I’ve never heard the word ‘numpty’ before, but it’s pretty fantastic. I think I should work to spread it around on this side of the pond.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6520353.stm
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Oh I love “numpty,” which I inserted into my lexicon after learning it from my British husband. But I have to translate it every time I use it Stateside.
Perhaps if you and I both put our weight behind it?
I’m ready to fight for it! Maybe we just have to use it very carefully at first until it spreads. “What a load of numpty hogwash!” That way, we can work hogwash back into regular circulation, too! ;)