It’s got no context in relation to poor football results….
In fact it’s pretty much related to that one specific genocide, I have heard it occasionally used for other things but it always sounds forced or wrong
After all it’s “The Holocaust”
It was a word before that though, and can be used in other contexts, although clearly not in this one. I can’t imagine how you could get to Given’s age and not understand it’s meaning though.
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Destruction by fire for the most part. I’m assuming that the pundit meant catastrophe or possibly Apocalypse?
It’s not like football commentators to get carried away with their hyperbole. “He literally died out there.”
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It’s like the Swastika though, it’s not used in any other context nowadays.
He’s a dumb fuck and if he doesn’t understand that then he’s even dumber. I’ll at least excuse him for his actions post the comment but turn of phrases are a bit different to that.
As I said, academics may use it but if you see “the Holocaust” mentioned you know what it refers to. And it’s not Celtic having a few poor results and getting pissy because they aren’t winning the league by about 15pts again.
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