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● Alive n. 21 yrs & counting Global slang

Wasteman

A useless person — 'wasteman' — as the London slang's verdict on a man who contributes nothing, and 'waste' as the adjective. The record's entry for the noun that has ended relationships in one word, and for 'wastegyal', its counterpart, which is used less.

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2005
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2015
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Jamaican Patois via London slang, 2000s
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Memory @screenshot_sam · Digger 9 Dec 2021

Personal note for the archive: I have used Wasteman unironically at least twice this week. Reporting this honestly because the record depends on people admitting it.

Definition @archive_dot_org · Archivist 30 Apr 2013

The record notes 'wasteman' has been said about a prime minister by a grime artist on a record, and that the record was a hit.

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