Hereward Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 It's also used ironically a lot."People who read fantasy books are ignorant fuckwits.""Nice." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Lord Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I was once voted as the "Silliest _____" (with the blank not being important). This was as an adult. How insulted should I feel? I mean, I wasn't stoked at the time, but I also wasn't horribly slighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RK Unsmoteable Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I am convinced that we should leave all adjective choices and meaning to the Brits.Ormond, my use of cheeky was just a Supertroopers reference joke. It's this utterly silly stoner comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyron Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I was once voted as the "Silliest _____" (with the blank not being important). This was as an adult. How insulted should I feel? I mean, I wasn't stoked at the time, but I also wasn't horribly slighted.I vote that you should not be insulted at all. You're the good silly kind.If they meant it in a negative way, their opinion is not worthy of any response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minaku Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Because none of the other words are appropriate to use with a small child.Edit: With an adult I will gladly use the correct pejorative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daeric Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 My Grandma used to call me and my siblings cheeky little sods if we ever had the tenacity to over come her mass cheating at cards and beat her.I never hear silly said in my circle of friends beyond a rare occurrence of "you silly goose". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord O' Bones Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Silly is closer enough to my last name, it's as though you all are trying to year me down personally...Are you that guy Jaxom Sillypants on Facebook?I think the problem with nice in the UK is that it's seen as a filler and not a real commitment type word.Nice could mean, good/bad/indifferent. It's used alot when you are not complaining, so a nice cup of tea really means it's not a good cup of tea. It's distinctly average cup of tea, or I am trying not to be rude.edit:- Or maybe I am not trying to embrass my host with being over complementaryBritish people at tea time = perfect example of "silly." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sci-2 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 You can put silly in front of things and it piques interest:Silly oral.Silly sandwich.Silly shake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinDonner Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 British people at tea time = perfect example of "silly."You may be confusing us with chimps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord O' Bones Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 You may be confusing us with chimps?I'm pretty sure, not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elder Sister Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I like the word, personally.And thank you, MinD. And now for completely different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armidil0 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I like silly. It's a silly word. Sounds silly, means silly, it literally is silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Are you that guy Jaxom Sillypants on Facebook?Close enough. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Badger Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Interesting what people come up with on this forum. Go find some hobbies, people. They won't bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanna vander Poele Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Silly! :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salome the Persian Witch Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I like the word silly. It sounds nice. :leaving:I started having a real dislike for "nice" in jr. high. It was a non-descript word that would always start a sentence intended to tear someone apart. "She's nice but..." which would then turn into a paragraph's worth of specific, inflammatory, and emotionally charged negative descriptors that the milquetoast word "nice" had no chance of combatting.I am grateful to the chef for reframing the word for me. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactus Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Silly is a great word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RK Unsmoteable Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Interesting what people come up with on this forum. Go find some hobbies, people. They won't bite.What do you think this guy thinks writing the OP in a thread like this involves, exactly?But the real kicker is like, hi, see that number to the left that says 24,600 posts? But it's this thread, in particular, that makes you think I need a different hobby???In the spirit of the thread, I'm thinking hard about the proper pejorative for this situation, but I'm really having a hard time putting my finger on the precise type of stupid at work here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elder Sister Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Raidne, I think the word you're looking for is......'silly'.<runs quickly out of thread, giggling as she goes.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedles Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I think the problem with nice in the UK is that it's seen as a filler and not a real commitment type word.Nice could mean, good/bad/indifferent. It's used alot when you are not complaining, so a nice cup of tea really means it's not a good cup of tea. It's distinctly average cup of tea, or I am trying not to be rude.edit:- Or maybe I am not trying to embrass my host with being over complementarySometimes I just want " nice" though. If I've been to or through the airport, when I get home I just want a nice cup of tea. I want it to be distinctly average. I'm craving a return to normalcy. I don't want spectacular I want comforting and nice. See also a nice open fire, if too high it's too hot and can't be enjoyed.Re "silly" as others have said, would most often use it in connection with small children, but sometimes use it in relation to a harmless waste of time that had some but not many redeeming qualities, e.g. a team trip to the pub with "team building" games. Yeah, its not the way I'd choose to spend my time, and games are ridiculous, but it wasn't a bad time so I'd describe it to my Mum or partner " it was all a bit silly". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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