NOW WITH QUIZ! When was the last time you used the slang...

in reality, all of this has been a total load of old bollocks

Which ones can you work out?

Poll ended at 03 Feb 2020, 14:06

almonds
0
No votes
plates
3
11%
minces
2
7%
boat
2
7%
apples
2
7%
skin
1
4%
butcher's
3
11%
currant
2
7%
daisies
2
7%
dustbin
3
11%
jugs
1
4%
mutton
2
7%
sky
1
4%
trouble
2
7%
whistle
2
7%
 
Total votes: 28

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Re: NOW WITH QUIZ! When was the last time you used the slang...

Postby C » 31 Jan 2020, 16:20

Diamond Dog wrote:Pretty sure Glorias is trainers , isn't it? (Gloria Gaynor).


It's an interesting one me old china because cockney slang has been around the mid 1850s and clearly Gloria Gaynor hasn't

Likewise 'I bought a new pair of Lionels'. Lionel Blair - flairs.

Some cockney slang has involved over time eg 'answer the dog me old china'' - dog and bone = phone which is post 1850...!

It's evolving with time but probably the pearly kings/queens might be of a more purist nature...




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Postby Deebank » 31 Jan 2020, 16:24

C wrote:
Diamond Dog wrote:Pretty sure Glorias is trainers , isn't it? (Gloria Gaynor).


It's an interesting one me old china because cockney slang has been around the mid 1850s and clearly Gloria Gaynor hasn't

Likewise 'I bought a new pair of Lionels'. Lionel Blair - flairs.

Some cockney slang has involved over time eg 'answer the dog me old china'' - dog and bone = phone which is post 1850...!

It's evolving with time but probably the pearly kings/queens might be of a more purist nature...




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Did they have battlecruisers in 1850? :?
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Postby C » 31 Jan 2020, 16:24

Deebank wrote:
Diamond Dog wrote:Tom is.... shit (Tom Tit).


You're not wrong however in The Sweeney they refer to diamonds as 'Tom' which I reckon is Tom foolery - jewelry..


Both are correct.

One would tend to say

'the tea-leaf nicked the tom'

and

'I'm off for a tom-tit' [not a 'tom'





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Postby C » 31 Jan 2020, 16:34

Diamond Dog wrote:Gregory is a cheque (Gregory Peck).


Sometimes there is ambiguity

Some say it is 'neck' [me included]

a bad cheque is a 'kite'

'I am going to fly a kite'

Sometimes cockney slang doesn't rhyme

Eg

Within UK money 'pony' which is £25, a 'ton' is £100 and a 'monkey', which equals £500. Also used regularly is a 'score' which is £20, a 'bullseye' is £50, a 'grand' is £1,000 and a 'deep sea diver' which is £5 (a fiver).

If I remember correctly the animal words refer to the images on Indian rupees at the time of colonialism and the Raj

I understand that the same principal of nicknaming money by the images on the notes/bills is the same in the USA and elsewhere






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Postby C » 31 Jan 2020, 16:36

Deebank wrote:Did they have battlecruisers in 1850? :?


That's an easy one - Boozer - pub




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Postby ChrisB » 31 Jan 2020, 16:40

Is all this for an Ian Dury tribute album ? Would you Adam and Eve it ? (although it's quicker to say "believe" :roll: )

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Postby C » 31 Jan 2020, 17:25

slightbreeze wrote:Is all this for an Ian Dury tribute album ? Would you Adam and Eve it ? (although it's quicker to say "believe" :roll: )


:D

Incorrect - you'd say

'Would you Adam it'





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Postby Jimbo » 31 Jan 2020, 18:59

Help me with this hippie slang list

rip off
cop
nickle
dime
O.Z.
book
trails
tab
cap
works
speed
acid
far out
like
mind blowing
skinny dipping
bubble gum machine
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Postby Flower » 31 Jan 2020, 19:07

Groovy, but I don't have time, I have to split. What kind of help do you require?
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Postby Jimbo » 31 Jan 2020, 19:22

Flower wrote:Groovy, but I don't have time, I have to split.


I'm hip.
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Re: NOW WITH QUIZ! When was the last time you used the slang...

Postby ChrisB » 31 Jan 2020, 19:34

C wrote:
slightbreeze wrote:Is all this for an Ian Dury tribute album ? Would you Adam and Eve it ? (although it's quicker to say "believe" :roll: )


:D

Incorrect - you'd say

'Would you Adam it'





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I'm from Widnes ! All our slang words begin with "F" ! :D

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Postby C » 31 Jan 2020, 21:30

slightbreeze wrote:I'm from Widnes ! All our slang words begin with "F" ! :D


:lol:

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Postby Flower » 31 Jan 2020, 22:56

Jimbo wrote:Help me with this hippie slang list

rip off copy
cop steal
nickle five
dime ten
O.Z. I have no idea unless it's "ozone" such as zoning out.
book leave quickly
trails no idea.
tab bill
cap finish off???
works drug paraphernalia
speed Uppers
acid LSD
far out crazy cool
like such as
mind blowing crazy
skinny dipping nude swimming
bubble gum machine The light on top of a police car


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Postby Jimbo » 01 Feb 2020, 02:03

Flower wrote:
Jimbo wrote:Help me with this hippie slang list

rip off copy or steal OK
cop steal X to buy drugs
nickle five X Five yes but more specifically a nickle bag of weed, the smallest amt one could buy.
dime ten X The same as above but a ten dollar bag.
O.Z. I have no idea unless it's "ozone" such as zoning out. An OZ is an ounce of weed.
book leave quickly OK
trails no idea. Those trails you see on LSD when you wave your fingers in front of your face
tab bill X a tablet of LSD
cap finish off??? X a capsule of a drug. Mescaline often came in caps.
works drug paraphernalia OK
speed Uppers OK
acid LSD OK
far out crazy cool
like such as Like OK, man.
mind blowing crazy OK
skinny dipping nude swimming OK
bubble gum machine The light on top of a police car OK

Please don't chop me, I might become unglued.


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Postby C » 01 Feb 2020, 10:53

Bloody hippies!

Blowing a raspberry!





Raspberry tart - fart





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Postby C » 01 Feb 2020, 15:31

It's funny - nobody has indicated that they know 'almonds' [I'm sure The Slider would] - it is one I use virtually every day...!





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Postby Minnie the Minx » 01 Feb 2020, 15:35

C, what do YOU think ‘skank’ means?
You were agreeing with soundchaser over there on that old YY thread.
He’s ducked out, so maybe you can pass a message on his behalf!! :D
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Postby C » 03 Feb 2020, 18:05

Almonds ---- almond rocks = socks

Plus low scorers:

Skin - ---- skin and blister = sister
Sky ------ sky rocket = pocket
jugs ----- jug of beer = ear/s
Mutton --- Mutt & Jeff = deaf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutt_and_Jeff






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Postby C » 03 Feb 2020, 18:14

So

almonds ---- almond rocks = socks
plates ----- plates of meat = feet
minces----- mince pies = eyes
boat --- boat race = face
apples ---- apples and pears = stairs
skin ---- skin and blister = sister
butcher's - butcher's hook = look
currant ----- currant bun = sun
daisies ---- daisy roots = boots
dustbin ---- dustbin lid = kid
jugs ---- jug of beer = ear/s
mutton ----Mutt & Jeff = deaf
sky ---- sky rocket = pocket
trouble ----- trouble and strife = wife
whistle ----- whistle and flute = suit






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