What New Words That You Have Learnt Since Joining Tv?

[David48]

What new words – acronyms - terms that you have learnt since joining Thai Visa Forum?

English is a growing language, constantly embracing new concepts.

Plus words you used back home are sometimes new to us.

• Over on the Southeast Asia Forum I learnt the term crab mentality
  

• In Thai visas, residency and work permits I read the acronym FUBAR
  

• This week in on the Forum support desk I came across the word cooties
  

So the format please would be the Forum you found it in and the new words – acronyms - terms that you learnt

Related to Thailand how? … we expanded our knowledge base from TV …

[rucus7]

Marmite is new to me. And by definition scares me.

[David48]

Marmite is new to me. And by definition scares me.

A scary substance indeed!

Can you remember what Forum you learnt that word?

[KeyserSoze01]

Well, if you know what FUBAR means, then you must learn SNAFU.

Situation Normal All Fouled Up

[mca]

I think a lot of the news section members came across "obfuscation" on here because they throw it around like confetti at every opportunity

[David48]

I think a lot of the news section members came across "obfuscation" on here because they throw it around like confetti at every opportunity

Thanks for that ... new word learnt for me ...

So there is clarity about this topic ... please restrict your posts to new words that you have learnt.

Not words that you wish to teach others ... the thread will last a lot longer that way ...

[apetley]

I learnt a new phrase.

'Doing a maigot'.

Irrational defence of the indefensible.

Sent from my GT-I9003 using Thaivisa Connect App

[CelticBhoy]

"Newco" on the football forum.

Delighted to use it!

[Somtamnication]

chang mae man

[David48]

Hummm ... some explainations needed!

"Newco" ... meaning "Radical plans for the biggest shake-up of Scottish football in 14 years will be placed before SFL clubs on Friday - in a desperate bid to persuade them to vote newco Rangers into the First Division"

"chang mae man" ... I don't know where to start with that? Chiang Mai Man maybe ... so it was a case of spell checking? or fat finger typing?

But "Doing a maigot" did stump, not only me, but Google also.

Somehow that search did point me back to a 4 year TV thread ??

I did search the database here and the only result was your referance.

Do tell us more ...

[Ulysses G.]

"Nick" as in sign in name and "wanke_r" are two that I can think or right off, but too long ago to remember which forum.

[Semper]

'Thai wife'

[Ulysses G.]

Well, if you know what FUBAR means, then you must learn SNAFU.

Situation Normal All Fouled Up

Correct except for the "Fouled" part. It is a different word that starts with F.

[David48]

On the Farming Forum (I think) I read once where an Aussie Farmer named his (well, his wife’s really) Thai Farm ... 'didyoubringyourbeeralong'

Claimed it was an Aboriginal word ... but I think he was just pulling our chain.

[Orac]

One word that I wished I hadn't learnt from TV a few months back was santorum - I think that was down to JT

[TommoPhysicist]

Well, if you know what FUBAR means, then you must learn SNAFU.

Situation Normal All Fouled Up

Not to forget

FUMTU

[mauGR1]

I learned too many new words on TV, and i have to confess that is one of the main reasons why i am here...

...Now, slightly OT, one very funny word that i learned ( not on TV ) is " bamboozle " ... Which seems to have been created by the colonialists in India.

For example, i could say that we foreigners can be often bamboozled in the Land of Smiles..

[Kilgore Trout]

wanke_r, plonker and tosser to name a few

[MJCM]

YMMV

[notmyself]

No words but meaning of words for sure.

Not sure what section 'insect burger' should fall into given the 3 which cover everything? I quote....

Global cuisine except Thai and Western Food

[villagefarang]

I myself have been known to send readers on a peregrination of Google or other source of edification to understand what I am saying.

[lazygourmet]

"Sin Sod"...

Even after nearly twenty years of living around S.E. Asia; I never heard of it -except as an urban legend!- before joining this forum

[nocturn]

Hummm ... some explainations needed!

"Newco" ... meaning "Radical plans for the biggest shake-up of Scottish football in 14 years will be placed before SFL clubs on Friday - in a desperate bid to persuade them to vote newco Rangers into the First Division"

"chang mae man" ... I don't know where to start with that? Chiang Mai Man maybe ... so it was a case of spell checking? or fat finger typing?

But "Doing a maigot" did stump, not only me, but Google also.

Somehow that search did point me back to a 4 year TV thread ??

I did search the database here and the only result was your referance.

Do tell us more ...

maginot perhaps in honour of the maginot line http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_Line?

[David48]

Hummm ... some explainations needed!

"Newco" ... meaning "Radical plans for the biggest shake-up of Scottish football in 14 years will be placed before SFL clubs on Friday - in a desperate bid to persuade them to vote newco Rangers into the First Division"

"chang mae man" ... I don't know where to start with that? Chiang Mai Man maybe ... so it was a case of spell checking? or fat finger typing?

But "Doing a maigot" did stump, not only me, but Google also.

Somehow that search did point me back to a 4 year TV thread ??

I did search the database here and the only result was your referance.

Do tell us more ...

maginot perhaps in honour of the maginot line http://en.wikipedia....ki/Maginot_Line?

Best explaination that I've seen yet!

[chrisinth]

Hummm ... some explainations needed!

"Newco" ... meaning "Radical plans for the biggest shake-up of Scottish football in 14 years will be placed before SFL clubs on Friday - in a desperate bid to persuade them to vote newco Rangers into the First Division"

"chang mae man" ... I don't know where to start with that? Chiang Mai Man maybe ... so it was a case of spell checking? or fat finger typing?

But "Doing a maigot" did stump, not only me, but Google also.

Somehow that search did point me back to a 4 year TV thread ??

I did search the database here and the only result was your referance.

Do tell us more ...

maginot perhaps in honour of the maginot line http://en.wikipedia....ki/Maginot_Line?

Best explaination that I've seen yet!

Could well be the meaning for that, as in "Over the Top".

[doggie888888]

Monger. First saw the word in the Pattaya forum.

[somtampet]

HI-SO

CHINESE/THAI

UNIVERSITY DEGREE

wHITE

ISSAN MONKEY

ALL ISSAN WOMEN ARE BAD

and thats the good bits,some very horrible people on here

[David48]

Monger. First saw the word in the Pattaya forum.

Same for me.

We always had the 'Fish Monger', and I vaguely remember the term 'Iron Monger'.

But 'Monger' as it's used here ... a first.

[mrtoad]

Happy Toilet

BIB

DL

HUB

a few that I certainly won't put on here, as it will probable get moderated.

[Rsquared]

Hey, I'm just a simple seafarer and not that fluent with keyboard jargon............as I am from the old school where gay used to mean "fun and happy", as we had a gay time at the carnival.

So I need an index to explain all the acronyms, synonyms, confusynyms and what the..ysms floating around.

So Dave.......new words I have learned......none! Cause I don't know what the bloody hell they mean.