21 words that should never come out of a gentleman’s mouth

21 words that should never come out of a gentleman’s mouth

Words: Gentleman's Journal

Look here now, gents. We may no longer dress like the gentility of the Victorian era (which is a massive shame), and we may not travel by horse and cart to get from A to B anymore, but that’s no excuse to let our Queen’s English slip. You wouldn’t have found these words around then.

Granted, some of these may be acceptable when travelling to other countries to get around the language barrier, but as a rule of thumb, when on home soil these are the 21 words that should never pass through a gentleman’s lips…

  1. Toilet – Alternative: Loo
  2. Serviette – Alternative: Napkin
  3. Panties – Alternative: Underwear
  4. Chillax – Alternative: Calm down
  5. Legit – Alternative: That’s for certain
  6. Ermmm – Alternative: (A small pause)
  7. Lounge – Alternative: Drawing room
  8. Settee – Alternative: Sofa
  9. Plebs – Alternative: Hoi polloi
  10. Horseriding – Alternative: Riding
  11. What? – Alternative: Excuse me?
  12. Hanky-panky – Alternative: Sex
  13. Kinky – Alternative: Aroused
  14. Perf – Alternative: Perfect
  15. Lol – Alternative: Just do an actual laugh
  16. Vino – Alternative: Wine
  17. Well good – Alternative: That was brilliant
  18. Dinner – Alternative: Supper
  19. Posh – Alternative: Upper class
  20. Telly – Alternative: Television
  21. Just sayin’ – Alternative: Just to clarify

(Image: BBC)

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