Original question by @[email protected]

I like to lean about words from around the world and use them in my speech. I have a particular love for British words. I just love words like spiv, nod, wasteman, barmy, slapper, bruv, shafted, nonce, junkie, bint, smackhead, slag, breve, chav, squiffy, slaphead, dosh, shafted

  • kcweller@feddit.nl
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    13 days ago

    I’m Dutch, but often speak English as I’m fluent in it, so it sometimes mixes. Other words I often use are

    • some German, Spanish and French phrases (secondary languages),
    • various toasts, like lechajim, skål, depending on the people I’m with,
    • some Arabic like shukran, habibi,
    • Surinamese slang (kaolo is a fun one)
    • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
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      12 days ago

      Surinamese slang (kaolo is a fun one)

      I love people using it as a synonym for “very”, when in fact means “shit hole”.

      • kcweller@feddit.nl
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        11 days ago

        Since it’s from modern “Hebrew” it doesn’t really matter how you spell it since Hebrew is an abjat script

        • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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          11 days ago

          Along similar lines, I once saw a food review that talked about Peking duck and Beijing, China.