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Banned word of the day!

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Muddy

Chatterbox

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25-11-2019, 12:13 PM

Re: Banned word of the day!

Uppity is not a word I ever use .
I don’t think it has any racist meanings I have never heard that .

I wonder if they are mistaking it for nitty gritty which has connotations to the slave trade .

Roxy

Chatterbox

Caithness.

Joined: Jul 2011

Posts: 7,592

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25-11-2019, 01:18 PM

Re: Banned word of the day!

I think uppity describes her very well, especially if the words wee madam come straight after it.

Cinderella

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East Anglia, UK

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25-11-2019, 01:23 PM

Re: Banned word of the day!

Originally Posted by swimfeeders ->

Hi

I have a word which I find offensive and avoid.

The word is Corbyn.

Ditto.

Baz46

Senior Member

Somewhere rural 'out in the sticks', UK

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25-11-2019, 01:43 PM

Re: Banned word of the day!

Originally Posted by swimfeeders ->

Hi

I have a word which I find offensive and avoid.

The word is Corbyn.

Me too on that one swimfeeders, extremely offensive!

bloggsy

Senior Member

Hampshire

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25-11-2019, 03:36 PM

Re: Banned word of the day!

Uppity ???? Racist ???? what a load of rubbish

basser

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ENGLAND

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25-11-2019, 04:10 PM

Re: Banned word of the day!

Urban Dictionary results below...

(1) affecting an attitude of inflated self-esteem; haughty; snobbish.

(So whats racist about that ? )

TessA

Official Poinker

Joined: Apr 2013

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25-11-2019, 04:43 PM

Re: Banned word of the day!

Originally Posted by basser ->

Urban Dictionary results below...

(1) affecting an attitude of inflated self-esteem; haughty; snobbish.

(So whats racist about that ? )

Nothing!
I'd be more upset about it comparing me to Jacob R Mogg!

Silver Tabby

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God's own county!

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25-11-2019, 06:25 PM

Re: Banned word of the day!

Originally Posted by Muddy ->

Uppity is not a word I ever use .
I don’t think it has any racist meanings I have never heard that .

I wonder if they are mistaking it for nitty gritty which has connotations to the slave trade .

Has it?

I never knew that.