Newspaper Words [Split]

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

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

Opti · 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?

Tessa K · 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.

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".

Tessa K · 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'.

Trinucleus · 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

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

Topic split from monkey pox.

nekomatic · 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.

nekomatic · 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.

Scrutable

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