Words that Don’t Exist Outside of Tabloid Newspapers

[AuntyJanet]

Just that really, what words appear in the tabloid press but are never used by people in everyday life.

I’ll start with:

Revellers
Tottered
Hit-maker

Trousered (as in large amounts of cash)

@YukoandHiro

Trousered (as in large amounts of cash)

I'm having a bad day and that made me laugh out loud.

So thank you for that. 😂

Burgeoning baby bump!

The Sundays used to use the euphemism 'intimacy took place'.

It usually accompanied a 'soccer love rat' story!

Leggy display

I've never had a romp but I reckon I'd like one. Unless it's with Dean Gaffney, although he does have experience in the romp department so maybe I'm too quick to dismiss him?

@WhyMeLord

Leggy display

I've never had a romp but I reckon I'd like one. Unless it's with Dean Gaffney, although he does have experience in the romp department so maybe I'm too quick to dismiss him?

Yes it was always Dean Gaffney love rat or Lee Ryan love rat. Happy days! 😂

I’m noticing ‘beloved’ a lot recently. As in ‘the beloved tv show friends’ think they just mean popular.

Slammed.

Fury/furious.
Blooms (as in flowers).
Locks (as in hair).
Ballooned (as in gaining weight).

Sent temperatures soaring
Washboard abs
Highly anticipated
Snaps (photos)
Hit TV series
Flex

Flocked - as in crowds flocking to the beaches in lockdown breaches

Wowed

Forgot the heatwave ones! No report about an ongoing heatwave in the UK would be complete without the words 'baked','sizzled' or 'basked' in there somewhere.

Gorged
Guzzled

"shared" or "welcomed" for a child

It's a lot funnier to read through trash like the Julia and Kanye 'story' mentioned( or 'Ye' as he seems to be known) after this thread! On the back of this, adding 'mum-of-one' etc and ' lovebirds' to the list.
Must admit, her outfit would be a bit nippy for Feb!
Very funny thread, has cracked me up

Wed.

YY to all the heatwave ones “Britain to sizzle as mercury tops 30 degrees”
Jetted off when reporting a celebrity’s holiday (usually Katie price)

This is brilliant. So spot on and has really made me laugh. Something tells me this will be one thread the DM won't be considering stealing and posting on a quiet news day. It wouldn't exactly be 'showcasing' their best work would it?

@lemonsaretheonlyfruit

This is brilliant. So spot on and has really made me laugh. Something tells me this will be one thread the DM won't be considering stealing and posting on a quiet news day. It wouldn't exactly be 'showcasing' their best work would it?

@ALongHardWinter. Yes, the heat wave stories are always the same. On the other end of the scale (and appropriate to your user name) is the hilariously dramatic story the Daily Express print every single year threatening a BIG FREEZE which doesn’t usually materialise. We are warned that Britain will FREEZE as the mercury PLUMMETS and ICY BLASTS sweep through the UK. We might even be ENGULFED by a BLANKET of snow.

"Agony"

Meltdown
Tug of war

Adorable - any young member of the royal family.

Penned, as in a song/story being penned by someone - does nobody just write stuff anymore?