Unfortunately for your explanation, Andrew. The rude four-letter word
to which you refer isn't really an insult, as we Brits would
understand it (or say it), in the USA.
Chris
On 5 Feb 2009, at 13:22, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> It's a piece of rhyming slang - for 'idiot'.
> I am pleased that Piers knows the origin tho' I'd expect no less.
> It refers to a dimwit 19th Century (?) celebrity of the name of
> Berkley Hunt.
> No further explanation forthcoming.
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