07-05-2022, 05:01 PM
(07-05-2022, 04:56 PM)Olive Wrote:I've always rather liked gormless; it could perhaps be applied to the subject of this thread, Simon Henry.(07-05-2022, 04:43 PM)king1 Wrote: now that is a completely different word definition to OliveNo, it isn't.   The epithet started off meaning a weak, childlike person and evolved to mean a feeble effeminate man.   Another derisory term which followed the same path is "milksop", which started off referring to soft babyish foods such as bread and milk, but evolved into meaning a weak indecisive person (similar to the modern term "gormless", which I intend to revive soon).
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)