Herbert (noun) (Br/En)
hur-bet
(informal) An undistinguished or foolish man or youth.
1960s the male given name Herbert.
Example sentences
“Oh not him, he’s such a herbert!”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
