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Smashing

Do people in Britain still use 'smashing' to mean 'great'? If so, I bet it gets a lot of snickers from younger people, since now it means 'fucking'.

by Anonymousreply 10November 24, 2020 4:28 AM

Well, I suppose that's no different than Australians laughing everytime Americans talk about "rooting".

by Anonymousreply 1November 23, 2020 7:58 PM

...and sick means cool ....

so edgy this generation

by Anonymousreply 2November 23, 2020 7:58 PM

Brilliant

by Anonymousreply 3November 23, 2020 8:03 PM

FREE WILLY!

by Anonymousreply 4November 23, 2020 8:06 PM

My Irish grandparents swore like sailors except for “fuck.” They wouldn’t say it. They said “bloody” instead. Don’t hear people saying “bloody” much anymore.

by Anonymousreply 5November 23, 2020 8:21 PM

And I was just getting used to “bonking”...

by Anonymousreply 6November 23, 2020 8:28 PM

"Smashing" is just so Cilla Black, Rula Lenska, or Shirley Bassey being interviewed by Parkinson.

by Anonymousreply 7November 23, 2020 8:51 PM

It was never that common and has largely died out.

by Anonymousreply 8November 24, 2020 2:11 AM

One usage is dated and the other usage is retarded.

by Anonymousreply 9November 24, 2020 3:55 AM

R5 You mean to tell me they didn’t say “feck” instead of fuck? Bloody is still fairly common in the U.K. Usually “bloody hell” when someone hears something strange or shocking. Smashing is still fairly common in Ireland these days. I hear it from my relatives about food. “How was that?”, “Absolutely smashing”

by Anonymousreply 10November 24, 2020 4:28 AM
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