"Filthy"-- Re: GoF chapter 24-26 Post DH look

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 182063


 
> Shelley:
> Is that it, or it is a "British" thing? Kind of like "bloody"? 
Seems to me 
> that it's more "Brit" than a replacement for a vulgar word with the 
same 
> starting letter.
> 
> Someone British- can you shed light on these words?
> 
> Shelley


Potioncat:
I think you're right. I'm not British, but I remember the 
word "dirty" being used with insults. "You dirty rat" comes to mind. 
It was also used a lot when the final word had a racial or ethnic 
meaning.

I say remember, because these days the f-word has replaced less rude 
insults as a first line attack.