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 Re: did not to mean to offend
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Originally Posted by banderas  ...
7. fa.got, said about someone Best avoided; the abbreviation (first syllable only) is less offensive, but still impolite. A problem with 'fag' is that there are two other meanings; which givers lots of scope for misunderstandings:a "fag" can be either a cigarette or a personal slave-like schoolboy in a fee-paying school. (The latter is quite hard to explain; read the Flashman novels for background: Flashman);- - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
8. f.cking hell Pretty offensive; for very informal use.
9. pis. off Not too offensive, though quite assertive; when you say 'P*ss off' to someone you really don't want them around. Incidentally, 'p*ssed' means different things on either side of the Atlantic. A British person who is p*ssed is drunk [someone who drinks a lot can be called a 'p*ss artist' - again, informal]; whereas an American who is p*ssed is angry [a British person who is angry is 'p*ssed off']. Confused
10.be.t up Is the . an L or an A? "Belt up" is very tame and rather dated.
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