International Dictionary

[ireaney]

People from different countries, regions of countries etc use words that have very different meanings or words (I am talking International English here) that are new to others and therefore not understood.

For example the word 'Thongs' which in the UK are ladies very skimpy underwear and in Australia are Flip Flops or beach sandals, I also saw the word 'sick' being used and thought they were being derogatory, but Jeff pointed out to me that in the States it also means 'cool'..

Therefore I have decided to start an International Dictionary here, where you can either put forward a word that you consider unique to your country or region along with it's meaning, or if you see a word in a post that appears alien to you in the context it is being used in, you can again use this thread to ask others of it's meaning.:)

I hope that you will all use it.:)

I will start it off with the word FROTTING:
In the UK the art of FROTTING is where you are able to discreetly (I am not a pervert by the way, it is just a bit of fun and I can see this getting me into trouble, Paul is likely to give me a strike, but I have got my little devil's hat on at the moment;)) for a split second touch a woman's protruding parts without her or anybody else actually realising it.;)
Examples available by PM only. :D

[ForumAdmin]

Now in fact that word I claim is a regional word and a totally different word is used in other parts of the UK.
Therefore I now claim that regional words should be banned from the proposed dictionary.:)

[ireaney]

Now in fact that word I claim is a regional word and a totally different word is used in other parts of the UK.
Therefore I now claim that regional words should be banned from the proposed dictionary.:)

Exactly my point, if I had used this word in a posting it would have meant nothing to other UK members, therfore the need for a dictionary, what word do you know that is used elsewhere.:confused:

[ForumAdmin]

I actually think that a boating dictionary might be a good idea (hint):):):)

Ialso think we need a longe where any subject, even noneboaty can be discussed. Hence in a few moments this will happen.:)

[ireaney]

Good idea, keep idirect boaty bits under a separate heading, like it.:)

[Tulliana]

Go on then I'll join in.
I would like to introduce "Smirting". I was still smoking cigarettes up to a week ago and I'm currently on my 35th effort in giving it up again so its all I can think about at the moment. Here's the explination of the word from the Macmillan dictionary: -


Smoking might damage your health, but could do wonders for your love life, it seems, as increased concern for a smoke-free environment has inadvertently given birth to the concept of smirting. Smirting is the new label given to the scenario of being in a pub or restaurant where smoking is forbidden, going outside for a quick cigarette, and taking the opportunity to do a bit of flirting in the cool night air with a fellow smoker. Even though we theoretically live in an enlightened world where smoking is out of fashion and no longer supposed to be ‘cool’, in places like the Republic of Ireland, where a complete ban on smoking in bars, pubs and restaurants has been in force since 2004, going outside for a quick smoke is rapidly overtaking speed-dating (http://www.macmillandictionaries.com/wordoftheweek/archive/040110-speed-dating.htm) as the new way to spice up your love life. The craze has swept through Ireland since the ban, with enterprising pubs and bars introducing outside areas for smokers to gather.
Advocates of smirting claim that it holds many advantages over trying to strike up a conversation at a crowded bar. Simply asking someone for a light avoids any introductory awkwardness, and the five-minute life-span of a cigarette means that you can simply go back inside or carry on chatting, depending on how you feel about the other smoker. In Ireland, smirting has to some extent caused the smoking ban to backfire, with evidence of a rapid increase in the number of social smokers all over the country, so it probably won't take long for non-smokers to realise they're missing out on all the fun and start stepping outside for ‘a breath of fresh air’ in the hope of some passive smirting!
With the introduction of the smoking ban in Scotland on 26th March 2006, and throughout the rest of the UK from the summer of 2007, smirting is likely to become a popular route to romance in Britain too, and so has the potential to gain currency in the English lexicon. There is already evidence for a related intransitive verb smirt, and those who enjoy the pastime are often described as smirters.
Background
Smirting is a blend of the words smoking and flirting, where flirting is ‘behaving towards someone in a way that shows sexual or romantic interest in them’. The term evolved in Ireland in 2004 as a consequence of the legislation banning smoking in bars, emanating from the Temple Bar (http://www.temple-bar.ie/) area in Dublin (http://www.visitdublin.com/), a major centre for nightclubs, restaurants and bars. With smoking bans now also in place in many US states and parts of Australia and New Zealand, the term smirting and its derivatives have also found their way into American and Australian English.

[mikereed100]

I will start it off with the word FROTTING:
In the UK the art of FROTTING is where you are able to discreetly (I am not a pervert by the way, it is just a bit of fun and I can see this getting me into trouble, Paul is likely to give me a strike, but I have got my little devil's hat on at the moment;)) for a split second touch a woman's protruding parts without her or anybody else actually realising it.;)
Examples available by PM only. :D

I like it! I suspect it is a play on the word "Frotteurism" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frotteurism and I am a little concerned that folks in your parts are fond enough of the practice to give it a nickname! :D:D.

