Illegal dumping,[1][2] also called fly dumping or fly tipping (UK),[3] is the dumping of waste illegally instead of using an authorised method such as curbside collection or using an authorised rubbish dump.
When I first saw signs about fly-tipping in London, my head went to cow tipping and thought, “someone would need really fast reactions to tip over a fly.”
Now the title makes more sense
Ah, and “fly” means “on the fly”. Got it.
Oh - I thought it was like giving a tip to the flies.
When I first saw signs about fly-tipping in London, my head went to cow tipping and thought, “someone would need really fast reactions to tip over a fly.”
Similar, except I thought the existence of the pile was tipped by the flies (as there was many of them).
Lord of the fly tips.
Thanks, I’d never heard that term before and was very confused
Nor had I.
Now that I have, I’m having trouble thinking of the term ‘illegal dumping’ that I’ve used till now.
Bloody poms.
Littering?
Why do the English refuse to properly speak their own damn language?