slang

I've seen the phrase "Titanorak" used here at this forum. I do not wish to be labeled as such because such a term is shallow and superficial, as if the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic was merely a phenomenon of pop culture, not a historical event involving real-life pople that took over a thousand...

Titanorak? Can't say that I've ever heard the term before until a few weeks ago. When referring to a person with an interest in Titanic, I've always heard 'Titanic Enthusiast' or something similar to that. Which is the proper term? Personally, I don't care for the term 'Titanorak', but that's...

i wonder did anybody else the use of this word when lightoller finishes telling ismay to "stand back & let us lower this boat"? you can hear two crew members say to each other that there will be "trouble about that when we get back to blighty!" (england). i'm (almost) sure that the word came...