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Word of the week

Friday, April 18, 2008 9:03:03 AM

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A little different this time, because there is actually some personal history attached to this word.

You see, over fifty years ago, my paternal grandparents set sail for the Australian outback. There, they made a life, and raised four beautiful children. These children grew, and after a few years, my grandparents took their offspring and returned home to England, and had another child.

Since seven of my family members had Australian conditioning (the youngest child having picked up mannerisms from his siblings and parents) little things worked their way into the next generation (me, my siblings and cousins).

My conditioning was most influenced because I lived with my grandparents and their youngest child from when I was two years old, and had the most contact with other family members. Such Australian phrases and words have been passed down from children to their children, and so I present one of my favourite derogatory words to you now -
Drongo !
As in,
"Oi, drongo! What the bloody hell do you think you're doing? I didn't raise that prize winning family of remote controls for fifteen years for you to just USE them on the telly! Go make yourself useful and slap a Barbie on the barbie, eh?"

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Comments

Pineas Friday, April 18, 2008 9:32:28 AM

...slap a Barbie on the barbie? I have learned English since I was eleven but, well, I would need a little explanation.

But drongo seems to me a useful expression for this or that fellow on this planet.

r♡serose-marie Friday, April 18, 2008 9:36:10 AM

lol Good word!

Pineas - barbie is oz for barbeque bigsmile.

Spaggyj Friday, April 18, 2008 9:38:28 AM

Rose is right. I use slap a Barbie (the doll) on the barbie (the barbeque) a lot... p .

Moesring Friday, April 18, 2008 9:47:15 AM

I take it you aren't a big fan of Barbie then lol

Spaggyj Friday, April 18, 2008 9:49:35 AM

I hate the bitch yes

Moesring Friday, April 18, 2008 9:50:57 AM

As I understand it, that sentiment is echoed by a significant proportion of the population yes

Attila attilasoul Friday, April 18, 2008 9:52:26 AM

Drongo... drongo... Hmmm... yes I like that word!
Funny story too! bigsmile

Moesring Friday, April 18, 2008 9:53:07 AM

I like the word "Drongo" too... but I like the word "Minstrels" more yes chef

Mizz MartínezMizzMartinez Friday, April 18, 2008 10:22:15 AM

I'll definitely use Drongo now! p

Bad WolfCois Friday, April 18, 2008 10:44:31 AM

Drongo..devil

Andredecaspecht Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:06:57 AM

Ohh how interesting! Here in my city we use a very similar word to call someone stupid. It's TONGO.. Drongo.. tongo.. such familiar smile

Spaggyj Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:18:21 AM

Kitty - it's quite catchy, isn't it? bigsmile .

Moe - well, yes, I figured as much lol .

Kerst - hooray! party .

Clint - you like? p .

Andre - they are similar! I prefer drongo though p

Andredecaspecht Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:21:50 AM

Hehe smile do you know where 'drongo' came from? smile

Bad WolfCois Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:22:24 AM

Yeah.. Too bad nobody will understand me when I insult them.. p

Andredecaspecht Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:24:28 AM

Cois, if you want I can teach some bad words in Portuguese in order to you insult people and not risk to get hit bigsmile

Bad WolfCois Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:28:42 AM

In South Africa you'll get hit if you mumble because the guy thinks you're insulting him.. scared actually I was swearing at him under my breath.. p I'm always up to learn new stuff though.. bigsmile

Spaggyj Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:28:51 AM

Drongo is an Australian species of bird, if I remember correctly.

Andredecaspecht Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:35:50 AM

Oh I see. Tongo has no meaning in Portuguese! hehe
You can call them
viado - bicha = fag bigsmile

Bad WolfCois Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:04:32 AM

*voice of sir david attenborough[sp?]*
And into the dusk the drongo flies in search of where to go.. An especially stupid bird that just flew and broke one of our cameras... VIADO BITCHA!

.lol

Andredecaspecht Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:07:29 AM

hahaha bigsmile 'bicha' you have to pronounce like this '/bi'sha/'

Bad WolfCois Saturday, April 19, 2008 1:27:31 PM

Oops.. Too used to bitch I think.. bigsmile

Attila attilasoul Saturday, April 19, 2008 1:30:08 PM

Bitcha has a better ring to it! yes

Pineas Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:10:54 PM

German tends to long terms for calling a bloke an idiot: Dummpfeife, the classic Dummkopf, idiot, Doofi, Flachstecker or Schweinepriester.

