OT meaning of sad [was: Serious OpenSSL vulnerability]

[Steve Searle]

Around 12:36pm on Friday, April 11, 2014 (UK time), Rolf Turner wrote:

> Although I am not British, I thought I was reasonably well-informed 
> about British colloquialisms, and I am unaware of "sad" being used as an 
> insult.  I guess that to call someone a "sad case" is an insult, but
> "sad" on its own is different.
> 
> Are you sure you didn't mean "sod"? :-)

I am British (English) and calling someone sad is a minor insult.
Usually implying they are unpopular or have no social skills - "The sad
bastard is staying in on Friday night".

It still retains its official meaning too.

Steve

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