Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Don't be a Kevin

Overheard on the bus: Don't be such a Kevin.

It's taken me days to figure this one out. Apparently a Kevin is a stroppy teenager. The term comes from these Harry Enfield sketches.

As for stroppy--remember what you were like when hormones were raging through your body? That's what stroppy is. Oddly, I see this more from adults than teenagers.

1 comment:

  1. 'Stroppy'? It's from 'obstreperous' - yes, honestly it is!
    Please give my love to Pulteney Bridge, Bathwick Hill & Lansdowne ...

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