I have just started learning italian, a language with a real treasure of expression for this case.

Attila attilasoul Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:23:53 PM

Dummkopf is a genius word, because you can say it in a way so even people who don't understand German understands what you mean!

r♡serose-marie Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:30:47 PM

Yeah... except me when I was little. I have some family in Germany, and one time when they were visiting us in Sweden, another cousin told me that Dummkopf means goodbye. right I thought I'd surprise them with my newfound knowledge when they were leaving lol

Attila attilasoul Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:32:10 PM

Ohhhhh dear! lol

Bad WolfCois Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:04:18 PM

flachestecker? That sounds like flag sticker.. p well actually flagsteker... rolleyes Rose.. Dummkopf! See you later! bigsmile

Andredecaspecht Sunday, April 20, 2008 7:09:39 AM

Pineas: Italian is such a nice language. I love it. Let me teach you some words for idiot in Italian
Scemo
Stronzo
Testa di cazzo
Deficiente
Hehehe
There are loads bigsmile

Andredecaspecht Sunday, April 20, 2008 7:11:14 AM

Cool, I can learn many words in different languages here. Hehehe Rose-marie! teach us some words in Swedish.. by the way, I know some phrases in Swedish: Du är bav. Right? p

Attila attilasoul Sunday, April 20, 2008 9:18:03 AM

Let's just say that there are idiots all over the world... bigsmile

Andredecaspecht Sunday, April 20, 2008 10:40:28 AM

that's true smile

r♡serose-marie Sunday, April 20, 2008 12:08:33 PM

I can teach you some Swedish words, decaspecht. Just tell me which ones you'd like to know bigsmile.

I'm sorry, but there is no Swedish word "bav". "Du är" is correct though yes

Mizz MartínezMizzMartinez Sunday, April 20, 2008 3:48:20 PM

doh @ André!

Attila attilasoul Sunday, April 20, 2008 4:08:43 PM

Perhaps he meant Bavian?! lol

r♡serose-marie Sunday, April 20, 2008 4:16:58 PM

I was thinking that too, but that's Norwegian confusing me. In Swedish, it's babian p.

Andredecaspecht Sunday, April 20, 2008 9:01:02 PM

Hahaha p My teachers are not so good then bigsmile they only teach me bad things.. hehehe

Mizz MartínezMizzMartinez Sunday, April 20, 2008 10:06:26 PM

And who are your teachers?

Andredecaspecht Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:37:20 AM

Charlotte p hehe She only teaches me bad things.. and you don't teach me p

r♡serose-marie Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:11:07 AM

What's bav supposed to mean then?

Attila attilasoul Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:49:28 AM

Get ready to slap him in case it means something rude! left

Bad WolfCois Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:19:12 AM

It means horny.. whistle

Mizz MartínezMizzMartinez Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:24:01 AM

Oh...I know what ANdré is trying to say. He wants to say: "bajs". What he says is completely right..about Charlotte. He teaches only bad things! whistle But I suppose that's what André wanted to learn...p And btw André, have you seen her around? o

Clint, you have only one thing on your mind. A typical car seller! rolleyes

Bad WolfCois Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:32:33 AM

Kerst.. Stop stalking me! scared no means no

Mizz MartínezMizzMartinez Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:33:11 AM

No means no? Shit man, you are insane for real! right

Bad WolfCois Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:40:28 AM

happy thanks..
Now stop wanting my skinny disgusting body as your plaything.. cry

Mizz MartínezMizzMartinez Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:46:35 AM

Yep, Clintan is TOTALLY insane! left

Andredecaspecht Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:12:38 PM

Nooo.. it's not bajs Kerstin!!! I would never say rose-marie is a bajs! I wanted to mean nice, good or something like this bigsmile
Yes, Charlotte is kind of weird, she comes to talk to me at msn but she suddenly doesn't answer me anymore. p
attilasoul: It's not rude bigsmile rose-marie is a pretty woman, I can't say rude things to her
Cois: hahaha horny? p by the way, would you think Kerstin can tell us how horny is in Swedish? bigsmilebigsmile

Mizz MartínezMizzMartinez Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:18:45 PM

You meant perhaps: Jag är snäll?

Well, she hasn't been here on Opera lately anyways André! right

Andredecaspecht Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:20:17 PM

Yeah.. she left us.
Hmmm it was a word which begins with 'b'

Mizz MartínezMizzMartinez Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:21:09 PM

I can't recall a word that has that specific meaning and that beginns with a b. Sorry!

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