Old Fashioned Words We Should Bring Back

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  1. George Kerr

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    Charlatan . . . . Boris
    Rapscallion . . . . Boris
    Blackguard . . . Boris
    Bounder . . . . Boris
    Picaro . . . . . Boris
    Mountebank . . Boris

    Any other suggestions, please keep them clean I'm looking for lexicographers.
     
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    Roister-doister
     
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    Nincompoop - Boris
    Rotter - Boris
    Crawl under a snake with a top hat on - Boris
     
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    George Kerr, Dec 17, 2021
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    Deviant.
     
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    Cutpurse (pickpocket)
    Peterman (thief)
    Picaroon (scoundrel)

    All useful words when discussing money, in particular amounts of £750k.
     
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    varlet
    [ˈvɑːlɪt]
    NOUN·
    archaic

    a dishonest or unprincipled man.
     
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    We should also ban the practice of converting nouns into verbs.e.g. To gift, to medal and one I came across the other day, to Charity shop which I think would be defined as to donate something to a charity via one of their shops. It is an awful practice imported from the United States.
     
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    Are these the rogues that run the unlicensed car wash’s?
     
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    KRUGER-SPOOF

    The art of lying. Johnson is adept at it.
     
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    If he was adept, people wouldn't realise he was lying.
     
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    Bezonian

    A mean dishonest person.
     
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    ne'er-do-well
     
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    Footpad - robber or thief
     
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    He must be adept, he's got away with it pretty much his whole life and is only now being found out because of non-COVID compliant parties. All his real and serious lies don't seem to have been noticed.
     
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    I think he's been more adept at cosying up to individuals groups and organisations who cover for him, rather than his actual skill as a liar.
     
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    Sums me up.. :rolleyes:
     
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    Aye, I’m the master..:)
     
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    Contumelious

    A wonderful word rarely used anymore.
     
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