feisty

[MaryAnnSmotheredinchocolate]

Am sick of the over use of this word...

I hate "heads up" but have to use it a fair amount at work. What else can you use instead though?

well look at the antonyms; feeble, weak, unimpressive

although I agree it shouldn't be a dichotomy, I know which I'd rather be!

bink, sociolect is my new idiomatic bf.

I find myself saying 'hey, guys!' to groups of more than 2 kids, in manner of person who was last in an office c. 1987.

Gosh, I take being called feisty as a compliment. Was also called spirited by a boss once; liked that as well. Truculent is perfect for my eldest daughter. Or just rude.

yes truculent is rather more definite, isn't it?

your boss fancied you.

ha ha. He did actually

Is heads up the same as putting your cards on the table?

Spirited is equine too.

Sadly outgrown. 14'2 9 year old spirited Chestnut mare.

needs experieced rider - strictly no novices.

v g Swedes!

heads up is NOT NORMAL ANYTHING

sadly outgrown. 16' 40 year old bay mare, withered fetlocks, patchy mane. Can no longer compete but might suit blind inexperienced rider.

OBM - LOL @ patchy mane. I keep telling people that a Brazilian requires careful and frequent maintenance - if you are sloppy mare don't do it is always my advice.

Umberto is remarkably low-maintenance, actually, and so attentive.

I love meerkats. Now they are feisty.

really threadie? They always look to me as though they suffer from low-level anxiety.

It's the high-level ones (heads up) that are anxious.

There was a natural-world soap opera about meerkats on telly a few months ago. Their antics were v. much more appealing than those of the characters in most soap operas.

Actually it was a bit like Mumsnet. There was an uber-female and all the other females had to go out of their way to defer to her.

lolololololololololol
great post threadie I must say

i farking heart threadie

I think Heads Down might be a bingo expression (or is that eyes down?) Either way, I much prefer Swedes soixante neuf interpretation . Meerkat Alley was brilliant - I do love a good matriarchal set up

... and a good matriarchal set-to (a la Mumsnet)

Oh and thank you for hearting me onebat. I've not been hearted on MN before.

moomooface. You are out of touch. Heads up is now known as mash

did you get the alpha female thing tho threadie. You are head girl.

for today.

You were pretending to heart me to satirise sucking up to MN Elders

Don't even pretend to think I am head girl. The real ones will come and murder my pups.

I DO heart you! Oh no! Now I have upset you, as well as having previous with your young...

Forgive me!

heads up