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potone

(1,701 posts) Fri Jul 6, 2018, 03:07 PM Jul 2018

A question for the Brits here. [View all]

I just read a post on Facebook that described Trump as “a hoofwanking thundercunt.” While I am disinclined to doubt the accuracy of this description, I am not sure that I understand the meaning of the terms. Could someone help?

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A question for the Brits here. [View all] potone Jul 2018 OP

Close underpants Jul 2018 #1

Right...not just a Wanker.. HipChick Jul 2018 #2

The urban dictionary is probably Ilsa Jul 2018 #3

You've gotta love the Brits when it comes to insults. Boomerproud Jul 2018 #4

Actually whathehell Jul 2018 #5

Actually Brits call Men that...much more than females HipChick Jul 2018 #7

That doesn't matter.. whathehell Jul 2018 #10

The Brits call people "Tits" too... tenderfoot Jul 2018 #31

Lovely, but seriously, do you really not "get" it? whathehell Jul 2018 #32

It is probably the slur PatSeg Jul 2018 #35

It rarely references women. GoneOffShore Jul 2018 #8

It references women by it's very definition. whathehell Jul 2018 #9

Neither is Trump... HipChick Jul 2018 #11

Uh, okay whathehell Jul 2018 #12

Too bad for America. GoneOffShore Jul 2018 #13

Because we need to demean women more often? whathehell Jul 2018 #14

Oh, please. GoneOffShore Jul 2018 #15

Lol..Is that all you've got? whathehell Jul 2018 #16

Actually we use the term "cow" bluecollar2 Jul 2018 #17

Wow..So many ways to denigrate women.. whathehell Jul 2018 #18

Not really... bluecollar2 Jul 2018 #19

Exactly...I was going to say Cow HipChick Jul 2018 #20

Every woman I know has told me bluecollar2 Jul 2018 #21

Cow has worst connations than even "Slag'.. HipChick Jul 2018 #22

I know...n/t bluecollar2 Jul 2018 #23

Really? It seemed like baiting to me whathehell Jul 2018 #24

Well ... drray23 Jul 2018 #29

Well.. whathehell Jul 2018 #30

I'm back... bluecollar2 Jul 2018 #33

Nice try whathehell Jul 2018 #34

I love Prime Minister's Questions too! We should do that here! lagomorph777 Jul 2018 #6

Trump wouldn't last 10 seconds under that level of treatment... Wounded Bear Jul 2018 #25

The sort of thing you would use for a bad politician..... T_i_B Jul 2018 #26

Thanks to all for the explanations, but... potone Jul 2018 #27

That's one of the reasons for using it T_i_B Jul 2018 #28