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Eglesgown Wanks

Best. Street name. Ever.

(I'm assuming this isn't a 'swearword' in the US?)

Posted 13 months ago by Sideco Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • It's not a swear word, really, but it is a naughty one.  :-)  When I'm bored, I like to substitute one word in a song title with "wank."  You know, Wank Like an Egyptian.

    In other news, I'm a terrible nun.
    Posted 13 months ago by Undercover Nun Subscriber! | Permalink
  • That why I used the 'quote marks' re:swear :-)
    I personally don't considering it too bad a word- but know others who do. I thought it hilarious more than anything else.

    You're right, you're a terrible nun.
    Posted 13 months ago by Sideco Subscriber! | Permalink
  • it definitely made me lol. in the UK we use "wank", "wanker" and "wanking" a lot.

    but its how language works :) sometimes stuff is offensive to some and not others.
    My username is usually sn1gger [from the word snigger] which Americans always think is a racial slur of some kind, when its basically the same as the word snicker. 
    Posted 13 months ago by Jehannum Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm an american who lives in the UK.  I knew it was a naughty word but I did have to ask my husband at one point HOW naughty it is, like... can you say it at dinner with your parents?  What about in front of a teacher?  At a party with friends?  

    We have a lot of interesting discussions like this.
    Posted 13 months ago by Wintera Woodswitch Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I use the urbandictionary.com when I am not sure what something means, especially 'new-fangled' meanings (like the last 25 years). It does a great job of giving lots of slang and British/American/Australian variants.

    I would not use 'wank' at a dinner with straight-laced folks, your pastor, etc.

    I would be very careful with sn1gger, which is a perfectly good word. But some folks do not take kindly to the 'other' meanings that have become attached to it.  Esp. if they do not know what snigger means.  A great shame really, because sniggering is a very useful talent: 'like a snickering laugh, only evil.'
    Posted 13 months ago by bludwaggie Subscriber! | Permalink