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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Spades are properly called spades


            —   They're called "communists,"  you berk
   
                                               "Critics of capitalism"  call global protest in June

5 comments:

  1. Berk, excellent word.
    It should be added to the Am-Brit dictionary you linked to below.

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  2. Doug, I guess it's because "berk" has no American counterpart to cause confusion.

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  3. " I guess it's because "berk" has no American counterpart to cause confusion" Uhhh..Jerk?....Or is that Polish?
    illiterate x

    WV resticea,like siesta only with more rest...
    not so funny x

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  4. "Berk" is an abbreviation of Cockney slang.

    Originally, it meant "Berkshire Hunt" as a euphemism for a bad person.

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  5. as in cockney rhyming slang?

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