2007-10-01 08:11:48 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
JAKI D it's a polite cuss word for someone "He's a real numpty"
2007-10-01 08:19:23 · update #1
Numpty first surfaced in Scotland. but its hard to say where or when....most evidences points to on the terraces of west of Scotland football grounds in the late 60's.......hope that help?
2007-10-01 08:18:50 · answer #1 · answered by PEPS 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Brilliant is an often used words. A couple of things that may have helped popularise it; Paul Whitehouse had a character on 'The Fast Show' who's catchphrase was 'Brilliant!' and spent the whole sketch enthusing about things to that effect. Also, ever child in Britain during the 80s was subjected to Timmy Mallett, an eccentric, bespectacled nincompoop in garishly coloured Summerwear excitedly shrieking his catchphrase 'Utterly Brilliant!' every morning of the school holidays.
2016-05-18 02:29:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that "numpty" is a West of Scotland slang word - possibly from numb-skull - meaning a silly or not too bright person!
For example, we have a group of "numpties" (plural of numpty) meeting in the *Numtorium in Edinburgh!
Aw the best x
2007-10-01 08:33:17 · answer #3 · answered by Maryhill 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I was at school in the 1970's we called anyone who was a bit thick a "numpty".
Where I live in N Manchester we call "uncool" people "numptys",
i.e if a banger of a car full of young lads drives past,and the music comming from it is cooler than the car..it's a "numpty dumpty!".
2007-10-01 09:51:55 · answer #4 · answered by AdelleStevens 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Lol I remember someone trying to tell me they did they even said how they came up with the idea the numpty lol.
2007-10-01 08:16:32 · answer #5 · answered by Classy Clarissa 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My guesstimation would be that is it from humpty dumpty, because I think with humpty dumpty falling off the wall it makes him a bit of a numpty.
2007-10-03 04:29:04 · answer #6 · answered by turtles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't know but i say it alot, also "you wasock"meaning the same as numpty ...i live in yorkshire and a lot of the sayings come from here so maybe they do too .
2007-10-01 08:25:21 · answer #7 · answered by casha1 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lol Elric I used that word in one of my questions earlier.
I hadn't heard it before until I moved to Lincolnshire but I use it a lot, it rolls off the tongue so easily and just sounds insulting.
I love it!
2007-10-01 09:13:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
love it lol - I think I heard it first in Scotland I cant remember Billy \Connolly using it (he's a scottish comedian) who cares its a great word along with another scottish say meaning the same thing "head the ball" or said in scottish accent heed the baw (or another is away and boil yer heed) I could go on lol
2007-10-01 08:50:55 · answer #9 · answered by Magster 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A great sounding word but in my Irish ignorance I have no idea of its meaning, let alone who invented it!
2007-10-01 08:15:05 · answer #10 · answered by Mad Irish Momma 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