• egrets@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      It doesn’t make you a hard man, going to court, you tit. I’ve been to jail because my ex is a grass. “Google my name” doesn’t mean anything, but you’re acting like it’s a status thing, you muppet hahaha

      “Grass” is slang for a snitch/informer. There are a bunch of proposed etymologies, including rhyming slang (grasshopper = copper), but none of them are very convincing.

      • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        I’ve never heard any rhyming slang that didn’t seem like a joke was being had at the expense of sanity, but I take your meaning. Thanks though, I knew it must be something along those lines

        • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukOP
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          9 months ago

          I’ve never heard any rhyming slang that didn’t seem like a joke was being had at the expense of sanity

          The one that gets me is “aris” as it’s a two-stepper: Aristotle -> bottle -> bottle and glass -> arse. It also relies on the the southern pronunciation of “glass”, as most ones for arse do (unlike Hagen Daas).

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      9 months ago

      Seemingly taking pride in attacking someone less able to defend themselves