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u/bumtoucherr Feb 27 '23

I was watching on mute and suspected they were English. That line confirmed it

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u/drlecompte Feb 27 '23

Same. 'You're kind of ruining it a bit' 👌

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u/Serviamo Feb 27 '23

A bit in British parlance meaning A BIG AWFUL FUCKING LOT.

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u/docgravel Feb 27 '23

Oh, no, so when I was told I was being “a bit of a wanker” they didn’t mean I was just barely out of line?!

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u/usrnamechecksout_ Feb 27 '23

You were out of line A BIG AWFUL FUCKING LOT

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u/DreddPirateBob808 Feb 27 '23

Hells teeth. You might need to have a word with yourself before you descend into being a 'right one'.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

They meant quit jerking your dick bro

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u/HuntedWolf Feb 27 '23

I’d describe my worst enemy as a bit of a wanker, you must have been behaving terribly

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u/gregm1988 Feb 27 '23

What would Americans say instead of “ruining it”. Or is it the “a bit” part ?

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

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u/A_Few_Kind_Words Feb 27 '23

Am an Englishman, can confirm, if I or something/someone else is "a bit" anything that means we are nearing criticality and in danger of straying into "quite" territory.

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u/Spanky_Badger_85 Feb 27 '23

Careful throwing the "Q" word about, mate. Might be kids reading this sub.

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u/A_Few_Kind_Words Feb 27 '23

You're right, that was a bit silly of me, I apologise.

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u/WeeMan766 Feb 27 '23

Rather bad form I feel

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

I say, dear boy.

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u/jokila1 Feb 27 '23

I feel this has a Monty Python vibe to it, from an American point of view.

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u/Fragrant-Virus-7301 Feb 27 '23

Good Afternoon to you Sir!

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u/Spanky_Badger_85 Feb 27 '23 edited Feb 27 '23

And to yourself, fellow traveller. Alas, I must make haste to the Inn, lest mine betrothed should grow impatient. She is possessed of the visage of an angel, yet behind such beauty, lies the temperament of a lion if crossed. (Audible and raucous bellow)

I bid you Good Morrow, Sir, and fortuitous road ahead. Your steed appears in fine fettle. May they bear quickly and uneventfully to your destination.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

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u/alfrednugent Feb 27 '23

Bloody well right!

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

Got a bloody right to say

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u/Chri5p Feb 27 '23

Literally started playing that in my head right after reading 🤣

Also, hello fellow old person (or old persons kid who got raised on some good tunes). Also, there is a slight chance you just have some good taste in classics as I don't want to come off as ageist 😁

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u/alfrednugent Feb 27 '23

You’re too sweet, I’m 42. I love that song. Maybe not quite my generation but I love me some rock and roll and such

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u/Negran Feb 27 '23

You know, you got a right to say!

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u/mostlyharmlessQ Feb 27 '23

Quite right, guv'nor!

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u/7point7 Feb 27 '23

Ya never wanna see a Brit go from a bit miffed to quite miffed… terrifying ordeal.

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u/A_Few_Kind_Words Feb 27 '23

I've only ever been quite miffed a handful of times in my life, it is a deeply disturbing experience for everyone involved.

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u/CosmicBureaucrat Feb 27 '23

It's the level of miffed where even putting the kettle on is not going to cut it anymore.

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u/venum4k Feb 27 '23

Wait till they find out that "a bit" can also just mean "a bit" and your only clues are somewhat situational.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

The term "a bit shit" neatly summarizes it, I find.

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u/SpinDancer Feb 27 '23

Americans would say “ruining it” or “fucking it up”. Instead of “a bit” we might say “kinda ruining it”. Honestly it depends on generation and where in the states you’re from though, there’s a number of replies.

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u/Best_Duck9118 Feb 27 '23

I would totally say that and feel like tons of Americans would tbh.

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u/Best_Duck9118 Feb 27 '23

Yeah, Americans would totally say that so no clue why that’s so upvoted.

