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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'I'm an American living in the UK and can't get over three insults Brits use'
An American man who has lived in the UK for three years has shared the slang insults he can't stop saying. He's really obsessed with how 'elegant' they sound An American man who moved to the UK has shared his favourite slang insults that are used here in Blighty. Social media sensation K Jordy, who refers to himself as a "mere Yank amongst Brits", has been documenting his adventures online ever since moving three years ago. The content creator has garnered widespread attention for his candid comparisons of UK and US lifestyles, particularly in areas such as cuisine, sports, language, and leisure activities. His viral clips have proven to be so popular that he's garnered more than 20 million TikTok likes and 68,000 YouTube followers. And in his recent post, he opened up about the jibes he's adopted into vocabulary since settling in London. Praising UK slang, he said: "Have you ever been roasted, just so, elegantly? Well, today let me show you the greatest of all time British insults. You won't believe these British insults." Jordy then went on to list the following three slang words... 1. Melt Jordy said his number one British insult is calling someone a 'melt'. The term likely derives from the literal sense of "melt" – to lose composure, to dissolve, or to become weak. In London street slang, "melt" has been used for some time to describe someone who is a bit of a fool or who "melts down" emotionally. The word gained mainstream popularity through Love Island, where contestants frequently used it to mock others who were seen as acting foolishly or getting too emotionally involved. Jordy loves the slang – and shared how he'd typically use it in a sentence. He explained: "Mate, he's an absolute melt. It's someone who is like overly emotional, can be manipulated easily, weak, almost like a simp. Your girlfriend has been doing you dirty but you're still with her - what an absolute melt." 2. Donkey Jordy's second favourite British insult, which he dubs a "Hall of Fame contender", is 'donkey'. Donkey is an insult that's been used in the UK for generations – a lot like the word 'ass'. The working animals, often used for carrying loads, are unfairly stereotyped. Their association with menial labour makes people believe they're best for simple tasks only. The insult is reinforced by stories, fables (like Aesop's), and popular culture (such as the character "Donkey" in Shrek, who is lovable but often silly). Jordy said: "He might not be the smartest, might be a bit stubborn - an absolute donkey mate. And when I think of donkey I also think of Shrek." 3. Mug And "last but not least" on Jordy's list is calling someone a "mug". In the 19th to 20th Century, the word "mug" evolved in British slang to mean someone who is easily fooled, gullible, or a victim of a trick or scam. For example, people in the criminal underworld used it to describe someone who could easily be conned. Today, calling someone a "mug" is to call them an idiot, fool, or someone who's easily taken advantage of. Putting the word in context, Jordy joked: "If you are an absolute mug, you're like an idiot, you're gullible. "But here's the thing, there's also 'mugged off', almost like 'do you mistake me for a fool?'." So there you have it, three British insults that an American can't stop using! Which ones would make your list? Don't forget to leave us your thoughts in the comments section below.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mets' Francisco Lindor leads NL shortstops in first 2025 MLB All-Star Game voting update
The 2025 MLB All-Star Game is just under a month away, and for the first time in his time with the Mets, Francisco Lindor appears primed to make the National League's starting lineup. With the first phase of initial voting update out, Lindor has received 1,019,273 votes, nearly double the number of the next closest shortstop, Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts (597,188). Advertisement Lindor – with 13 doubles, 14 home runs, and a .279/.353/.475 slashline for an .828 OPS – is the lone Mets position player to be in first for their position. Juan Soto is closest to grabbing a starting spot, as he is fourth among outfielders with 625,618 votes, behind the Chicago Cubs' duo of Pete Crow-Armstrong (1,126,119) and Kyle Tucker (704,740) and Los Angeles's Teoscar Hernández (685,553). Pete Alonso (895,900) is also close on the heels of the Dodgers' Freddie Freeman (1,136,389) to be the NL's starter at first base. While the fan voting is a popularity contest and not always necessarily about statistics, it is tough to find much distance between Alonso and Freeman. Advertisement Entering Monday night New York's slugger has 22 doubles, 17 home runs, and 63 RBI with a .293/.390/.579 slashline for a .960 OPS (174 OPS+ and 169 wRC+). LA's man has 21 doubles, nine home runs, and 41 RBI with a .336/.409/.558 slash line for a .967 OPS (173 OPS+ and a 168 wRC+). What about the Yankees? No surprise for the team from The Bronx: Aaron Judge received the most votes for any player in the majors and has more than double the votes for any AL outfielder with 1,568,527. (He is 169,756 votes ahead of Shohei Ohtani for the most votes overall.) Even after a rough series in Boston, the reigning MVP has done nothing but prove to be one of the most feared hitters in the game as he has 17 doubles, 26 home runs, and 60 RBI, with a .378/.473/.756 slashline for a 1.228 OPS (238 OPS+ and 236 wRC+). Advertisement The Yanks also have Paul Goldschmidt (667,258) in first place at first base, just ahead of Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (615, 726). Ben Rice (232,331) is in second place for DH behind Baltimore's Ryan O'Hearn (353,029). First-year Yank Cody Bellinger (416,858) is in sixth place among outfielders, but just under 60,000 votes behind the Angels' Mike Trout (475,265), who occupies the third and final outfield slot. Jazz Chsicholm Jr. (250,416) is fourth for AL second baseman, which is currently led by ex-Yank and current Detroit Tiger Gleyber Torres (535,079). *** The player who winds up as the top vote-getter at each position before phase 1 of voting ends on June 26 will receive an automatic spot on the All-Star team, while the second-highest vote-getter at each position advances to phase 2 of voting (June 30-July 2). Advertisement The reserves and pitchers on the team will be determined by the player ballot, which means deserving Mets and Yankees can get in that way if they aren't voted in by the fans. Each team will have 32 players (20 position players and 12 pitchers, which includes at least three relievers). The game will take place at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 15.
