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Subject: Re: I don't understand English slang

Author: Pete Galati

Date: 15:01:24 03/24/01

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On March 24, 2001 at 16:17:12, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On March 24, 2001 at 14:41:38, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:
>
>>On March 24, 2001 at 14:37:35, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>
>>>  dick (look at the definition in your dictionnary)
>>>  head
>>>
>>>...and try to figure out to what part of the body it is referring.
>>
>>
>>So remarkable the Germans look at it from the other side with there
>>arschl*ch :)))
>>
>>* to make it decent, of course....:)
>>
>>J.
>
>
>This time it's me who is lost, because I don't really know the meaning of the
>word.
>
>Another remarkable thing, if you want to talk about "seeing things from the
>other side", is that a synonym of "dickhead" is "asshole". It is not clear if it
>is at the other side or at the other end, BTW. Still it is clear they can have a
>lot to say to each other. :)
>
>If I get moderated, I think I just deserve it now. :) :) :)
>
>
>
>    Christophe

Ehhh, you weren't insulting anyone, so you're not likely to get moderated (I've
been wrong before).

I'd like to claim those both as being American slang though, because when you
say English slang, to some people that might imply that it's British slang, but
I sort of doubt that that's really the case.

Pete



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