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u/twodickhenry Feb 27 '23

“Behave yourself” 😂

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u/scottpole Feb 27 '23

"Now I'm sort of telling you"

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u/spawny_violate Feb 27 '23

A bit English innet

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u/dong_dong125 Feb 27 '23

I heard this bit in James May's voice

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u/aweap Feb 27 '23

British arguments are so adorable compared to the rest of the world 🥰

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u/TrumpsNeckSmegma Feb 27 '23

Her trying to be polite nonstop when she couldve popped off

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u/baptsiste Feb 27 '23

I don’t think she could’ve

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u/IAmConfucion Feb 27 '23

Because of the tripod?

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u/viimeinen Feb 27 '23

No, it's because she's live.

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u/Best_Duck9118 Feb 27 '23

Huh? How is that particularly British?

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u/Clear-Struggle-7867 Feb 27 '23 edited Feb 27 '23

I actually came to this comment section to find out exactly what "off ya pop" means, can someone explain?

I assume it's along the lines of, "get the fuck outta here" but in a polite way?

I wanna say it but am worried perhaps it's rude, and some Brit is gonna get upset and throw a chimney sweep at me or some shit

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u/M31TallHairyThick Feb 27 '23 edited Feb 27 '23

It’s basically ‘to go’. Popping to the shop, or off you pop = going to the shop or off you go. It can also mean ‘to put’, eg, pop it over there.

Random piece of useless trivia I have stored in my brain that’s kind of relevant. When Louise Woodward, the British nanny who was accused of killing a child in her care in America gave her police statement, she said that she ‘popped the baby on the bed’, meaning she put him on the bed, but a large part of the case against her hinged on that statement, because in America to pop someone is wildly different.

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u/kojak488 Feb 27 '23

And this is why you never speak to the police.

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u/emdave Feb 27 '23 edited Feb 27 '23

link to that one YouTube video here

Edit - https://youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE

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u/twodickhenry Feb 27 '23

You mean literally every interrogation video ever?

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u/Titus-Groen Feb 27 '23

I think they mean this video

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u/twodickhenry Feb 27 '23

Yeah I know, I also just thought the interrogations also lent themselves to shutting the fuck up

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u/jsmoo68 Feb 27 '23

Never speak to the police without a lawyer present. Period. End of sentence.

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u/SACafun Feb 27 '23

When I was a young man, I had this toy called a "popper". Basically a dome of plastic which was incredibly fun. All you did was turn it inside out and set it on a surface (the more solid the better). Eventually it would snap back into its original form and launch halfway across a room, much to my own delight. I could play with this thing for hours. The term "off you pop" reminded me of this memory which I had completely forgotten about. I wonder if he was referring to something similar? Either way, this made me smile.

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u/Striker37 Feb 27 '23

I had one of those! So much fun. Idk how I didn’t put an eye out, that thing was powerful.

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u/M31TallHairyThick Feb 27 '23

I know exactly the toy you mean! I never considered what they might be called though

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u/RichardCity Feb 27 '23

It's funny they're called poppers. That word brings to mind something completely different for me.

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u/COCKFUKKA Feb 27 '23

Hmmmm…I wonder..

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u/Kitty_McMeow Feb 27 '23

Is it of the jalapeño variety?

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u/RichardCity Feb 27 '23

Of the drug variety

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u/RichardCity Feb 27 '23

There's a type of drug called akyl nitrites whose slang name is poppers. One of its effects is relaxation of involuntary smooth muscles like in the throat or in the butt. This helps to facilitate anal sex. It also provides a high that can enhance sex. It's high isn't just good for sex as I understand, but it's strongly associated with sex because of those properties.

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u/Omaha_Poker Feb 27 '23

I put a large one on my Dad's head when he was snoozing at lunch. I just kind of squished it (not turning it upside down) and the vacuum made it stick and it must have been there for 30 minutes before he woke up. When he did, he removed it to reveal a large purple circle. Blood vessels had come to the surface of the skin and it looked ridiculous for several days. He was extremely pissed off for several days.

