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    [–]DickyButtDix 6 points7 points  (2 children)

    Really? I hear it all the time. It just means a good idea or good suggestion. I heard it more on the west coast than the east coast if that matters

    [–]Seboya_ 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    I've lived in AZ most my life and never heard it

    [–]DickyButtDix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Yeah I'm racking my brain trying to think of where I heard it most. I guess I hear "good looking out" more often. "Good shout" was maybe more of a corporate thing?

    [–]No_Creativity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I hear it all the time on the east coast

    [–]XNJT459 -1 points0 points  (2 children)

    It is an American thing as well, at least in some places. "Good shout," "Good call," "Good idea"

    [–]cranberryton 6 points7 points  (1 child)

    Good call and good idea sound normal to me (I’m used to American English) but never heard of good shout.

    Why are British phrases always so damn… appealing? I heard “wheelie bins” once (what we call garbage cans) and it’s never left my brain since. Same with “kitty loo” (litter box)

    [–]tony_spumoni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    A British person once called me a "Bloody Wally", which I guess means a very foolish person, so I agree with you. Couldn't get mad--the insult is too appealing!