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What does "i-word" means?

Serch Romanov

Russian Federation

I need help!

Recently in article by Jeremy Clarkson I met such expression: "I'm thinking of the i-word".

 I suspect that it is something absurdly simple, but I just can't get it!

So please, could anyone help?Smile

07:58 PM Sep 22 2009 |

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Mapleleaf Man

Canada

in Clarkson's case, the i-word is idiot. Clarkson called the British Prime Minister an idiot. You will read or hear things like this from time to time. F-word, b-word, things like this mean a bad word, we call them swear words, which can't be printed or said at the time. N-word is a big one now, but there are many of them. 

10:48 AM Oct 09 2009 |

manu_wj

manu_wj

Italy

I guess your sospect was not so "right"

01:17 PM Oct 09 2009 |