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- What is the basic meaning of dozy pillock?
In the context you supplied, dozy means 'stupid' Pillock has its origin as one of the numerous slang terms for 'penis', but today I think that association has receded from most people's consciousness, and it is now a derogatory term that usually conveys the meaning of 'a person who is an idiot, or who has done something stupid or silly'
- Is a doozy a good or bad thing? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I'm interested in the etymology of the word " doozy " And primarily whether it is a good or bad thing? I always understood it to mean something exceptionally bad e g Watch out for that first step It's a doozy But I've just read it used in a positive sense here " [Kerber hits a] backhand winner from behind the baseline, that's a doozy "
- What could mucka doozy mean and where does it come from?
I cannot see why a person apparently born and brought up in the USA would use "muckle", (properly spelled "mickle") which is a word limited to the Scottish and then combine it with *"dozy" (a relatively common English adjective) as a noun
- Speaking of insults: sod off! meaning and origin
Here's Eric Partridge from the Dict of Slang and Unconv English: sod A sodomist: low coll : Mid-C 19-20; ob -2 Hence, a pejorative, orig and gen violent: late C 19-20 Often used in ignorance of its origin: cf bugger So your sense of "sod" is on the money Suffixial "off" marks a general epithet as an insult, as seen in "piss off," "f-ck off," "bugger off," etc , all used in the
- grammar - when to use myself and by myself - English Language . . .
I have 2 questions When to use "myself" and "by myself" Can I write "my {space}self" instead of "myself"?
- Looking for word or succinct phrase for group incompetence
I'm looking for a non-vulgar word or short, succinct phrase to describe group behavior wherein all of the individuals are making the same stupid choice The vulgar "clusterfuck" is close Acting
- Those who were or those who are? [closed] - English Language Usage . . .
I'm confused whether to use were or are on this I detest liars, especially those who were are making it up as a go-to-excuse Thanks
- An inoffensive word for stupid? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Referring to someone as dozy isn't particularly offensive, nor does it necessarily imply a continued state of being Instead, it describes them as not being less than attentive, slow at responding to the task at hand or perhaps lazy
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