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I've heard a few Americans say "wanker" recently. It just doesn't sound right in their accent.
by trollied 2y ago
I've heard a few Americans say "wanker" recently. It just doesn't sound right in their accent.
- corobo 2y ago"Twat" is another one that sounds weird. Americans sound like they're replacing the a with an o
- smcl 2y agoInterestingly, both twat and cunt are far more severe (and aimed at women) in US English than they are in UK/Aus/NZ English.
- flumpcakes 2y agoSouthern England seems to have more American sensibilities with respect to those words - but in Scotland "cunt" is pretty common and 99% of the time not gendered.
- smcl 2y agoYeah I was saying in UK/NZ/Aus (plus I guess Ireland too come to think of it) it's ungendered and not necessarily a severe swear word. I didn't think it was that harsh anywhere in UK but maybe I can't speak for England.
- hermitcrab 2y ago'The c word' is still pretty offensive in the UK. Except, perhaps, in places like Glasgow. Interestingly c*t and quaint have the same etymological roots.
- 867-5309 2y ago>c*t and quaint have the same etymological roots that is bizarre, if true, since my internal monologue cant chose the q word to replace the c
- hermitcrab 2y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/2hg815/the_word_quaint_stems_from_the_middle_english/ https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/2hg815/the_word_...
- Angostura 2y agoI’m in my 50s and a Brit from London . For me ‘cubt’ has always been the absolute nuclear option- probably used 2 or 3 times in my life
- UncleSlacky 2y agoI'm sure Peg's character's maiden name in "Married...with Children" ("Wanker", from "Wanker County") was chosen deliberately.
- alexjplant 2y agoI know several people in the US who use the verb and noun forms of "wank" synonymously with "whine" (perhaps because they both have the same starting consonant sound) without realizing how vulgar it is. I've gently pointed out to them what it means in British English and none seem to care.