Insulted by a little kid 😬

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If you were called a word roughly equivalent to chav by a four year old would you assume it came from their parents?

Not necessarily.

Of course

What word was it?

Knacker - in Ireland

Yes. We say knacker for gypsy (aware both probably extremely incorrect). Irish family.

I don’t think our kids would repeat it to someone’s face though.

Fwiw “oi, ya fat knacker” was considered a choice insult when I was about 14…

My 5 yeqr old shouted 'knucklehead' out randomly today. I have never said that word in my life. Turned out it was from the playground. He had genuinely no idea it was an insult.

No. I mean, they might have done, but by that age they are picking up words all over the place and trying them out in different situations. Let it go.

Yes I'm aware it often (mostly?) means traveller but the mother of said four year old does seem to use it like chav and she knows we aren't travellers as that would make her a traveller too

My impression was much like Moita's but my husband is furious

I'd assume the child had heard the word at home, but not necessarily used in relation to the person they insulted! So they heard mum say 'Jan in the post office is a right old knacker' and then the child will just randomly call someone else a knacker because it sounds interesting...

It's used a lot in ireland to describe somebody doing something disgusting...Ohhh you knacker or not being dressed well...you look like a knacker...eating something gross....ohh I ate pea ice cream...ohhh you knacker or someone who sells drugs or is chav like are described as knackery.

At 4 though I would not expect the child to have that context so they would just know it was a derogatory term.