...and 'Git' is a pregnant camel. Can anyone help us with the etymology of these two naughty words. Have a lovely day!
2006-09-24 19:22:09 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
yes its true, just like a "james" means prick
2006-09-24 19:49:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yahoo definition from Worl Wide Words
Q] From Adams Douglas: “In some British magazines I have noticed the word prat, which seems in context to mean a fool or stupid person. Is this related to pratfall?”
[A] It is, yes. Prat in this sense means “backside; buttocks”, first recorded in the sixteenth century but of unknown origin. A pratfall is a comedy fall on to the buttocks. The British slang sense dates from the 1960s and means an incompetent, foolish or stupid person. It became popular in the 1980s. It isn’t obscene, but it’s a sharp expression of criticism or abuse.
But of course what do they know and your friend James obviously hasn't known many pregnant Goldfish
2006-09-24 19:28:46 · answer #2 · answered by philipscottbrooks 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just have no clue what the ____ you are saying
ok ok
here is an etymology dictionary - so - git is an illegitimate child or brat and pratt - nope that is not in there.
oh but pratfall is and it says ....1939 from prat buttocks - originally criminal slang - unknown origin - prat in british slang - sense of dolt, fool recorded in 1968
is that what you are looking for??
no.. i don' t think i got it.. did i? well, i tried..
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=pratt&searchmode=none
2006-09-24 19:23:46 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did not know about a Git, but you are spot on about a pratt
Boris Karloff the actor was a pratt, no really, that was his name. Ha Ha Ha
2006-09-24 19:24:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well my friend you are wrong. A TWIT is a pregnant goldfish. Clever boy that James
2006-09-24 19:30:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i was at school i can remember people saying prat means a pregnant gold fish maybe you went to my school i `m not sure about git thats what Alf Garnet used to say
2006-09-24 22:56:25 · answer #6 · answered by keny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
prat /præt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[prat] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun Slang. the buttocks.
2006-09-24 19:29:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a pratt is not a pregnant goldfish t**t is a pregnant goldfish so when someone calls you a tw*t they are calling you a pregnant goldfish
2006-09-24 22:39:10 · answer #8 · answered by gemma b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first is a pregnant stickleback and actual meaning of "git" is "pregnant camel". tara
2006-09-24 21:41:14 · answer #9 · answered by barbel_basher 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These words are not naughty-are they?
Why?
Actually-a pregnant fish is a "twerp."I think you may be right about the camel.
Ain't words fun!
2006-09-24 19:31:52 · answer #10 · answered by meema 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As per wiki:
'There is an urban legend that "****" is a term for a gravid (pregnant) goldfish.'
'A prat may also refer to a pregnant fish.'
So take your pick.
2006-09-24 19:31:59 · answer #11 · answered by 'Dr Greene' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