What are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?
What are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?
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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
58 5 ReplyI am a native English speaker and had to Google "peel an orange in his pocket". It does not mean what I assumed.
21 0 ReplyNon native speaker here and is the only of the 2 I didn't get. Spanner is the other one.
7 0 ReplySpanner is British/Irish means idiot or tool. See also muppet.
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What did you think it meant?
I did have to think about it like, context helped.
5 0 ReplyYou understood it? Are you Irish? I'm Murkin and I thought it meant running one out from his pocket or something.
Peel a banana in his pocket: Tight-fisted, cheap. Often the phrase is “peel an orange in his pocket.” The idea is that someone is so cheap, he will peel a piece of fruit inside his pocket so no one will see it and ask for a bite. - Don’t Be a Muggins: Learn Some Irish Slang
18 0 ReplyIt helped that numerous “he’s tight fisted” type comments and insults had been made in the same conversation, before that was said.
No, not Irish.
3 0 ReplyThat's what I thought, too*
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I've never heard a single one of these
9 0 ReplyI've heard about half.
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