To: Stoat
Yikes. That's it. That's the one I was thinking of -- that kid in the middle.
"Yobbo" is good too. And "prat," "berk," and "wally." They just sound like what they are.
To: Glenmerle
"Yobbo" is good too. And "prat," "berk," and "wally." They just sound like what they are. Agreed...our British friends have a proud and ancient history of excellent slang....numerous British Slang dictionary sites exist on the web, but here's the one at the BBC....this page goes into some detail about Cockney Rhyming Slang, which may be of interest :-)
BBC America - Dictionary
11 posted on
03/24/2005 9:21:36 PM PST by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Glenmerle; Stoat; Calpernia; Coleus; MadIvan; jjbrouwer
I’ve always loved the term “Chav” as it adequately covers the type of guys who live on Staten Island (or in Lodi/Woodridge, etc.).
46 posted on
10/24/2007 11:11:46 AM PDT by
Clemenza
(Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)
To: Glenmerle
62 posted on
10/29/2007 7:37:30 AM PDT by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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