Kirk Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Where has this majestic word come from? In the past week or so it seems to have appeared from nowhere. Great word all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyTJS Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Flash in the pan, I should think. It lacks sufficient logic to last. 'Append rude body part to children's TV favourite' - it's a bit arbitrary. Knobclanger. Titpogle. Arsetrumpton. Penispenguinofmadagascar. None of those lasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brant grebner Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Like Donny says - a fad at best. There's a litany of obsolete and much better swear. "Arsecandle" deserved so much more and it too fell by the wayside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Fair enough this is the only place I've seen or heard it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I thought this thread was going to be about John Major. For some reason seemed a good description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Paisley Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Think it initially came out as a moniker for Neil Doncaster during the Sevco/Armageddon fiasco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 An affront to Great Uncle Bulgaria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Flash in the pan, I should think. It lacks sufficient logic to last. 'Append rude body part to children's TV favourite' - it's a bit arbitrary. Knobclanger. Titpogle. Arsetrumpton. Penispenguinofmadagascar. None of those lasted. 'Knobclanger' is miles better. I thought 'cockwomble' was a Malcolm Tucker-ism, but I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larky Masher Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Arsebiscuits from Father Ted should have been more popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 ####sticks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Don't remember it from Thick of It, though might be. I first heard it used in relation to Cameron a year or so back and have used it in relation to posh boy Tories (I think it very apt for some reason) since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 'Knobclanger' is miles better. . Beat me to it scotlad. I was about to pay homage to Knobclanger. That has tremendous potential and is far superior to Cockwomble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnbruman Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I'm still a big fan of calling someone a Jobby - when they don't know what it means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 I'm still a big fan of calling someone a Jobby - when they don't know what it means. Yep couldn't agree more. English folk often have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Beat me to it scotlad. I was about to pay homage to Knobclanger. That has tremendous potential and is far superior to Cockwomble. It sounds a bit painful though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 There's some Ayr United fan in charge of the board these days, and our swear wordy filter has changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goozay Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Where did the phrase "Donkey Gobbler' originate from? Now synonymous on here with Lord Coe - was there ever any hard evidence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Where did the phrase "Donkey Gobbler' originate from? Now synonymous on here with Lord Coe - was there ever any hard evidence? fnarr, fnarr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Still think cockwomble is thoroughly apt re Tories. See thread re Digby Jones. A cockwomble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMcD Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) Originates from Pie & Bovril. Came into being when the SFA/SPL were doing handstands & backward flips regarding a certain club. Also combined to the lack of a sponsor. Edited April 22, 2015 by SteveMcD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Knob jockey Heard a secretary calling an Engineer in the office one years back V funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyTJS Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Seems to have been a longer flash in the pan than I assumed. Just duckduckgoed it and the earliest verifiable mention I can find is from Sept 26 2011 (I don't believe the supposed 2004 post in Urban Dictionary). The P&B claim is just someone posting in collinsdictionary.com but undated as far as I can tell. Certainly seems to have gained far wider currency in recent months, partly due to the upcoming GE. Knobjockey has a certain logic to it which, I suspect, is why it is more widespread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Knobjockey has been about and popular as long as I remember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcumnock Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I like ####wit ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 This board is very crude at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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