atw: Re: Evolving language and 'munted'
- From: "Lewington, Warren" <Warren.Lewington@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:13:04 +1000
Mullock refers to mining refuse. Colloquially in its verb form it is "to work
in a slipshod way" or "poking mullock at" is to "ridicule, make fun of..."
Apparently in British dialect it is related to "mull" or 'rubbish.'
That is in the Mac dictionary. Third time lucky. Geoff is right. At least that
is in the dictionary.
I must ring in to the Mac Dictionary session on 702 with Robbie Buck on Tuesday
night some time to ask about "disinterested" because the word has definitely
been confused with meaning these days.
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Subject: atw: Re: Evolving language and 'munted'
When I first came to Australia in 1974 I heard the term "mullock". Told what
it meant in Australia and asked why I did not know -"because it was a British
word". It was centuries ago. Not heard nowadays. Having said that, I am
waiting for someone to put me right.
Bill
On 10/08/2011, at 8:48 AM, Dave Reynolds wrote:
Hi (from a part of Christchurch that is not munted!)
When I first heard that word on TV and radio after the quakes, I was sure I'd
heard it before. I reckon my son and his mates brought it home from school -
this would have been mid-late 90s. They used it as a synonym for "stuffed",
"broken" etc. At the time we thought it was OK, and knew nothing of its other
meanings. I don't recall hearing it used much recently, so I guess it fell out
of usage for a while, but came back with a vengeance after the quake.
Cheers
Dave
Lana Brindley wrote, on 10/08/2011 11:20 a.m.:
"Munted" was a standard term for my group of friends growing up in
rural Queensland in the late 80's/early 90's. Not sure whether that
says more about me knowing weird colloquialisms, or NZ being a decade
or two behind the times ;)
L
On 10 August 2011 08:49, <deanea@xxxxxxxxxxx><mailto:deanea@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi everyone,
I'm new to this list and have been 'listening' to the conversation about
language change.
I have just returned to Sydney from 4 days in Christchurch and have been
amazed there at the new life poured into the word 'munted'. (I'll leave you
to look it up). It seems to appear at least once in every conversation.
Buildings, roads, jobs, gardens... so much is 'munted' as a result of the
earthquakes.
A few words of introduction... I've been working in document/info
design/tech writing since the early 90's - mining, metals processing, road
safety, health and now animal health. Embarking on my last subject of Grad
Dip Info Design and Christchurch Polytech - it's been a fabulous and robust
learning experience for me.
Look forward to contributing and learning from this list.
Anne Deane
--
Dave Reynolds
Senior Technical Author
Tait Radio Communications
535 Wairakei Road, PO Box 1645, Christchurch, New Zealand
DDI: 64 3 3581029
www.taitradio.com<http://www.taitradio.com/>
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