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An FCL verbal challenge

pottytimepremium

Posted by pottytime about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 14 responses

Microsoft are creating a new dictionary for use with Word which incorporates British dialectical words. Things like “ayup”, “gannin’” etc. And they want contributions. So the challenge is for FCL members to try and get a completely non-existent word (like ‘numpty’) into that dictionary.

You can read about this here: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/dialect/default.mspx

What words are people thinking of? (and if anybody suggests ‘fucktrumpet’ they’re banned…)

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14 responses

Beagleskinpremium

Fucktr…

Oh

Posted about 1 year ago by Beagleskin

BraveNewMaldenpremium

‘Munsen.’

This word was coined by someone where I work to describe a move in table football in which an attacking player quickly returns a defender’s kick straight under the defender’s legs and into the goal.

Munsen. Orig. South Ken c2006, deriv. unknown.

Posted about 1 year ago by BraveNewMalden

Knid

This is like Meaning Of Liff – which I always loved.

I like “Rochesters” for eye bogies. Or “Bifter” meaning good.

Posted about 1 year ago by Knid

pottytimepremium

My favourites are ‘quincunx’ and ‘zungzwang’ but unfortunately they’re both already in the dictionary.

Beagleskin – :-)

Posted about 1 year ago by pottytime

My_Left_Foot

What are you on about? Surely “numpty” IS a real word already! And so is “arsebassoon”.

Posted about 1 year ago by My_Left_Foot

j0e

tittiesanbeeer = summertime in london ;)

Posted about 1 year ago by j0e

Knid

I thought that was a song by Ludacris

Posted about 1 year ago by Knid

willsterpremium

Microsoft is, dammit, not are. If we are talking about words, I give myself permission to be pedantic.

Posted about 1 year ago by willster

pottytimepremium

I stand corrected, Willster.

Pedantic cunt

Posted about 1 year ago by pottytime

cobo04premium

I just put in Slangi – it comes form Scotish Galic and mean thanks or cheers.

Yes I know it’s a bit dull but somehow it’s be something like this the project team want, fucktrumpet or something like it just wouldn’t cut with MS.

Posted about 1 year ago by cobo04

purpaboo

“sorbates”

That’s not in any REAL dictionary ;-)

Posted about 1 year ago by purpaboo

BraveNewMaldenpremium

I thought that was a song by Ludacris

What, Titties and Beer? It might well be, but Zappa got there first.

Surely there’s a nice new word to describe Bill Gates?

Posted about 1 year ago by BraveNewMalden

pottytimepremium

Sorbate – see here: Sorbate Not only did you not know that you could use it – but you’re probably eating it all the time too! And – hey! – that wasn’t even my team’s word!

Farctate’s allowed too.

Actually, I have to admit that I owned the same OED double-dictionary set as Pond does (bought it from a book club) and ended up giving it to a charity shop because it was so pants and had so many omissions. Including “sorbate”

As for a word for Gates – I think at times he’s unfairly picked on. A bit like Blair. So perhaps we could come up with a kind of nice word for both of them.

I can’t quite think of one at this very moment but I’ll keep my mind open…

Posted about 1 year ago by pottytime

Knid

What, Titties and Beer?

No – I meant Arse Baboon.

Posted about 1 year ago by Knid