Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.net to Slop.@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 days agoI am utterly speechless.hexbear.netimagemessage-square52linkfedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down13
arrow-up1107arrow-down1imageI am utterly speechless.hexbear.netNakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.net to Slop.@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square52linkfedilink
minus-squarefox [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·1 day agoIt’s Brit for local hardware shop
minus-squareSovietBeerTruckOperator [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day ago“Oi gubvenor I’m goin’ to the iron monger to buy meself a smackerwhappy (hammer)”
minus-squareinfuziSporg [e/em/eir]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoYou don’t need to make words up, “spanner” already exists along with others that I’m forgetting.
minus-squareSovietBeerTruckOperator [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoLook it’s not my fault the British have a lot of weird twee nicknames for things
minus-squareClathrateG [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agomust be regional because people where I am wouldn’t make that connection
minus-squareCarbonScored [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 day agoIt’s pretty common for shop signs, but is limited to ‘small local hardware shop’ rather than any hardware shop. I’ve seen it across south England up to north Scotland, so it’s definitely not a ‘local local’ thing.
It’s Brit for local hardware shop
“Oi gubvenor I’m goin’ to the iron monger to buy meself a smackerwhappy (hammer)”
You don’t need to make words up, “spanner” already exists along with others that I’m forgetting.
Look it’s not my fault the British have a lot of weird twee nicknames for things
must be regional because people where I am wouldn’t make that connection
It’s pretty common for shop signs, but is limited to ‘small local hardware shop’ rather than any hardware shop. I’ve seen it across south England up to north Scotland, so it’s definitely not a ‘local local’ thing.