• Mummy - 2012-02-08 - 16 svar

    Fjortis

    Fattar inte att Britter klarar sig utan ordet "fjortis", har förökt hitta nåt liknande i eneglsak men det ända jag kan tänka på är "chavs" men det är inte i närheten av den ganska snälla "fjortis". Nån som vet nåt ord som ligger närmare "fjortis" än "chavs"??? Mum

  • djee - 2009-04-20

    I don't quite agree that teenybopper is the equivalent of fjortis simply because it's a word strongly connected to a whole other subculture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenybopper) with its roots in 50's, 60's and 70's popular culture. Perhaps it would be correct to view the fjortis subculture as a contemporary form of the teenybopper subculture but still with major differencies.

  • jes6ica - 2009-04-23

    * agrees completely with djee *

  • LenPet - 2009-06-02

    This is fascinating. I entered to find out what "fjortis" is as I'd never heard it (based in Barcelona, the home of classic football - I hope no Chelsea fan reads this!). As djee (I think) said it's a special subculture which has no direct equivalent in English. Brat: orig. this just meant a small child who usually misbehaves. The we got the "brat pack" (Sinatra & Co). From that I guess we got 'brat' meaning rich, loud-mouthed, upper-class, sometimes famous young people. I don't know how it's used in Swedish I like Simon's "twat" (sorry, no offence meant!) and "tart" even if they're a bit off the mark. Twat = idiot, stupid person. Tart = slightly 'loose' woman; the Swedish dictionary I consulted says "fnask". Teenybopper: I did some research amongst a group of British kids. They had very vague ideas about the word. To them it was more or less dead. Some older people agreed that it's used - if at all today - about very young girls (pre-teen) interested in pop music and fashion. This is fun anyway! (pre-teen)

  • LenPet - 2012-02-08

    I forgot about "chav": In 2004, language experts selected 'chav' as a top contender for buzzword of 2004. Chavs are youngsters who love designer labels, especially Burberry caps, wear fake bling-bling jewellery and hang around shopping centres. The word "chav" is thought to derive from the Romany word "chavvy", meaning lad. Cf Spanish 'chaval' (= boy). This might interestword seekers: The Sun newspaper has dedicated several articles to investigating this new youth phenomenon. Here are a few of the newspaper's chav words, (translated tongue-in-cheek): BLAZIN' (adjective) 1. excellent, very good. 2. an expression of admiration or respect indicat-ing that things are sorted (= fine, OK). As in: "That's a blazin' set of wheels (= That's a great car)." BRETHREN (noun) 1. family. 2. close friends or associates. 3. like-minded individuals who have formed a bond of friendship in shopping centres. BLING (noun) 1. expensive and bulky jewellery. 2. large quantities of these items, especially chains. 3. products sold at jewellery counters in Argos etc. COFFIN DODGER (noun) 1. an old-age pensioner. 2. a person over the age of 50. DISS (verb) to treat with disrespect or contempt. Used especially as a verbal insult. GIVIN' IT LARGE (expression) 1. enjoy recreational activities to the maximum. 2. behaving as the life and soul of the party, as in: "Kevin is really buzzin' tonight - he's givin' it large." GOV (noun) 1. a killjoy authority figure likely to attempt to prevent vandalism, shop-lifting or anti-social behaviour. 2. traffic warden, community beat officer, social worker, council official, security guard, as in: 'Floor it (= Drive as fast as you can), he looks like he's gov." INNIT? (abbreviated sentence) 1. it is. 2. question seeking confirmation of an obvious fact, as in: "It's borin' on the dole, innit?" Use is not restricted to the verb “be” (“He can, innit?”) LOSER: an embarrassing specimen in every way. LUSHINNIT? 1. an expression of satisfaction or contentment not requiring a reply. 2. a boast designed to draw attention to a flashy item recently purchased or shop-lifted. MINGER (noun) 1. a very ugly female, too unattractive for a sexual relationship. 2. opposite of "talent." SAFE: as in 'It's safe': I like that, it's really cool. SOLID (adj) 1. reliable and trustworthy. 2. earning the unfailing respect of your peers through a long record of exemplary behaviour. TREK (verb/noun) 1. to go for a walk. 2. to leave for any reason. as in: "Do you fancy a trek out to get a Chazzz burgaaa?" WOT U FUCKIN' SAY? (abbreviated sentence) 1. "Excuse me? Pardon?'' used especially in conversation with authority figure. WHATEVER: I'm simply not interested in whatever you have to say.