pray tell

For demanding an answer. In my opinion, it adds a friendly layer of irony, indicating that you cannot see a possible reason for something :

And pray tell, what purpose does it serve? 🙄

Half Sisyphus, half rolling stone.

Describes self sabotaging tendencies (while showing good will and effort).

I thought you quit smoking last month – yea, half Sisyphus, half rolling stone🥲

  • @jossbo@lemmy.ml
    3•1 year ago

    Some slang from York, UK that was common in my childhood:

    Pushknacker - a bicycle, particularly a street bike. Best one on this list, tbh, it’s a great word.

    Lagin - pronounced la-jin. Means rubbish. Like, “your pushknacker is lagin!”

    Weeny - really, as in “that’s weeny lagin”

    Chava - pronounced char-va, a derogatory term, to be honest I never had any idea what the actual meaning was but it’s an insult, as in “ya fuckin chava!”. I was confused when the word “chav” suddenly became a thing years later and I’ve always wondered if they are related or if it’s a coincidence.

    Ding - what people would now call a chav, also used ad a general insult.

    Dingraff - either the full for of ding, or an extension of it, no idea. General insult.