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JumpCrisscross a day ago

FYI, it’s a synonym for Great Britain, as in the island.

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gnabgib a day ago | parent [-]

No it's not, this is just the Register being the Register. Britain would have worked just fine.

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Dylan16807 a day ago | parent | next [-]

What do you mean it's not. What else would you categorize it as?

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wyclif a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's similar to how "Yookay" is now a word that has certain overtones that aren't conveyed by writing "UK" which is fewer letters.

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JumpCrisscross a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Britain is ambiguous. Great Britain is geographically specific. Britland is shorter.

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gnabgib a day ago | parent [-]

Britain is specific, as is Great Britain (you can check.. they're synonyms). Britland is a longer word than Britain, and not used.. unless you count the Urban Dictionary etc.

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JumpCrisscross 21 hours ago | parent [-]

The Hebrides are arguably British. They are not part of Great Britain.

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gnabgib 21 hours ago | parent [-]

The sources are about the United Kingdom[0], which isn't Great Britain either.. the slang Britland doesn't distinguish between any of the above, other than sounding derogatory.

[0]: https://www.openreach.com/big-switch-off

	▲	JumpCrisscross 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Huh. But of a rubbish neologism then.