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| Subject: | Off topic - Saturday night Brit Coms |
| From: | kengano@advant.com (Gano, Ken) |
| Date: | Sat, 27 Feb 1999 22:38:03 -0600charset="iso-8859-1" |
| Importance: | Normal |
Since etymology seems to be a recurring theme, can anyone out there venture a guess as to the origins of (or define) the British slang "Smage?" (Sm a g ee) I have heard Rowan Atkinson and the characters in Red Dwarf use it to indicate an idiot or fool, but the intonations seem to say more, like "a damned fool." I have also heard it used as an active pronoun, like "you schmegging idiot." I take it is that it is one of those words (phrases?) that is emerging from profanity towards acceptance. What exactly is a "Smage" (Sc Z Maag) or Smegging (S m hee n ing)? Just curious. Ken Gano kengano@advant.com 1-800-DIVORCE '59 TR3A TS57756 L '58 TR10 |
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