@lynneguist.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
Post #3172890
2026-05-09 16:34 UTC
Heard often where? New to me
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@lynneguist.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy 2026-05-09 16:40
3/8 of the GB uses are for a brand/type of lathe. A lot of the Irish ones are the given name. I’m of two minds about whether to put it on the list because even if Americans did know it, it would be disallowed for being derogatory
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@bazzargh@hachyderm.io 2026-05-09 17:08
@lynneguist.bsky.social @lynneguist.bsky.social northern ireland and glasgow. As someone from an irish catholic family, from both those backgrounds... aimed at me. Here's an example from news reports https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-25672182