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Beastly | 10:25 Fri 28th Apr 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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Has anybody heard of the derogatory term '*****' ? I have just been called one and I'm not sure whether to be offended or not.
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That has been blanked out. Can you try and spell it another way?
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Yes Ferg. thanks for your reply. it is not a swear word I promise. T.*.*.*.*
Is this some sort of game of hangman Beastly?
Write it in reverse before we all lose the will to live..........
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knawt

With an 'o', instead of an 'a', the word was used in an episode of 'Only Fools And Horses', meaning roughly the same as 'pillock'.

It's meant to come from TW** (ta in reverse) and plONKer. Not sure how true that is but. The word berk is sometimes used and is thought to be a mild word but it is rhyming slang and is abusive.

Perhaps it's a combination of 2 words (I'm sure you know the ones I mean). Therefore I would suggest it is offensive if said in a nasty way, or mere friendly banter if said with a smile on the facee.


It could also be that the person who called you it meant to say a different word and just made a mistake, therefore I would say that the joke is on them.

yes, abusive words can have different meanings according to the tone of voice, and I think this is one of them. Likewise berk is much less offensive than the rhyming slang it comes from. So it's really a question of whether the person who used it meant to offend you. If he/she did, and you just looked blankly back at him, that probably took the wind out of his sails!
I think "tw0nk" is actually a made up swear word, by John Sullivan for OFAH. Plonker is used a lot too but I think that's much older.

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