Today I'm angry about.....

[Montreal Wanderer]

Dave Whelan. Smug wanker.
I'm an easy going, breezy pacifist who never, ever loses his temper like but I could happily kick the crap out of that dusty cocked old scroat all day long.

I've just realised I've been spelling scote wrong. Cheeers Hoss.

I suspect you are both wrong - try scrote.

[bwfcdan94]

Who else.

Erm...........never mind.....

Jenson Button maybe?

[CrazyHorse]

Dave Whelan. Smug wanker.
I'm an easy going, breezy pacifist who never, ever loses his temper like but I could happily kick the crap out of that dusty cocked old scroat all day long.

I've just realised I've been spelling scote wrong. Cheeers Hoss.

I suspect you are both wrong - try scrote.

Hang on Monty. You're a half French wannabe for crying out loud. Don't be coming on here telling us English how to spell stuff.

It's scroat with an A. Not Le Scrot huh he huh, OK?

[Annoyed Grunt]

Dave Whelan. Smug wanker.
I'm an easy going, breezy pacifist who never, ever loses his temper like but I could happily kick the crap out of that dusty cocked old scroat all day long.

I've just realised I've been spelling scote wrong. Cheeers Hoss.

I suspect you are both wrong - try scrote.

Hang on Monty. You're a half French wannabe for crying out loud. Don't be coming on here telling us English how to spell stuff.

It's scroat with an A. Not Le Scrot huh he huh, OK?

The part time cheese eating surrender monkey is right.......

[CrazyHorse]

Hang on a minute Grunty bollocks, keep your cherry out. Don't make me call you a Frenchman too. I will if I have to, I'm not scared.

[Annoyed Grunt]

Hang on a minute Grunty bollocks, keep your cherry out. Don't make me call you a Frenchman too. I will if I have to, I'm not scared.

[TANGODANCER]

It's scroat with an A. Not Le Scrot huh he huh, OK?

That really gave me a laugh. Very "Powerful Pierre".

[William the White]

Isn't it s'crote?

[Prufrock]

I thought it was scrote short for scrotum. That might say more about me than anything else...

[Montreal Wanderer]

I thought it was scrote short for scrotum. That might say more about me than anything else...

It is indeed, Pru, though it is misspelled with an 'a' on occasion (usually by ignorant power company engineers). The Oxford English Dictionary allows only one possibility - scrote - these days. The Urban Dictionary has both with somewhat different definitions IIRC. Which reference source would you have the most confidence in?

OED states the following:

scrote, n.


Pronunciation: Brit. /skrəʊt/ , U.S. /skroʊt/
Forms: 19– scroat, 19– scrote.
Etymology: Shortened < scrotum n.
orig. Police slang and Prison slang. Now chiefly Brit.
Categories »

A worthless or despicable person; a yob or hooligan. Also: the scrotum.

[CrazyHorse]

(usually by ignorant power company engineers)

Hey! I'm an ignorant nuclear company engineer these days if you don't mind.

And it's scroat with an A. Like coat or stoat or...errrm...tote.

[Montreal Wanderer]

(usually by ignorant power company engineers)

Hey! I'm an ignorant nuclear company engineer these days if you don't mind.

And it's scroat with an A. Like coat or stoat or...errrm...tote.

I'll take note of your quote.

[William the White]

(usually by ignorant power company engineers)

Hey! I'm an ignorant nuclear company engineer these days if you don't mind.

And it's scroat with an A. Like coat or stoat or...errrm...tote.

I'll take note of your quote.

quoat?

[Worthy4England]

I think we need to ask Hoboh. Fairly sure he's a major authority on scrotes.

[clapton is god]

The origin of the insult lies with Joseph Wambaugh in his book The Choirboys. One of the main characters in the book is casting around for a new and powerful insult and first tries 'scrotum' but doesn't think it quite right. He settles on 'scrote'. I don't know if it was ever used by US cops but it was and still is widely used by UK Police.

If you've not read the book I urge you to do so. I read it again a couple of years ago and still loved it. It's about a team of LA cops working nights who regularly attend 'Choir Practise' in the park after work to wind down after difficult a shift. Set in the '60's.

[CrazyHorse]

So you're saying there's no A? And that I'm wrong? Cos I find that very difficult to believe.

[clapton is god]

So you're saying there's no A? And that I'm wrong? Cos I find that very difficult to believe.

Well, obviously, these things evolve over the years, and this one has quite clearly picked up that erroneous 'A' somewhere..... At least in your head. I wouldn't say your wrong...exactly.... more slightly incorrect. Only 16% incorrect, or thereabouts, if that's of any comfort.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

WTF. Scroat, Scrote, Schmote. You're all Fanbouys.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Flip-flops. Need I say more! The filthy annoying sound of synthetic material slapping against sweaty soles. It's 13 degrees Celsius out there for fxcls sake. Have some dignity. I suppose I'm the only one who has imaginings of each footfall slap being a proper slap delivered to 'appropriate' areas.

[TANGODANCER]

Flip-flops. Need I say more! The filthy annoying sound of synthetic material slapping against sweaty soles. It's 13 degrees Celsius out there for fxcls sake. Have some dignity. I suppose I'm the only one who has imaginings of each footfall slap being a proper slap delivered to 'appropriate' areas.

This from a guy who walked about barefoot for three months?