To have completely misunderstood the meaning of some sayings?

[KermitTheToad]

I only found out today that the term Social Butterfly refers to someone who is outgoing and loves social events. I thought it meant you didn't like social events, as in you would fly away and avoid them. I also until recently thought that a Spendthrift is somebody who is frugal in their spending. I assumed that as thrifty meant not being wasteful, that Spendthrift meant being careful in what you spent.
YANBU..I see where you are coming from.
YABU.. You are a wally, go back to school!

Blimey, it's getting worse. I read that and for a second wondered what the hell a 'Cow orker' was!

Love "pinch fist" a combination of penny pincher and tight fisted. I'll definitely be using that a lot from now on 😆

I think it is what you thought, regardless of skin colour!

Not 100% sure what came first but I believe this is a collaboration with Jordan North, a northen radio presenter who championed the picky tea and then had an advertising deal with m&s.

I thought “Netflix and chill” actually meant t9 watch tv and chill out - didn’t realise it was code for sex - wondered why the guy at work looked at me strangely when I asked if he was going to do that at the weekend.

Nor did I! So it is that the modern equivalent of ‘would like to come in for a coffee?’

Also, I didn’t know (from further upthread) that ‘edibles’ now refers to drugs. If I hear the word edible, I think of something that can be eaten.

I'm middle aged and only very recently realised that Fawlty Towers is a pun on faulty!

It's only in the last couple of years (largely thanks to Mumsnet) that I've realised that "mediocre" means no better than average, or just about good enough. I always thought it meant absolutely shit.

I am in my 50s.

I’ve just remembered one: Until I was in my early 20s, I thought the shop WHSmiths was pronounced ‘whismiths’ like ‘whiskers’ or ‘whisky’ / everyone I knew called it “Smiths” so I’d never heard it said out loud 🤦🏼‍♀️

No!!!!! But David Cameron used to tell everyone that's what he did at weekends! Netflix and chill! Cripes..we were all so innocent and just thought he watching a bit of TV!

Like Meghan Markles edible flower sprinkles. Is she peddling drugs on Netflix?? The Netflix that we now learn is a euphemism for sex!?

Honestly its all go here on this thread

I'm the same with spendthrift - thought it meant someone who was thrifty and frugal?

I also thought 'toe the line' meant deliberately almost-crossing boundaries, or 'crossing the line' - when it actually means the opposite

hazelnutvanillalatte

I also thought 'toe the line' meant deliberately almost-crossing boundaries, or 'crossing the line' - when it actually means the opposite

At least you didn't think it was "tow the line" unlike about 50% of Mumsnetters who don't consider what that could possibly mean.

😱😱😱😱😱🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣!!

I say it in real life, always have. Only on here do I see that some people have an aversion to it

Correct. I could have just said that but im not articulate enough. My brain is a bit of a bomsitit

Christopher Lee, who played the handsome but evil Dracula in a series of films, called his autobiography “Tall, Dark and Gruesome”.

Might I very kindly suggest holding off on using the phrase (unless you are a monkey picking bits of fleas off another monkey then go for it).

Isn't it a friend in deed, as in a friend who does good things (deeds) for you?

Is it really???? 😂
Well I've learned something tonight!

I don't think so. I think it's one word "indeed" meaning "definitely".
I suppose they may show their friendship "in deed" but it's one word in the saying.

Its, a friend (not you, but the other person whom to you is a good friend, to you, when you are in need), is (they are) indeed a very good friend (to you).

Neither of the friends are you, both mentions of friend is the other person

In other words, Betty if she is your friend when you are in need, is indeed your friend, because Betty was there for you when you were in need.

Nope. It means that they are indeed (definitely/confirmed) your friend because they were there for you, when you were in need (of a friend).

That is incorrect.

That reminds me of a reading a colleagues classic misspelling in the kardex: Bowls open and bowel wash given.