To: jmacusa
DORBEL
As well as being another name for a nincompoop, a dorbel is a petty, nit-picking teacher. It’s derived from the name of an old French scholar named Nicolas d’Orbellis, who was well known as a supporter of the much-derided philosopher John Duns Scotus (whose followers were the original “dunces”).
To: spacejunkie2001
The British use words like ‘’pratt’’, ‘’pillock’’ and ‘’twit’’ which Americans are familiar with. A ''pillock'' is a stupid person. A ''pratt' is an annoying person, what we'd call a ''jerk''.
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01/24/2021 12:42:33 PM PST by
jmacusa
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