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 ex hibitionist  Hastings 15 Oct 22 8.14am |
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According to Dudley Sutton's character in Cockneys versus Zombies the slang for zombies is Trafalgars. It goes Trafalgar square fox and hare hairy greek five day week weak and feeble pins and needles needle and stitch Abercrombie and Fitch Abercrombie Zombie.
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Henry of Peckham  Eton Mess 15 Oct 22 9.03am |
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Drum and gaff have always puzzled me because they don't rhyme. Drum apparently derives from a Romany word and gaff from a 17th century word meaning a place of entertainment. ie They live in a nice drum. Come round my gaff for a coffee.
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Slimey Toad  Karsiyaka, North Cyprus 15 Oct 22 9.53am |
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Originally posted by Henry of Peckham
Drum and gaff have always puzzled me because they don't rhyme. Drum apparently derives from a Romany word and gaff from a 17th century word meaning a place of entertainment. ie They live in a nice drum. Come round my gaff for a coffee. Drum and Bass = place? (LOL)
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| Fatherken 15 Oct 22 10.18am |
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I have always liked Newington
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| Slimey Toad Karsiyaka, North Cyprus 15 Oct 22 10.30am |
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Arthur Daley in Minder kept referring to his 'kettle' and was alluding to the time. I managed to work it out: Kettle hob = fob watch
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| Pete53 Hassocks 19 Oct 22 3.04pm |
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Pony and trap Hampton (Wick) Chalfonts or Farmers (Giles)
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| kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 19 Oct 22 6.32pm |
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(her)jacky danny
Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents? |
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| YT Oxford 19 Oct 22 6.47pm |
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Or Nobby's (Nobby Stiles) Hampton was immortalised in 'The Office'..."Don't get your Hampton Court" - graffiti outside the gents' loo in a Henry VIII-themed night club, referenced by Tim Canterbury. An old mate of mine - a proper 'London boy' - once used "corned beef hash" to refer to a lady's front bottom. I don't know if that's official slang, but I admit that I LOL-ed, even though the LOL had not yet been invented.
Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes) |
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| esox lucius Deal 19 Oct 22 7.10pm |
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Originally posted by Slimey Toad
Arthur Daley in Minder kept referring to his 'kettle' and was alluding to the time. I managed to work it out: Kettle hob = fob watch This one always puzzled me. I was told it’s from the saying “a watched kettle never boils” Incidentally my dear old mum was a true cockney and couldn’t stand the rhyming slang thing and always corrected me if I used any slang, but she’s brown bread now……..sorry mum.
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Baires Eagle  Buenos Aires (ex Bexleyheath) 19 Oct 22 7.43pm |
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Originally posted by silvertop
taters = cold Not rhyming as such but "monkeys" and "ponies" allegedly derived from the animals that appeared on Raj bank notes used by soldiers on duty in India. No mate.... do me a lemon.... Taters is from Taters (potatoes) in the mould = Cold as opposed to...... Peasy as in Peas in the Pot = Hot Both of those were common in the 60's-70's, my grandparents used them..... taters and peasy especially.
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| mooro Within the Temples of Syrinx 25 Oct 22 10.51am |
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Drum also has a connection to old Police slang eg "give his drum a spin" as per washing machine, meaning to search his gaff........ Originally posted by Henry of Peckham
Drum and gaff have always puzzled me because they don't rhyme. Drum apparently derives from a Romany word and gaff from a 17th century word meaning a place of entertainment. ie They live in a nice drum. Come round my gaff for a coffee.
There's no sun, the shadow of the wizard....... |
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| eric youngs headband amersham 25 Oct 22 12.08pm |
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Dont think its come up yet but berk is from Berkshire hunt / @unt. Ronnie Barker in porridge got away with it for all those years,,,
4 playoff finals, Claridge, Hopkin, Shipperley, Phillips.... Life's never dull! |
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