The versatility of the 🍌 word

Language English Grammar & Usage
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@mad_masala

He’s :banana:ed. = He’s doomed.
He :banana:ed up. = He made a mistake.
He’s :banana:ed up. = He’s crazy/terrible.

And incidentally…

He’s bananas. = He’s crazy (without the terrible connotation).

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You forgot “He’s a fuck-up.” :sunglasses:

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Weakness in its users’ word power signals a language has become senile and lethargic.

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Instead of 50 words for snow, we have fuck words for everything.

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No kidding. It shows up even in 7fuck11, Starfucks, …

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The most versatile word in the English language.

https://youtu.be/4rX7-R54-Q8

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1:43 Speakers of English know where to put fucking in the word.
https://youtu.be/tvFCAZMl1fI

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And “he fucked him up”

(He beat him up)

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It’s fucked up that he would fuck him up like that. What a fuck-up.

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I just came back from the fucking hospital. Ed has been there since he was fucked up by that fucking fuck-up, Joey Joyless. Ed is really fucked up now. Can’t even eat solid food. And he’s also fucked since he can’t afford the medical bills. Fucking hell…

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Sounds like a total clusterfuck.

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So much for polite euphemisms. :roll:

(I wasn’t trying to build a catalog, just explaining something to J-Man after questionable usage in another thread.)

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There’s a whole book on this:

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Fuck this thread and the horse it rode in on. :grin:

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I’m hearing this in George Carlin’s NY accent for some reason

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Also for the Aussies/Brits

:banana:en = point of emphasis, like a “very” or a “really”

I’m :banana:en drunk
He’s a :banana:en good bloke
Today’s :banana:en hot

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Same in American English with slightly different spelling.

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I thought they spelled it “facken” in the UK.

“Get off yer fackin’ arse, Ronnie!!”

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I just know the Scottish spell it “fookin.”

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Whale oil beef hooked!

(say it quickly)

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