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barmpot
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Definition:
(Northern England, informal, pejorative) Idiot; an objectionable and foolish person.
a term often used affectionately among close friends
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Uses:
Constable: What does he look like, this "flaming nuisance"?
Daisy: How would you say it, our Rose?
Rose: Our Hyacinth always says "distinguished". [to constable] He looks distinguished.
Onslow: He looks like a
barmpot
.
Daisy: A
distinguished
barmpot
.
BBC. Keeping Up Appearances: Seaside Fun (1995)
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