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I didn't know "crepehanger" was rare or unusual. My mother used often enough that it seems like a ordinary, but lower frequency, word to me. Although in my head
by tasty_freeze 2y ago
I didn't know "crepehanger" was rare or unusual. My mother used often enough that it seems like a ordinary, but lower frequency, word to me. Although in my head I thought it was two words.
To place it a bit more, my mother was born in 1931, and both of her parents immigrated from Ireland to Chicago around 1920. I assume she got the phase from her parents, who presumably brought it with them.
"Gobshite" is another word that I'm 99% sure came over on the boat with my grandparents. Although it seems like the root words are something like "mouth shitter", the invective tended to be used more like "idiot" or "jerk".
- kolp 2y agoGobshite, while it might appear to be "mouth shitter", isn't used to describe a braggard bullshitter or liar, as the components might suggest. It's more commonly used to describe a person who's both stupidly incompetent and contemptible, as in: "Why is the system down?" "Dave pushed the updates to the production server again." "F*king gobshite." Gobdaw is a less offensive variation, typically used by those who say fe_k instead of fu_k.
- BelleOfTheBall 2y agoI didn't realize "gobshite" is supposed to be rare, but I guess all the British shows I've seen are to blame. Thinking about it, I probably couldn't name a single person in real life that I've heard say that word.
- arrowsmith 2y agoIsn't it Irish? I'm British and the only people I've ever heard say "gobshite" we're from Ireland.
- jdub 2y agoYou probably deserved it.
- BelleOfTheBall 2y agoI think it is but there's plenty of Irish characters in British shows.