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Was always geggs/geggles for me. Ain’t heard either in ages too."Gogs" for spectacles.
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Was always geggs/geggles for me. Ain’t heard either in ages too."Gogs" for spectacles.
I'd forgot about those two " Impittant and essence " My mams description of me when I was a young lad, "he's the essence getting" As I got older, Happy days.Impittant
One of me mams favourite she meant impertinent or impudent
She would say “she’s the essence of impittance” which was often shortened to “she’s the dead essence” about a cheeky child.
Pancrack, as in "he hasn't a ha'penny to scratch his arse with, he's on the pancrack". Social hand outs.
The origin being the National Assistance Board - hence Nash.Nashy.
On the nash
Nashy meals (Paid for school dinners)
Dan Maskell the tennis commentator used that I think, also 'upon my soul'Did anyone ever say Oh My Giddy Aunt apart from in comics?
Robert Plant also said that during Rain SongDan Maskell the tennis commentator used that I think, also 'upon my soul'
Pennywell had a grammar school?Dolling off from Pennywell Grammar School.
It's where all the grammars went when the grandas were down the clubPennywell had a grammar school?
I think it’s derived from backsheesh (Arabic?) meaning a tip or bribe i.e. something for nothing. Used in Africa and parts of Asia it could well have been adopted and modified by posted servicemen.Buckshee. Often used by my Dad, as in wanting to know if the last slice of cake was 'going buckshee'. I've mentioned it before and someone on here said it originated in army slang. Which would be appropriate for Dad.
I think it’s derived from backsheesh (Arabic?) meaning a tip or bribe i.e. something for nothing. Used in Africa and parts of Asia it could well have been adopted and modified by posted servicemen.
I use Shan all the time.Shan
I use Shan all the time.
Woman I know said she got a very funny look from her teenage grandson when she said she had a bit ket for him when they got to her house.Kets