Nihil
(13,508 posts)> "Originally meant "bull's penis" (originally described to me as "bull's prick" . "
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 ...)
T_i_B
(14,734 posts)niyad
(112,435 posts)(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
cannabis_flower
(3,764 posts)first time I've ever heard it.
KentuckyWoman
(6,666 posts)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
zazen
(2,978 posts)Little Tich
(6,171 posts)Freelancer
(2,107 posts)It's an old Midnight Oil Lyric
IcyPeas
(21,747 posts)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.
T_i_B
(14,734 posts)The British press is bad. I mean really bad.
LeftishBrit
(41,192 posts)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)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)Consists of telling people that stuff causes cancer, or cures cancer. Even the science coverage of the Daily Fail is regarded as a joke.
Monk06
(7,675 posts)bermudat
(1,329 posts)That one was my favorite.
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)It was great. The British Parliament called Trump an idiot in a number of fun ways
LeftishBrit
(41,192 posts)Chemisse
(30,793 posts)Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)KentuckyWoman
(6,666 posts)That is pure art.
THANK YOU !!
Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)I'm glad someone appreciated it. I like the look of panic on his face as he tries to get away.
KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)niyad
(112,435 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)47of74
(18,470 posts)Also Der Trumpenfucker and Comb-Over Hitler
niyad
(112,435 posts)Oneironaut
(5,462 posts)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)I'd love to get a clip of someone in parliament calling him that.
T_i_B
(14,734 posts)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)first I laughed. Then got somber.... what do other countries think of us? Somber thought.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)Has America gone crazy?
Kablooie
(18,571 posts)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)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.
niyad
(112,435 posts)Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)I was brought up there so that's a new one. Pillock, nutcase....
niyad
(112,435 posts)greiner3
(5,214 posts)And somehow wins, does this mean England will be 'fired'
T_i_B
(14,734 posts)Overseas
(12,121 posts)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.