Is there a word that pushes your buttons?

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• Helios Posts: 232

  January 2022

  That’s the one!

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  January 2022

  Presumably because optic is Greek for of sight/seeing/appearance etc, hence perception. 
  Bonkers though. 

  It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
  
  
  
  I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

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• B3 Posts: 27,505

  January 2022 edited January 2022

  Does Prince Andrew like bread and butter pudding? If he does, he must be an utter cad!
  Optics are an insidious method of controlling the drinking classes / glasses

  In London. Keen but lazy.

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• KT53 Posts: 9,016

  January 2022

  Currently I have two -"Boris" and "Novak".  Both entitled Richards.
  

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• KT53 Posts: 9,016

  January 2022

  Whatever the origin, to me 'Woke' has come to mean a person who sees discrimination in everything and is unable to accept that anybody can have a valid opinion which doesn't match theirs.
  

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• Alan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190

  January 2022

  To me, Wokeness means social justice, often going to ludicrous extremes, that has little effect on society.
  

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• Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

  January 2022

  I just avoid the term. It seems to mean different things to different people, so it's pretty meaningless.

  Devon.

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• didyw Posts: 3,573

  January 2022

  I don't use the word as it is used pejoratively towards people who are aware of the injustices meted out to others through dint of their background/skin colour.

  Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.

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• BenCotto Posts: 4,718

  January 2022

  I agree @didyw. It is like ‘do gooder’, a pejorative term, even though doing good is something which should be applauded.

  Rutland, England

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• Chris-P-Bacon Posts: 943

  January 2022

  pansyface said:

  That doesn’t look especially crusty. Not like its going to tear a hole in your tongue.
  
  A soft round floury thing is a teacake.
  
  
  

  Thats a barm cake. 

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