@Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • edit-21 year agoWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?message-square56fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down12
arrow-up183arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?@Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • edit-21 year agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-square@AnEilifintChorcra@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink40•1 year agoHe’d peel an orange in his pocket He has two brains cells and they’re both fighting for third place He’s a face like he’s trying to eat an apple through a tennis racket The tide wouldn’t take her out Scarlet for your mam for having you Your arse is jealous of your mouth Snipers dream Spanner
minus-square@200ok@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink17•1 year agoI am a native English speaker and had to Google “peel an orange in his pocket”. It does not mean what I assumed.
minus-square@S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink7•1 year agoNon native speaker here and is the only of the 2 I didn’t get. Spanner is the other one.
minus-squareVaultBoyNewVegaslinkfedilink9•edit-21 year agoSpanner is British/Irish means idiot or tool. See also muppet.
minus-square@SouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilink5•1 year agoWhat did you think it meant? I did have to think about it like, context helped.
He’d peel an orange in his pocket
He has two brains cells and they’re both fighting for third place
He’s a face like he’s trying to eat an apple through a tennis racket
The tide wouldn’t take her out
Scarlet for your mam for having you
Your arse is jealous of your mouth
Snipers dream
Spanner
I am a native English speaker and had to Google “peel an orange in his pocket”. It does not mean what I assumed.
Non native speaker here and is the only of the 2 I didn’t get. Spanner is the other one.
Spanner is British/Irish means idiot or tool. See also muppet.
What did you think it meant?
I did have to think about it like, context helped.