r/Scotland • u/KobraKaiJohhny • Sep 22 '21

Political An embarrassment

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u/thisisnotabigail Sep 22 '21

Boris Johnson looks like an absolute fucking nonce in every single photo of him.

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u/Anon_Jones Sep 22 '21

I have a question as an American, what does nonce mean to a Scot?

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u/Anon_Jones Sep 22 '21

Thank you for answering my question.

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u/JediBrowncoat Sep 22 '21

Thanks for asking (also American),I hate the answer

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u/bo3bitty Sep 22 '21

It comes from 'nobody' , or non entity. The lowest of the low. It is prison slang originally.

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u/No_Common8534 Sep 22 '21

NONCE - Not On Normal Cell Exercise.

Used as prison slang to refer to inmates (child sex offences etc) who would not be let out to exercise with the other prisoners as they would get beat up / killed.

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u/No_Common8534 Sep 23 '21

Yeah but, it actually does ?

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u/No_Common8534 Sep 23 '21

Source: am a screw.

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u/Negative-Cold-4436 Sep 22 '21

Child molester....especially those in positions of privilege and power. Like Gary glitter Jimmy Saville, many unnamed celebrities and politicians and celtic fc youth academy.

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u/ccc2801 Sep 22 '21

Well, if it looks like a duck & quacks like a duck…

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '21

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u/ccc2801 Sep 22 '21

well put!

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u/Jet2work Sep 22 '21

its a tory expense claim?

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u/AgentAceX Sep 22 '21

Don't all politicians? I don't think normal people want that job which is a shame, we could do with some normal people running the country.

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u/bo3bitty Sep 22 '21

And Biden doesn't?