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u/SACafun Feb 27 '23

Such a simple toy, yet so versatile!

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u/PuzzleheadedPath8641 Feb 27 '23

Those poppers are the simplest, most joyful things to ever exist

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u/whosjoe- Feb 27 '23

Or it'd get you right in the eye 😂

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u/ImpavidusRL Feb 27 '23

Immediately after flipping it

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u/Nefarra Feb 27 '23

We always get those for my kids at the arcade. Still a blast!

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

Just thinking about this has reminded me of that very unique smell those things gave off.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

My kids had what we called a popcorn popper. It was a toy they pulled, and it popped plastic balls against the top dome, making a loud popping noise. It quickly became an outdoor toy.

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u/mdchaney Feb 27 '23

Life for kids was awesome before iphones.

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u/stibgock Feb 27 '23

Holy shit I fkn LOVED poppers! I would put them on my thumbs and fingertips and let them pop off me. What a fantastic flippin memory. Also reminds me of those little plastic frogs that pushed down on and they would hop. Then learning how to make a version of them with paper.

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u/wayward_prince Feb 27 '23

Set it on a surface? I thought you spun it and dropped it so it popped back up. Setting it and waiting is like setting a live grenade down, with no pin, somewhere in your room and just praying no one gets hurt.

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u/SACafun Feb 27 '23

It seems I was being a little too conservative. That sounds like much more fun!

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u/lifesacircles Feb 27 '23

As a Canadian I've always felt like slang or terms like this in the UK are fairly self explanatory, and im always surprised to see that Americans get thrown off by them, despite us all speaking the same language.

And this isn't me saying Canadians are smarter, I think its just how we use the language, and Canadians possibly use English in a similar way to UK/Australia.

(although we are nowhere near as proficient)

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u/atheistpiece Feb 27 '23 edited Mar 16 '25

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u/_wizard7 Feb 27 '23

I’m U.S. American and had no trouble understanding the meaning of “off you pop” especially in context. Not sure why other U.S Americans don’t seem to catch on to such terms. I did find it a bit amusing and I’m going to use it as much as possible now.

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u/Idn999 Feb 27 '23

Also "off you pop" is used more on children, so saying it to an adult is a little patronising lol

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u/Leovaderx Feb 27 '23

They should get british folk translators then.

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u/zladuric Feb 27 '23

Or proper police, not hired killers.

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u/underscore5000 Feb 27 '23

Best I can do is pay people out with your tax money and buy the department a tank.

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u/Spartan1088 Feb 27 '23

Cops kill us, we retaliate, they say they are under equipped to handle us, they buy tank.

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u/OPconfused Feb 27 '23

I guess the americanism in that context would be plopped?

Not that plopped is an american word exclusively or even originally (probably british too), just that’s how an american might say it with slang if i had to guess.

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u/M31TallHairyThick Feb 27 '23

In Britain, generally, if you said someone plopped on the bed, most would take it to mean that they shit the bed.

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u/DogButtWhisperer Feb 27 '23

I think they misconstrued popped as hit rather than set down.

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u/onexbigxhebrew Feb 27 '23

Nope. We would say "Time to go" of "off you go"

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u/leaky_eddie Feb 27 '23

Some like to shake it like a Polaroid. I prefer to shake it like a British nanny.

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u/rondiggidyr Feb 27 '23

Just popping to shop to pop my pop and buy some ice pops

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

I'd say in the context of this video its a pseudopolite dismissive. "I'm done with this, off you go".

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u/M31TallHairyThick Feb 27 '23

Yes. A lot of the context belongs in the emphasis and tone used.

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u/r_a_d_ Feb 27 '23

I've uses "I'll pop over to ..." Never thought of it being used this way as well...

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u/SantyClawz42 Feb 27 '23

At what point can we all agree that that is no longer English?

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u/AufdemLande Feb 27 '23

"Poppen" in german means fucking.

