John T. Mood 2 January at Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom. Bottom Ad [Post Page]. Subscribe to Lost in the Pond. Powered by Blogger. Support 'Lost in the Pond' Become a Patron! With a total area of almost 3. We Brits have a slang expression for seemingly all aspects of daily life; food, drink, sex, work, education etc. And the concept of money One of the things I cherish most about living in the United States - especially as someone with a deep interest in language nuances - is w Join Me on Instagram.
Copyright , Lost in the Pond British accent. American life. I'm pretty sure I've heard "pissed" angry several times on American network TV, whereas you'd never hear "shit", or for that matter "piss" as a verb. I learned the word "snog" from the radio sitcom "The Clitheroe Kid" around The Kid's big sister and her dopey boyfriend used to sit in the front parlour alone together, which was as far as teenagers were allowed to go in those days, and the Kid called it "the snogging room".
Kate Derby, UK. In an article about prisoners in California, I was stunned to read: " Is this a misprint for "snag", perhaps? Or is it a standard US term for picking up golf balls? Robbie "Is this a misprint for "snag", perhaps?
Practice golf balls can also be called shag balls. And in the same way, when baseball players practice catching balls that have been hit in the air, it's known as "shagging fly balls," which I understand causes no end of amusement to some Britons. FWIW, my mother doesn't allow 'pissed off' in polite company. But she doesn't allow 'puke' either, "because it's such a horrible word".
I guess you live and learn. Chuffed means to A Pass Gas or B be very pleased. But for some reason they take it as being a negative and then misuse it until I hear them do so. No idea why, but it's happened a few times. Curse you Blogger! James don't worry, "snog" is still in plenty of use, at least round my neck of the woods!
I'm twenty and I use it and I'm pretty sure I've heard my ten-year-old cousin say it too. My mother as BrE as they come; grew up in Cheshire, now in Norfolk uses 'snog' as a term for an affectionate cuddle or time of non-sexual physical closeness, as in 'the cat and I had a lovely snog'.
I've found this a bit odd for most of my life. I wonder if anybody else has come across this usage? James: I don't want to get into this in the comments here, really, but 'chuffed' also has a negative meaning, which has been largely overshadowed by the positive meaning Oxford-published dictionaries probably cover this--the OED does. Perhaps this'll be the next blog post. So--please, let's not get into it here!
I was struck by the use of "eek". To me "eek" is a squeak of mild cartoonish terror "eek! Not that I am in any way an expert on this About a year ago, "How do you solve a problem like Maria? I still remember this because we laughed at how she said it And as an aside, I am fairly certain this particular trick would not have made it into a US version Of course, sites like this fill in the gaps when casual contact doesn't suffice. I wonder if we young'uns are more apt to pick up and reuse words and expressions from "non-native" Englishes, given the importance of keeping up with Internet-grown neologisms.
Almost certainly, our vocabularies are becoming more permeable. Regarding shagging balls, it is also commonly used in baseball. When batting practice is going on, you need people in the outfield to shag flies. And given the BrE use of shag, that sentence is suddenly very funny to me Charles H - if you told us that you and your friend Randy were lurking in the outfield, hoping to shag some fly balls, a listening Brit would be presented with a most astonishing image!
He he Nigel! That's great! Every time I encounter some poor, unfortunate American guy called 'Randy', I snigger. I wonder if they have any idea what the rest of the English-speaking world is laughing about. Amanda - Of course we know what you're thinking. That happens as words change meanings. Most of us also know men nicknamed Dick, though Rich is becoming the more common short form.
I know several women named Gay who had been given that name before it's currently more common use became widespread. However, while I know what you're sniggering about, it isn't for me the first thing that springs to mind. When in college I used it for building some NLP engine, and it was alright because I used aggregation. My most awful example is of the word "awful" to which awed, awe-inspiring, awesome are mentioned as synonyms full of awe. I have recently seen two AmE versions of the name of a silly game: kiss-marry-kill or fuck-marry-kill.
It appears that there is a BrE version: snog-marry-kill. I have not seen make out-marry-kill. Well, I amazed my then husband-to-be - English - when I referred to my planned evening of babysitting a friend's children as "shagging rug-rats". He explained to me that in his idiom "shagging" was something rude Australians were often accused of doing to sheep, in jocular speech. The imagery seemed to be quite similar - walking very closely behind the individual being shagged This will have been the Pacific Northwest about thirty years ago.
Moving back to snogging and making out: 'snogging' a very specific term only used for prolonged and intense kissing similar: 'French kissing' vs 'making out', a much looser term which might mean almost anything according to context. It's the specificity which gives the bite when a word is misused. I'm surprised no-one seems to have mentioned "smooch" as a possible translation of "snog", one which also works as a noun unlike "make out". Wouldn't that work pretty well?
OED 's definition of snogging is frankly lazy and useless: "light, amorous play, esp. Well maybe fifty years ago or more but certainly not today. Also called a "tongue kiss," the French kiss is easy enough to execute, but it can take years to master. It's a delicate dance of a kiss, with one important thing to remember: Take your cue from your partner.
Don't be too aggressive or too meek. The idea is to gently explore an area of the body that's filled with nerve endings that engage all five senses. To give someone a butterfly kiss, get close enough so that the tips of your eyelashes are touching, or nearly so. Then blink very quickly, making eyelashes flutter together like butterfly wings. It's a fun, cute thing to do while you're catching your breath from more traditional kisses. You can also give someone a solo butterfly kiss by fluttering your eyelids against his cheek.
To give someone a single-lip kiss, take one of her lips between yours and gently suck or tug on it. It's an awfully romantic kiss, and if you do it right, you'll send tingles up and down your sweetie's spine. Based on the kiss in the movie Spider-Man , the Spider-Man kiss involves kissing someone whose face is upside-down from yours. Your top lip meets his bottom lip and vice versa.
It's an unexpected twist that can literally turn a makeout session on its head. A great kiss to perform while you're taking a break from lip kisses, the earlobe kiss is exactly what the name implies. You'll take your partner's earlobe lightly between your lips and tug it gently downward. For a more intense earlobe kiss, add a little bit of tongue, or use a gentle sucking motion on this sensitive area. It's a sensual experience, to be sure; your partner will not only feel the kiss but also hear and feel your warm breath in her ear.
This is a fun, flirty kiss. Put on a healthy amount of lip gloss or ChapStick, then rub your lips on your partners' until theirs are coated, too.
For extra fun, surprise your partner with a sweet, fruity lip gloss flavor. No chapped lips here! In an Eskimo kiss, two people close their eyes and rub their noses back and forth against each other. It evolved from the kunik, a traditional Inuit greeting; it was a way for people to greet each other when only their faces were exposed due to cold weather.
This isn't a sexual kiss; it's more of a playful acknowledgment of affection and friendship. The cheek kiss is exactly what it sounds like: a closed-mouth peck against someone's cheek.
Cheek kisses can be used as friendly greetings, flirty thank-yous or cute, unexpected ways to say goodbye. It's often the first way couples kiss one another—a way of testing the waters. How receptive the person is can dictate whether the couple moves onto more intimate ways of kissing.
A hickey technically isn't a kiss; it's a result of an aggressive one. The familiar reddish mark is a bruise left on the skin after someone sucks hard enough on it. Hickeys hurt a little to get, but some people think the sucking feels good, especially on the side of the neck.
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