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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Huh, it's common as in Australia.

Never thought of it as an Australian word. Odds are it has its roots in England though I guess

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I first heard it in the US in 2006 and had to ask what it meant.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

In Harry Potter, an English book, the Dursleys are from Little Whinging, because Rowling has no imagination.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'll take that as canon given her other extremely obvious names

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are you one of those people that whinged about Marvel having a character named Wong, when the actor who portrayed Wong, was named Wong?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

What? No. What does that have to do with anything? I'm talking about names like Draco Malfoy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

She didn't plagiarise all of Harry potter though so she must have some imagination. Creatively bankrupt might be more apt

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Rowling's goblins? Based on a racist caricature

The house elves? Wouldn't you know it, also based on a racist caricature

Centaurs? You guessed it! Based on a racist caricature!

[–] IMongoose 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's like these people don't even watch bluey smh my head

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, somehow there really do be people who haven't seen bluey. Crazy. It's 2025 people.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

My Geordie friend uses it a lot, I think you're right on the money.

(Geordies are from the region around Newcastle upon Tyne from what he told me, so part of northern England)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I love how watching taskmaster has given me knowledge of different accents