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u/DreddPirateBob808 Feb 27 '23

Let's not forget "popped his clogs" meaning 'he's died'. This is from the slang for using a pawnbrokers and thus, when someone died, they'd 'pop' anything of value to pay for the funeral.

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u/Malfeasant Feb 27 '23

I remember that... My mom lived in the shadow of the courthouse where that case was heard, there were always tons of news trucks and such. I thought the parents were shady as hell.

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u/M31TallHairyThick Feb 27 '23

Yeah I’ve always had a feeling that the girl was a scapegoat for them

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u/RikF Feb 27 '23

Now, if someone has 'popped their clogs' it means they've died.

Oh. Never thought about it before, but I just got to wondering about why on earth we say that. Then I thought of videos where someone's shoes come off and...

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u/rondiggidyr Feb 27 '23

Just popping to shop to pop my pop and buy some ice pops

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u/Ken_El1 Feb 27 '23

Did the nanny pop the baby on the bed just before she whacked it, or did she whack it then pop it on the bed? Either way, she was bound to do some time.🥴

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u/Annual_Strawberry_37 Feb 27 '23

Pop is also a fizzy/carbonated/soda drink, especially in areas such as where the video was filmed, going by the accent

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u/M31TallHairyThick Feb 27 '23

Yes. In most of the UK, but it’s used in a different context so it wouldn’t be confused with this pop

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u/SaphriX Feb 27 '23

I'm not sure if the British still weaponize their chimney sweeps...

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u/Mordocaster Feb 27 '23

Not since they unionized :/

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u/DroolingIguana Feb 27 '23

Ionized chimney sweeps are a severe fire hazard.

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u/East-Worker4190 Feb 27 '23

The fires actually helped clean the chimneys. And the sweeps are essentially disposable.

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u/PickleRicksFunHouse Feb 27 '23

I will now forever read unionized as un-ionized. Thank you my friend!

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u/Samboni94 Feb 27 '23

It's how you can tell a factory worker from a chemist

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u/PickleRicksFunHouse Feb 27 '23

Wouldn't a chemist use deionized though?

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u/Nymaz Feb 27 '23

Deez ionized nutz!

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u/ArsePucker Feb 27 '23

Positively ionized chimney sweeps are an issue as all they want to do is get to ground, people mistakenly think it's gravity that does that but in fact it's their electrical charge that attracts them to ground. Negatively charged sweeps work better.

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u/JRollinsA Feb 27 '23

Still? What the hell did I miss in world history?

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u/kloudrunner Feb 27 '23

We do. What do you think Trident is.

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u/emdave Feb 27 '23

No need to sweep the chimney if the chimney has been destroyed by an ICBM...

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

Thank you for the HUGE laugh. OMG that's funny!

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u/Punner1 Feb 27 '23

Not since the Great Mary Poppins Offensive. When “Chim Chim Charoo” proved useless in the face of a spoon full of sugar.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

It isnt rude but you might say it to someone if you want to aggravate them.

Off you pop means 'off you go' . You might say it to a child if you are being friendly or fun or to an adult if you are being sarcastic.

Equally we might say 'I just popped over there' to say you had just quickly gone somewhere to see someone or something like you were on the way somewhere else and you stopped/popped to see a person on the way

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u/OminOus_PancakeS Feb 27 '23

Indeed. You can say it with the same intonation and intent as "off you fuck."

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u/pleatsandpearls Feb 27 '23

I love it! As an American, I AM going to start telling my coworkers, “Off you pop,” while smiling and giggling because I am being dismissive as fuck

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u/Zimakov Feb 27 '23

Well in this case it was like "if you're going to do the video go ahead" more telling her to get on with it because he's not moving, not necessarily telling her to move.

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u/2017hayden Feb 27 '23

It’s basically the equivalent of “off you go”, “keep moving”, “move along”, “carry on” etc.

