![]() Turns out, “dipstick” comes from “dip”, which was 1920s slang for a stupid person. I always thought when somebody used this word, that they were merely comparing me to the long stick which is used to check the oil level in a car engine. However, it can also unfortunately be connected to “jaboney”, which is an American word that can (and shouldn’t) be used to describe an immigrant. It’s an insult favoured by everyone’s favourite human, The Rock, and is ostensibly an alternative way of saying “jobber”, which is basically a wrestler whose sole job is to lose and make the big stars look good. They’re for people too scared to swear in Starbucks, basically. ![]() ![]() Much like many of the words on this list, “berk” is a “minced oath”, which means the creation of a new word by shortening or deliberately misspelling a much stronger swear word or compound swear. Which is coincidentally the exact same type of person who would step on your foot in the queue at Starbucks. To put it simply, it’s short for “Berkshire Hunt”, which is cockney rhyming slang, for, well, “cunt”. ![]() So to make sure you know exactly what you’re calling that person who steps on your foot in the queue at Starbucks, here’s a lovely comprehensive list that uncovers the sometimes dark pasts of your dad’s favourite put-downs.Ī berk is exactly the kind of person who would step on your foot in the queue at Starbucks, but it’s not as innocent a slight as you may think. At least he didn’t call you a ‘twat’ – that’s much worse, right? Well, maybe not: ‘berk’ is just one outwardly mild insult that actually has a slightly stronger meaning. Your dad has probably called you a ‘berk’ before – I mean, you are one – but you probably didn’t think much of it. ![]()
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