TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days ago"ok, imagine a gun."sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square114linkfedilinkarrow-up1714arrow-down18
arrow-up1706arrow-down1image"ok, imagine a gun."sh.itjust.worksTriflingToad@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square114linkfedilink
minus-squareHonoraryMancunian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·9 days agoIt’s used in the UK too
minus-squaretiramichu@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·9 days agoYes, because we invariably import whatever bollocks the US says or does.
minus-squaredream_weasel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 days agoWe don’t even SAY bollocks in the US.
minus-squaredoingthestuff@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoI literally had to look it up because I didn’t know what the word meant, that was just a couple of years ago. I’m a native speaker.
minus-squareBluewing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 days agoYep, and we thank you for the word soccer too.
minus-squarehaych@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoFortunately I can’t say I’ve ever met anyone who uses it. I believe it though, I’m seeing American-isms creep in to regular speech more and more. Can’t say I like it.
It’s used in the UK too
Yes, because we invariably import whatever bollocks the US says or does.
We don’t even SAY bollocks in the US.
I literally had to look it up because I didn’t know what the word meant, that was just a couple of years ago. I’m a native speaker.
Yep, and we thank you for the word soccer too.
Fortunately I can’t say I’ve ever met anyone who uses it. I believe it though, I’m seeing American-isms creep in to regular speech more and more.
Can’t say I like it.