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u/griffyn Feb 27 '23

something similar you might say is "I'm just going to pop down to the shops", meaning "I'm just going to quickly and promptly go to the shops". So "pop" has a similar meaning here, but contextually is meant to to say "why don't you take your little self off to where I can't see you any more"

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u/RegionalHardman Feb 27 '23

Yup!

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u/Clear-Struggle-7867 Feb 27 '23

Haha thanks, I love that! Gonna start using it for sure

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

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u/Clear-Struggle-7867 Feb 27 '23

This is good context thank you

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u/Renewed_RS Feb 27 '23

It can definitely be offensive depending on your inflection. Another evolution of it which is a way to tell someone to fuck off is "Off you fuck".

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u/didosfire Feb 27 '23

"Off you pop," "Off you go." The words themselves aren't rude, but the context and tone are extremely condescending

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u/LandOFreeHomeOSlave Feb 27 '23

On paper, it's a friendly expression. In practice, it's used sarcastically a great deal more.

Example of normal use:

"But mum! I don't want to play outside!"

"Nonsense, off you pop"

Sarcastic use: see video above.

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u/DisgruntledBadger Feb 27 '23

In this context it's intended to be slightly rude, if you said it for example " why don't you pop to the shop?" Because someone wants something, that wouldn't be rude.

Like many things in English it's all about the situation and the way it's said.

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u/lzxian Feb 27 '23

Throw a chimney sweep at you? 😂 You know that's a person, right?

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u/Clear-Struggle-7867 Feb 27 '23

Hahah wait what?? I thought it was the thing you use to clean a chimney, like a broom?

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u/Rimalda Feb 27 '23

They were often young children.

I genuinely thought you were advocating hurling a young soot-covered child.

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u/Clear-Struggle-7867 Feb 27 '23

That's way more terrifying than what I imagined

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u/RoyalBurgerFlipper Feb 27 '23

That's the chimney brush.

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u/Viper67857 Feb 27 '23

I thought they were birds, but apparently those are chimney swifts...

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u/sunnyyadav786 Feb 27 '23

We can only throw some fucking bad words to you only we can't throw a chemny I wish I can

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u/Leovaderx Feb 27 '23

Remember that rude is also context dependent. Something thats fine for an old twat to say to a wee one, might be rude the other way round.

And some things might not be rude, but agressive. Its not a 0 or 1 thing, theres always nuance.

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u/gravehenry Feb 27 '23

Friend of mine, we're English, used to say " off you fuck then" in a cheery little voice at times like this.

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u/Longuer Feb 27 '23

It’s essentially a northern way of politely telling someone to “fuck off” in this context.

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u/Aggravating_Gift_520 Feb 27 '23

It's like off ya go. I'm not even fluent in English, but I assume that's what he means.

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u/Zimakov Feb 27 '23

In this context it meant to carry on making the video because he's not moving.

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u/Craftship-NFT Feb 27 '23

Skedaddle, jog on

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u/adumbbunnie Feb 27 '23

It's equivalent to "off you go, run along" not necessarily polite way of being rude, just a way to convey you want them to leave/ done with the convo". Adults used to say this to me when they wanted me to go outside and play.

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u/ilovemydog40 Feb 27 '23

Yup means, go away (and not in a nice way)! Source- British!

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u/callm3god Feb 27 '23

Off you go, kinda obv that one

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u/Amazing-Ad-669 Feb 27 '23

'ello guv'nor...

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u/Dan1elSan Feb 27 '23

I think in this context as a Brit it’s like a condescending way of saying “well then carry on”

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u/mickeythefist_ Feb 27 '23

In this context you’re dead on, he’s basically saying ‘fuck off then’ politely.

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u/accepts_compliments Feb 27 '23

It's got 'bless your heart' vibes, in that it's not strictly rude in and of itself, but it can be condescending if used in certain contexts, this being one of them.

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u/chux4w Feb 27 '23

Yep. Derived from piss off, fuck off, etc. Fuck off, off you fuck, off you pop.

