Does that come in a bottle?
For some it does.
Thereâs a few boys here âŚ
Applicable to hosts of RTE talk shows. Byrne, Tubbs, DarcyâŚthe lot.
Characterised by constant logrolling.
Logrolling
Mutual and excruciating exchange of pleasantries and compliments
Very apt.
noun
- the writing of the lives of saints.
- a biography that treats its subject with undue reverence.
plural noun: hagiographies
âa hagiography which is designed to serve a political agendaâ
Presaging
A sign or warning of a future event
Internecine
of or relating to conflict or struggle within a group:
Bromodosis
smelly feet
snoutband
someone who consistently interrupts a conversation in order to contradict or correct the speaker.
schadenfreude
pleasure derived by someone from another personâs misfortune.
solipsism
the quality of being self-centred or selfish.
@Julio_Geordio who Iâm sure knows this anyway
Tartle
To hesitate and to be uncertain in recognising a person or an object
Tartling is The embarrassed and extended pause you make when forced to introduce a friend to someone whose name you have forgotten. The ums and ahs are tartles.
throttlebottom- a bumbling, inept individual in public officeâŚword of the day in so many waysâŚ
Scaltheen
A drink made from whiskey and butter
ipsedixitism - the dogmatic assertion that something is âfactâ without any proof to back it up, or because someone, somewhere said it.
Youâll get plenty of use for that one around here âŚ
âgobemoucheâ (19th century): a credulous person who believes everything they are told. (French for âfly-swallowerâ).
Grumbletonian
Somebody who is unhappy with their government