Time Out
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
It's good, but it'll send your arteries straight to hell
Going for dinner at a hotel is A Very American Thing To Do. Most Brits will only eat at a hotel if they are actually staying there and can't be arsed to leave the building in order to get fed. It's fitting then, that the NoMad's newly revamped in-house restaurant is a high-octane tribute to the big, ballsy American brasserie. Previously known as the slightly more descriptive 'Atrium', the roomy, well, hotel atrium's rebrand as Twenty8 NoMad also reeks of flashy New York, utilising the kind of chaotic jumble of letters and numbers that brings to mind Manhattan staples Bungalow 8 and Eleven Madison Park. It's brash, even grating, but we'll give it a pass, as it fits the aesthetic bang on, which is all Manhattan-by-way-of-the-Marais, an extravagant Yank take on the French brassiere, complete with excessively high ceilings, balustrades and balconies. 'Intimate' it is not, but cosy is overrated, and we're struggling to think of anywhere else in London that seems at once like peak Studio 54 and the ideal date spot for Romeo and Juliet. Into this truly special space steps a lavish 'raw bar', supersized-steak frites and an entire menu devoted to the martini. Our dirty vodka offering comes with a whole second helping, courtesy of a sidecar on ice, as well as three blue-cheese stuffed olives. It's the first in a carnival of oversized (read: American) offerings. A starter of crispy artichokes, which, though deep fried, are surprisingly light, and also very big boys. It's easy to see why our prawn cocktail doesn't arrive in a bowl; it's their sheer size. Veritable baby arms of seafood (even with the heads taken off), and served with a pot of humming horseradish cocktail sauce. Then comes a bowl of mussels (all of them fastidiously turned face up), in a creamy green curry sauce accessorised with bubbly, burnished roti. It might seem inconspicuous on a menu dedicated to brassiere classics, but it works through sheer dint of its deliciousness - and yes, they also seem larger than your average bivalve. Mains too are mighty, and a glossy lobster pasta is almost demonic in its execution. Using what we can only assume is an entire block of butter, a hearty grind of black pepper, smattering of chives and huge lumps of lurid lobster, the chef has created a dish worthy of beelzebub's own dinner party. It's good, but it'll send your arteries straight to hell, is what we're saying. Did we have room for dessert? Did we heck. A minty grasshopper cocktail stood in for an actual pudding, and, in true bountiful American style, we were packed off with a small box of chocolate bon-bons. Bigger isn't always better, but it certainly seems to be when you're at Twenty8 NoMad. The vibe A very good-looking hotel restaurant. The food Epic portions of French/American bistro classics. The drink There's a whole martini menu as well as classic cocktails and high-end, high-price wine. Time Out tip Far be it from us to intentionally undercut a restaurant, but the starters here are sizable. If there's two of you, it wouldn't be out of the question to order one each and then a main to share along with a side.
