The 30 Most Britishes words of OK Cupid

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http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/28/seven-secrets-of-dating-from-the-experts-at-okcupid

Here, I compared Britain’s OkCupid profiles to those from rest of the English-speaking world, and pulled out the words that are algorithmically most British. These are the words people in the UK disproportionately use in talking about themselves.

Poll Results

Option	Votes
consultancy	3
moaning	3
twat	3
bugger	2
Haribo	2
Stereophonics	2
Ibiza	2
kebab	1
nan	1
lecturer	1
bolognese	1
wot	1
Essex	0
Yorkshire	0
housemate	0
bloke	0
Newcastle	0
Bristol	0
wasters	0
Camden	0
Brighton	0
Portsmouth	0
Biffy	0
Clyro	0
trousers	0
trainers	0
Glasgow	0
feeder	0
Plymouth	0
shite	0

― Welcome to reality. No spitting, please. (Branwell with an N), Monday, 29 September 2014 10:59 (ten years ago)

I wish "Biffy Clyro trousers" was a single option.

― Welcome to reality. No spitting, please. (Branwell with an N), Monday, 29 September 2014 10:59 (ten years ago)

Real England

― Non-Stop Hongrotic Cabaret (dog latin), Monday, 29 September 2014 11:02 (ten years ago)

True.

― Welcome to reality. No spitting, please. (Branwell with an N), Monday, 29 September 2014 11:02 (ten years ago)

voted for 'moaning'

― Non-Stop Hongrotic Cabaret (dog latin), Monday, 29 September 2014 11:03 (ten years ago)

159 to Slapper Station

Streatham, Fags, Weatherspoon, Pub, Pub, Puke, Pub, Shag, Brixton.

― Welcome to reality. No spitting, please. (Branwell with an N), Monday, 29 September 2014 11:05 (ten years ago)

"Haribo kebab"

― Chimp Arsons, Monday, 29 September 2014 11:05 (ten years ago)

Voted for 'bugger', natch.

― Welcome to reality. No spitting, please. (Branwell with an N), Monday, 29 September 2014 11:06 (ten years ago)

A prize for the person who puts together the most convincing Sleaford Mods piss-take from reciting this list over a laptop.

― Welcome to reality. No spitting, please. (Branwell with an N), Monday, 29 September 2014 11:07 (ten years ago)

voted for 'moaning'

― outback bumfuc (electricsound), Monday, 29 September 2014 11:09 (ten years ago)

consultancy

― max, Monday, 29 September 2014 11:51 (ten years ago)

Landslide for 'moaning'

― The Count has shot himself (Tom D.), Monday, 29 September 2014 11:55 (ten years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Monday, 13 October 2014 00:01 (ten years ago)

thanks System. Vacillating between consultancy, bloke and moaning

― intelligent, expressive males within the greater metropolitan (Bananaman Begins), Monday, 13 October 2014 08:22 (ten years ago)

^ not reference to poll

― intelligent, expressive males within the greater metropolitan (Bananaman Begins), Monday, 13 October 2014 08:23 (ten years ago)

reciting this list over a laptop

It's Grim Online.

I might vote for "nan" because nans are good and I miss my Nan, though it would never occur to me to mention her in an online dating profile.

― club mate martyr (a passing spacecadet), Monday, 13 October 2014 09:10 (ten years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Tuesday, 14 October 2014 00:01 (ten years ago)

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