80's/90's insults and other things

[stuckinthe80's]

Re: 80's/90's insults and other things

Spaker was always a poplar one. Along with retard, joey and skip rat. There was many more but they're way too offensive now. A mixed race lad at school was called a half chat (no idea why) and kiora ( as in diluted black). Very cruel.

[Sly]

Re: 80's/90's insults and other things

I remembered some more.

Gestapo - Hall monitors and prefects.

Push-overs. part timers, babysitter - Supply teachers.

Crank - Teacher.

Mini-crank - Student teacher.

Sicknote - Someone who has a lot of time off.

Skipper - Someone who chose to either turn in late to class (usually morning) or play truant.

Pawn - Referred to either msallest kid in class or year 7's.

Grass, snake, snake in the grace, Big Ben - Someone who reported a school infraction.

Diva disagreement - Fist fight between two girls.

The Cartel - The group of dinner ladies running the show in the year 8 and above dining room.

Flying solo - Originally meant Isolation as a punishment, but to the end of the school years meant masturbation...

30/60/90/120 minute start penalty - The start was home time, the penalty being the amount of after school detention you received.

Spotter, hawk, hawkeyes - Person that used to warn smokers that teachers were coming.

Pegs, twigs, sticks - Smokes. The word changed fast to stop teachers catching on what smokers were talking about.

Rubber bus fare - For some reason if you had to walk home because you ran out of money it was called this. I think it was insinuating that you spent the rubber on your shoes but that's only a guess.

There are others I am trying to remember concerning groups of people but I cannot remember them just now. Maybe they'll pop into my head eventually.

[CitizenKeyne]

Re: 80's/90's insults and other things

I remember the chin stroking one but we always used to shout "Jimmy" as we did it, a reference to Jimmy Hills chisel like profie, this later morphed into "Jim Reck"

[darren]

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another i remember.
minger someone who is a bit smelly does not wash.

teachers pet teachers favourite pupil.


A grass someone who always tells the tweacher on you cant keep a secret.

[Richard1978]

Re: 80's/90's insults and other things

I remember the chin stroking with the saying "Chinny Winston", no idea where it came from.

Some people at school used to say it for anything slightly unusual.

[Paulos]

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I don't whether it's a West Country thing or not but the other day my wife suddenly called somebody a "Wazzack" At the time somebody else commented "Cor, I haven't heard that saying for years!"

[Heather74]

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Not heard either for a while but both of the above are said around here in Staffordshire.
My brother Ian use to use (wazzock) pronounced Wazzack at lot.

[Richard1978]

Re: 80's/90's insults and other things

I remember Wazok being used a bit.

Mr Spoon & Spanner were insults at my secondary school.

[JM28Cardiff]

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Flid
Benny (after the Crossroads character)
Remo

[Beach Life]

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Pillock

Grotty

Manky

Naff

Pi** head/lightweight

Codswallop

Get stuffed

[darren]

Re: 80's/90's insults and other things

get lost

waster

dip***ck

[Sly]

Re: 80's/90's insults and other things

We used dipstick as well, when we were really young.

[havasack]

Re: 80's/90's insults and other things

gimp
glebe
glake
glakey glebe
bamp
gnoshkin (and pronounce the 'g')
reg
ramp
fnurg
****
choof

[maxmix]

Re: 80's/90's insults and other things

So may memories in this thread, I remember stroking my chin, as in liar.

Prob, early-mid 80's, and calling people "Joey", although at the time, early 80's, why!?!?! In fact I remember asking a School Buddy, what is This Joey thing about?? LOL

[Sly]

Re: 80's/90's insults and other things

It was derived from Joey Deacon, who appeared on Blue Peter sometime in the 80's. He suffered from Cerebral Palsy, the symptoms of which kids found hilarious.