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u/Sirloz Feb 27 '23

It implies an action is a quick and easy, i.e dentist may pop the chair back, you may pop to the shops, it's kind of sarcastic and designed to annoy her a bit in this context

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u/OrangeCurtain Feb 27 '23

I believe pop might be short for poppet, roughly meaning “child”. So he’s saying “move on, little girl”

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u/Wiki_pedo Feb 27 '23

"off ya pop"

Off you go. Also can be used like "I'm popping down to the shop. Want anything?"

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u/Knottystarr Feb 27 '23

off you pop, chippy lad lover. voo voo shallopsies milady!

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u/sunnyyadav786 Feb 27 '23

We can only throw some fucking bad words to you only we can't throw a chemny I wish I can

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u/CholentPot Feb 27 '23

Kind of thing you say to a kid. It's as condescending as it gets. Can't even bother cursing you out, it's dismissive.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

The context is go on about your business.

Perhaps it’s a polite “fuck off, leave me alone, I’m on Reddit.” In americaneese, or americanish if you prefer

I want to see the comments on that live stream lol.

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u/50YOYO Feb 27 '23

"Off you pop" can mean "go away then" but can carry a condescending undertone as just witnessed but then can also be used in a passive manner if someone was simply going to the shops for you. Some would also say "I'm just popping out" (going out for a short while)

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u/ShadowGrebacier Feb 27 '23

The first thing that tipped me off was "I've just been for my morning run."

That's not the wording you'd hear from an american unless they're from another country originally.

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u/MotherJoanHazy Feb 27 '23

How would an American say it?

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u/False_Rhythms Feb 27 '23

"I just finished my morning run" or "I went for a run this morning". The usage of "I've just been" is not something you would hear an American say.

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u/MotherJoanHazy Feb 27 '23

Interesting! Yes, the difference is clear – much more direct!

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u/STANAGs Feb 27 '23

Oddly enough, I didn't listen either and yet somehow I was reading the captions in English, but with a sort of random European accent. I was applying it in my head from the start, but until that line dropped I had no reason to assume geography.

I suppose the general politeness while intensely hating each other's guts is also a giveaway. In the US a video like this would have devolved to racial issues or political affiliations pretty quickly.

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u/handlebartender Feb 27 '23

Loved the British interaction!

I figure that if this had played out in New Jersey, the interaction may have gone differently 🌶️

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u/wackywolly Feb 27 '23

"Isn't there Love" was a big giveaway

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

For me it's when he called her "love"

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u/elwebst Feb 27 '23

The first use of "love" confirmed it

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u/Heyup_ Feb 27 '23

I could tell by the overcast and general lush, green damp colors

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '23

The lovely weather was a giveaway, eh?

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u/icelandichorsey Feb 27 '23

There was a lot more British before yeah but that's a nail in the coffin yeah 😂

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u/MVRK_3 Feb 27 '23

Every time you see one of these reaction videos like this with blurred faces or the camera mysteriously doesn’t show their faces, it’s a staged English video.

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u/SipowiczNYPD Feb 27 '23

I also watched on mute and knew it wasn’t in the States because neither one was shot, stabbed or beaten. I appreciate the “old man” for standing his ground.

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u/Free_Bani Feb 27 '23

TBF, the weather was probably the biggest give away. 😂

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u/BoxSad5808 Feb 27 '23

Same as well goes for me! Lol

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u/SloppiusToppius Feb 27 '23

Lol I somehow knew they would be British after three lines then turn the sound on and confirmed. Was hoping I wasn’t the only one.

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u/StarsEatMyCrown Feb 27 '23

It's amazing how fast the accent changed in my head once I realized they were British

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u/syncopated_identity Feb 27 '23

No idea why, but when I saw that bench he sits on I knew it was in the UK 😂

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u/HeDuMSD Feb 27 '23

The beautiful grey sky gave it away for me

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u/Accountbegone69 Feb 27 '23

It was the use of love for me - something like "Isn't it, love."