Used by Europeans, especially from central & eastern Europe, to describe a passive aggressive person who wants to say "no" to a proposition but is either too embarrassed or feeble to come right out with it, so drags things out until you get bored and/or get the message. Based on the alleged characteristic of the English who drift away from parties without really saying "goodbye"
Vlad: these guys have been negotiating for weeks but they never get to a decision
Boris: give up - their giving you the english goodbye, mate
Boris: give up - their giving you the english goodbye, mate
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Noun:
A person who claims to be of Scottish, Irish, or Welsh descent but who fervently defends (shills for) England. Usually this is a result of them sharing English ancestry or being majority English. In other words, "Crypto-English". Compare "no true scotsman".
Singular is "Crypto-Englishman", plural is "Crypto-English", also "Crypto-Englishmen". "Crypto-Angloid" can also be used if you're feeling a tad bit ruder than usual.
Noun:
A person who claims to be of Scottish, Irish, or Welsh descent but who fervently defends (shills for) England. Usually this is a result of them sharing English ancestry or being majority English. In other words, "Crypto-English". Compare "no true scotsman".
Singular is "Crypto-Englishman", plural is "Crypto-English", also "Crypto-Englishmen". "Crypto-Angloid" can also be used if you're feeling a tad bit ruder than usual.
"Charles is a tad bit of a Crypto-English twat."
"She walked into the Scottish Tory party meeting, only to be faced with a bunch of Crypto-Englishmen".
"She walked into the Scottish Tory party meeting, only to be faced with a bunch of Crypto-Englishmen".
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A genuine big gentleman who says what he wants without thinking , can easily insult and piss off feefee big time
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Guy: Yo what's good?
Borat: It is good.
Guy: What's your name?
Borat: My name Borat.
Guy: Hello.
Indo-Pakistani: Helloo.
Guy: ...
Indo-Pakistani: Why very quiet?
"It appears we have come across Borati English."
Borat: It is good.
Guy: What's your name?
Borat: My name Borat.
Guy: Hello.
Indo-Pakistani: Helloo.
Guy: ...
Indo-Pakistani: Why very quiet?
"It appears we have come across Borati English."
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Bon Mateèn,
Salam Aleékum,
Merci Byoukou,
Alhamdulillah,
SubhanAllah,
MashAllah,
InşAllah,
Etc.
Bon Mateèn,
Salam Aleékum,
Merci Byoukou,
Alhamdulillah,
SubhanAllah,
MashAllah,
InşAllah,
Etc.
Whenever she speaks in her Qarsherskiyan English, my friend makes me smile. I like her accent. It's very attractive.
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He told me in his charming accent that he worked as an intern at the British Museum. How was I to know he’d end up giving me the Full English?
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