Phrases or Sayings for Room 101

[Juan Albion]

Certain new Americanisms like winningest and go-ahead goal, the latter being uttered by the US commentator when interviewing Dempsey about the goal that put the US 2-1 ahead against Portugal.

I suspect "go-ahead goal" is, in fact, a Canadianism. It's been used in ice hockey for years. Mind you, "go-ahead run" might be an Americanism.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Not a saying but the use of the term Chi to refer to Chichester makes me cringe big time.

 

[Geestar]

Yolo

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Would not happen in Germany?

 

[Simster]

"bedwetter"
"Ok mate"
"Jesus wept"

Bedwetter is a bit poor, but the others are splendid.

As is "were loose". A slap for anyone who MOANS at that one.

 

[jackanada]

In my heart of hearts....

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

"Rock up at". Infers a funkier kind of arrival than the normal kind, possibly involving jiggling.

 

[somerset]

"bedwetter"

If this is banned, that will confound a good 50% of the muppets on this site who use it constantly whenever anyone raised the slightest negative comment in response to a poor performance or lack of recruitment.

 

[BadFish]

I think it is less to do with the language and more to do with the wankers that use it.