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Meh (Score:1)

by educated_foo (3106)

Think of it like "retarded" in the US -- it's used as a generic insult, but also describes a particular set of people (those with mental disabilities). Whereas "bloody hell," "son of a bitch," and "shithead" don't denigrate any particular people.
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  by jdavidb (1361) on 2007.07.14 7:48 (#56242) Homepage Journal
  
  Think of it like "retarded" in the US
  
  Yeah, I sort of realized it must be an insult like that. But honestly prior to last night I didn't notice the word "spastic" had a prior meaning referring to people with a particular disability. :) That's just not how it's used over here.
  
  Of course, we also insult each other with "retarded" a lot. And I guess the same could be said for most of our insults that denigrate intelligence: "idiot," for example.
  
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