Re: 'Niss' or 'Nis'

Blue Sow wrote:
It was used in the sense of calling someone a bad name as in 'you niss!'.


Are you sure they weren't calling the person Eunice, as in the cricketer Eunice Carne?

Is this a pre-existing word or simply one coined for the programme to avoid using a 'real' swear-word?

Was the program UK or US or even Australian? I've not heard the word in Britain.

Paul Burke
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  • Re: Niss or Nis
    ... Blue Sow wrote: ... Are you sure they weren't calling the person Eunice, as in the cricketer Eunice Carne? ... It was used to refer to any number of individuals, all of whom were considered less wise, or less young, by the person saying it. ...
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  • Re: Niss or Nis
    ... Richard Polhill wrote: ... Are you sure they weren't calling the person Eunice, as in the cricketer Eunice Carne? ... It was used to refer to any number of individuals, all of whom were considered less wise, or less young, by the person saying it. ...
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