Sunday World
08-06-2025
- Sunday World
Intrigue surrounds US suspect in Mike Gaine case who has moved to Tralee
Michael Kelley was released without charge after being questioned for 24 hours and denies any involvement in murder of farmer Janice Gaine carries a photograph of her husband Mike at his funeral in Kenmare on Saturday. Photo: Mark Condren In the week where two probes were launched into the garda investigation of the Mike Gaine case, Michael Kelley kept a low profile in Tralee. Mr Kelley has made a complaint to Fiosrú, formerly known as the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), about his treatment by gardaí. Meanwhile, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris confirmed Mr Gaine's killing is the subject of a peer review, saying lessons can be learned from homicides that begin as missing persons cases. Before people knew his name, many in Kerry only knew of Michael Kelley as 'the Yank'. When farmer Michael Gaine first went missing, many locals spoke of 'a Yank living on the farm', curious about what he was doing there and where he had come from. Mr Kelley's arrest last month and the subsequent public admission that he was questioned by gardaí on suspicion of murdering Mr Gaine have enhanced the intrigue surrounding him. Mr Kelley was released without charge after being questioned for 24 hours. He denies having any involvement in Mr Gaine's murder. Michael Gaine's remains were found at his farm Kenmare pauses to say farewell to Mike Gaine People in Kenmare said Mr Kelley and Mr Gaine met a few years ago. One source said Mr Gaine was out hunting and found Mr Kelley sleeping rough in a remote area outside Kenmare. Mr Gaine offered Mr Kelley some work on his farm and the use of an old house there, they said. The house provided basic living. People in the area said they believe it had no electricity and they were uncertain if it had running water. It had not been lived in for years before Mr Kelley moved in. Mr Gaine lived elsewhere, not too far from the farm. Mr Kelley remained at the old farmhouse until Mr Gaine's death and for a short time afterwards while searches were conducted to try to find the farmer. He relocated from the farm to Tralee shortly before Mr Gaine's remains were found. Intrigue followed Mr Kelley there too. He currently lives in the town centre, and while he spent some time during his early days there busking in the square, people living and working in Tralee say they have not seen him play music for a couple of weeks. Others did not realise he had been busking. He's a big man, long hair. He's distinctive, so it's hard to miss him, but he seems to keep to himself 'He's out most in the mornings. He often goes down to the supermarket and then goes back to where he's staying. We don't see much more of him than that, really,' one woman working near Mr Kelley's home said last week. She said he does not appear to talk to anyone, and few people make moves to interact with him. Janice Gaine carries a photograph of her husband Mike at his funeral in Kenmare on Saturday. Photo: Mark Condren 'He seems fine and keeps to himself,' a man said. People are curious because of how he has found himself at the centre of a murder case that has gripped the nation. One person working near Mr Kelley's new home said they noticed a delivery van two weeks ago outside the building he lives in. It was delivering beds and other furniture. 'I presume it was for the Yank, he's the only new person in there I think. Maybe that means he'll be here for a while,' they said. 'We don't see much else happening, although people are definitely interested in him. He's a big man, long hair. He's distinctive, so it's hard to miss him, but he seems to keep to himself.' Another man said: 'The only people I have seen him talking to are a couple of reporters. 'There were a few reporters here for days trying to speak to him, but he hasn't been out much. He was out one day in a pair of wellies and waterproof pants. Last week he was out in a pair of sandals talking to reporters. 'Other than that, you don't really see him.' Michael Gaine's remains were found at his farm Today's News in 90 Seconds - 08 June 2025
Scottish Sun
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Love Island's first bombshell revealed as sexy Las Vegas pool party waitress
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LOVE Island's first bombshell can be revealed by The Sun after Maya Jama teased it was a American girl - and she's already in the villa. The sexy Yank is Antonia Laites, a pool party waitress from Las Vegas. 4 Antonia Laites arrived on the first day of filming in the villa Credit: Linkedin 4 The pool party waitress worked at the swanky Fontainebleau resort Credit: Linkedin Antonia is a hot brunette who looks after the VIP cabanas at posh Fontainebleau Resort in Sin City. She's also lived in Miami. The beauty strutted into the villa on the very first day to shake up the action from the off. A source said: 'Being Love Island's first bombshell of the series is a big deal and is always reserved for the sexiest cast members. Read More on Love Island ROAR-SOME Freddy Brazier meets up with Love Island stars for Jurassic World event opening 'In the past it's been the likes of Davide, Uma and even Ekin-Su on All Stars. 'Antonia landed as part of a huge first day and everyone is very excited.' She arrives in the love nest at a great time as the ITV2 dating show is celebrating its 10th anniversary- and has hit 2 BILLION streams on ITVX. It comes after Maya teased the bombshell's arrival on social media when she played a voice note. The video, shared on the show's social media, showed Maya receiving a message on her phone which she played aloud. "Hey Maya, I heard you want more twists," Antonia can be heard saying. Love Island fans stunned as they spot Towie legend's forgotten villa cameo- do you remember it- "How about an American bombshell?" she continues. "Get ready, I'm on my way!" An excited Maya then announces, "That's the sweet sweet sounds of an American!" Love Island begins tomorrow night at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX 4 Maya Jama got a voice note from the US based Islander
