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Newspaper Words [Split]

Post by Tessa K » Mon May 23, 2022 8:19 pm

Does anyone use the word 'orgy' anymore? That's so 1970s tabloid.

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Re: MonkeyPox in UK

Post by Opti » Tue May 24, 2022 5:53 am

Tessa K wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 8:19 pm
Does anyone use the word 'orgy' anymore? That's so 1970s tabloid.
Likewise. 'three-in-a-bed romp'. Does anybody ever use such phrases irl?
Time for a big fat one.

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Re: MonkeyPox in UK

Post by Tessa K » Tue May 24, 2022 9:30 am

Opti wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 5:53 am
Tessa K wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 8:19 pm
Does anyone use the word 'orgy' anymore? That's so 1970s tabloid.
Likewise. 'three-in-a-bed romp'. Does anybody ever use such phrases irl?
If any of the MSM also go to swingers parties and kink clubs it will soon be in the hetero population.

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Re: MonkeyPox in UK

Post by dyqik » Tue May 24, 2022 12:23 pm

Opti wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 5:53 am
Tessa K wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 8:19 pm
Does anyone use the word 'orgy' anymore? That's so 1970s tabloid.
Likewise. 'three-in-a-bed romp'. Does anybody ever use such phrases irl?
There's the whole bit in Pratchett's The Truth about newspaper words: fracas, rumpus, etc. The scandal sheets have their own selection of words, of course.

Top of The Guardian right now is "soaring costs".

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Re: MonkeyPox in UK

Post by Tessa K » Tue May 24, 2022 12:29 pm

dyqik wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 12:23 pm
Opti wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 5:53 am
Tessa K wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 8:19 pm
Does anyone use the word 'orgy' anymore? That's so 1970s tabloid.
Likewise. 'three-in-a-bed romp'. Does anybody ever use such phrases irl?
There's the whole bit in Pratchett's The Truth about newspaper words: fracas, rumpus, etc. The scandal sheets have their own selection of words, of course.

Top of The Guardian right now is "soaring costs".
I used to have a very old fashioned boss who used 'eye-watering' at every opportunity. Also 'jaw-dropping'.

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Re: MonkeyPox in UK

Post by Trinucleus » Tue May 24, 2022 4:13 pm

Tessa K wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 12:29 pm
dyqik wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 12:23 pm
Opti wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 5:53 am


Likewise. 'three-in-a-bed romp'. Does anybody ever use such phrases irl?
There's the whole bit in Pratchett's The Truth about newspaper words: fracas, rumpus, etc. The scandal sheets have their own selection of words, of course.

Top of The Guardian right now is "soaring costs".
I used to have a very old fashioned boss who used 'eye-watering' at every opportunity. Also 'jaw-dropping'.
I often wonder whether anyone says 'pooch' or 'moggy' other than journalists told not to use 'dog' or 'cat' in two consecutive sentences

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Re: Newspaper Words [Split]

Post by El Pollo Diablo » Wed May 25, 2022 9:48 am

Topic split from monkey pox.
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Re: MonkeyPox in UK

Post by nekomatic » Wed May 25, 2022 8:45 pm

Opti wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 5:53 am
Tessa K wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 8:19 pm
Does anyone use the word 'orgy' anymore? That's so 1970s tabloid.
Likewise. 'three-in-a-bed romp'. Does anybody ever use such phrases irl?
I think only tabloid writers use orgy and then only as a second mention for three-in-a-bed romp, or possibly vice versa.
Move-a… side, and let the mango through… let the mango through

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Re: MonkeyPox in UK

Post by nekomatic » Wed May 25, 2022 8:46 pm

Also,
Opti wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 5:53 am
Likewise. 'three-in-a-bed romp'. Does anybody ever use such phrases irl?
Regrettably* the opportunity never seems to arise.
Move-a… side, and let the mango through… let the mango through

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