Mike

[ireaney]

I like it! I suspect it is a play on the word "Frotteurism" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frotteurism and I am a little concerned that folks in your parts are fond enough of the practice to give it a nickname! :D:D.

Mike

Thanks Mike, yes it must be exactly that, it is normally a little game that is played after a few drinks but is never taken too far, and genitalia is not used and all persons involved would be consenting adults, in fact it is normally done by the younger single generations, I am too old and ugly now.:D
I used this word purely as an example to try and get different words and their uses from different nations around the world for interests sake.

[Sandy Daugherty]

I suppose that we are all aware of the variable implications of such phrases as "I'll knock you up the next time I'm in town." or that "Y'all" is clearly not the same as "yawl"
I suggest that even these old miscommunications should be catalogued here for the sake of continuity.

[mikereed100]

Another classic would be "fanny". I still remember my Australian traveling companions busting up when I asked them to watch my fanny pack.

[majika]

if i can drag you lot out of the gutter fo a moment,
and ask you from both sides of the pond to define these boat terms as i have had problems with them befor!

Dodger

spray hood

bimini

(as ever sorry about spelling, it is my only fault;))

[ireaney]

Another classic would be "fanny". I still remember my Australian traveling companions busting up when I asked them to watch my fanny pack.

Fanny in the States is I am sure your Bum or arse, whichever you like.

In the UK (putting it politely) is a ladies front bottom. :o

[ireaney]

if i can drag you lot out of the gutter fo a moment,
and ask you from both sides of the pond to define these boat terms as i have had problems with them befor!

Dodger

spray hood

bimini

(as ever sorry about spelling, it is my only fault;))

To me:

Dodger - Side screen that fits onto life lines to protect the upper part of your body whilst sitting in the covkpit.

Spray Hood - Screen that folds up and down on the coach roof just in front of the saloon bulkhead with see through panels to protect the helmsman and his colleagues when in the cockpit whilst sailing in inclement weather.

Bimini - Shelter fitted over head covering the cockpit to protect the occupants from the strong hot overhead sun.

I hop my descriptions are clear and concise and right?:confused:

[majika]

To me:

Dodger - Side screen that fits onto life lines to protect the upper part of your body whilst sitting in the covkpit.

Spray Hood - Screen that folds up and down on the coach roof just in front of the saloon bulkhead with see through panels to protect the helmsman and his colleagues when in the cockpit whilst sailing in inclement weather.

Bimini - Shelter fitted over head covering the cockpit to protect the occupants from the strong hot overhead sun.

I hop my descriptions are clear and concise and right?:confused:
yes thats right if you are in uk but lets see if we get somthing diferent from over the pond.

you get 3 out of 3 and a gold star
you may also retern to the gutter:D

[ireaney]

Grockle - A Devonian (people from Devon a county in England's SW) word
meaning Tourist or Holiday Maker.

Emmet - A Cornish word meaning the same as Grockle but it's literal
translation is the word for ant's.

Pasty - Meat and potato (and jam or apple in one end in the old mining
days) type of pie ie wrapped in pastry with a thick crimped crust.
During the old tin mining days in Cornwall the miners would take a
Pasty down the mines for their lunch starting to eat at one end with
the meat and potato finishing at the other end with the pudding of
either jam or apple. The thick crimped crust was used a a type of
handle which was thrown away when the rest was eaten, the
reason being that mining the tin there was a lot of arsenic on the
hands of the miners so by using the crust they would not poison
themselves.:)

Scrumpy - proper name for Cider alcoholic drink made from apples - very
nice. Hence the word 'Scrumpying' which is stealing apples from
the cider orchards. :D

[Talbot]

sort of boat related

In Australia, the large man clad in tight speedos - the swimming trunks are called "budgie smugglers"

[mikereed100]

yes thats right if you are in uk but lets see if we get somthing diferent from over the pond.

you get 3 out of 3 and a gold star
you may also retern to the gutter:D


Over here a "dodger" is the screen on the coachroof, a "weather cloth" is the screen on the cockpit sides and a bimini is the same.

Now... back to the gutter!

[mikereed100]

sort of boat related

In Australia, the large man clad in tight speedos - the swimming trunks are called "budgie smugglers"

"Banana hammock" over here.

[multihullsailor6]

In the ever-sought-for quest for simplification here in Cape Town we have coined the new word

FANTABULOUS
;):p:cool:

out of the words fantastic and fabulous.

Added it to my list for possible new boat names.

[lhsmith]

Seems like this dictionary has evolved to includes sniglets (slightly altered words with enhanced meanings). A couple of examples:

ignoranus -- an ignorant asshole;
nagrivate -- to give directions to a helmsman in a manner that increases your likelhihood of going overboard.