Definitions by andy
smegger
A swear-word/euphemism used on the TV show Red Dwarf, as an alternative to smeghead. Only used occasionally, and more aggressively than "smeghead", its range of use seems to be equivalent to fucker.
oink
Commenting on the policing of the protest, the Metropolitan Commissioner remarked "oink, oink, oink".
trot
Short for Trotskyist. Usually but not always an offensive term, used by opponents of Trotskyism of both left and right persuasions (usually as a descriptive noun, "the trots").
In some settings, such as the National Union of Students, the insult is so pervasive that anyone to the left of Hitler is liable to be labelled a "trot" at one point or another, because the NUS right-wing associate any challenge to their rule with a conspiracy allegedly initiated by a long-defunct Trotskyist group called Socialist Organiser.
The term also crops up sometimes in anarchist and ecological attacks on Trotskyists. It is also occasionally used by Trotskyists themselves, apparently as a "reclaimed" term, only heard within the Trotskyist in-group, although this is contentious and some reject the term completely.
Its derogatory implications probably come from its associations with the trots in its other sense.
In some settings, such as the National Union of Students, the insult is so pervasive that anyone to the left of Hitler is liable to be labelled a "trot" at one point or another, because the NUS right-wing associate any challenge to their rule with a conspiracy allegedly initiated by a long-defunct Trotskyist group called Socialist Organiser.
The term also crops up sometimes in anarchist and ecological attacks on Trotskyists. It is also occasionally used by Trotskyists themselves, apparently as a "reclaimed" term, only heard within the Trotskyist in-group, although this is contentious and some reject the term completely.
Its derogatory implications probably come from its associations with the trots in its other sense.
Eotheod
Realm in northern Middle Earth (JRR Tolkien's world), the original home of the people who later became the Rohirrim. The word was used to refer to both the realm and the people. The people moved to Rohan and became the Rohirrim after aiding Gondor at the Battle of the Field of Celebrant and being granted the province of Calenardhon (Rohan) as a reward. Eotheod is also the place of origin of the mearas, the great horses of Rohan.
Marked on maps in the Lord of the Rings, but never figures in the book. The War in Middle Earth PC game has tastefully sited a number of ruined towns and an important artefact in the region.
Marked on maps in the Lord of the Rings, but never figures in the book. The War in Middle Earth PC game has tastefully sited a number of ruined towns and an important artefact in the region.