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"I know only two words of American slang 'swell' and 'lousy'. I think 'swell' is lousy- but 'lousy' is swell." - J. B. Priestley, Agatha Wristie, I can see for piles and piles, More floating of boats than floating of goats, Pantsters almost Rule, The cheeks of it
The Slam-bang, Slick-a-dee Smart alec’s Dictionary of Slang, brought to you by The Cloud, courtesy of Chambers presents…
Some brand new additions to the dictionary. All shiny and bright, yet to be tarnished in vulgar puns and muddied with cheap jokes. I’ll put that to rights as soon as possible of course. – laughs These are all quite genuine. If you doubt esme (doubters get outers! *awful but it is early in the day so bear with)
- snailly n. [nail varnish] [2000s] (UK drugs) nail varnish, in the context of sniffing its fumes. – (Just say no kids, glue is far more effective)
2. Fecky the Ninth n. [FECK v.] [2000s] (Irish) an utter fool. – Hahahahaha. I actually think that’s a great name for a character (notes this down so she can lose the piece of paper and forget about it until she sees someone else using it and has to kill them).
- judder bars n. [2000s] (N.Z.) haemorrhoids. – (Judder and shudder eh?)
- whatever bakes one’s biscuit phr. [2000s] (US) whatever makes one happy, satisfied. – (I say chaps! Whatever pans one’s cake! Whatever ices one’s bun! Whatever Jam(e?)s one’s tart! Whatever Garis one’s Baldi! the Cloud tapes esme’s mouth shut until she promises to stop)
5. howleybags n. [howling bags under BAGS n.] [2000s] (N.Z.) nappies or knickerbockers.- (This. Is. Fantastic. shows her bloomers whilst singing ‘Knees up Mother Brown)
- Agatha n. [2000s] (S.Afr. gay) a gossip – (She’s just a big Agatha! No way ya dirty Christie!)
- Croydon facelift n. [2000s] a UK female hairstyle which pulls the hair back tightly from the face, supposedly giving the effect of a facelift; stereotyped as that of working-class young women. – (This one has been around for a while as you can see and looks like this) –
8. Queen Mum n. [rhy. sl. = BUM n.] [2000s] the buttocks.- (HAHAHAHAHAHAHA).
I shall leave it there as the ‘Queen Mum’ has me in fits. I hope you enjoyed this small, but quality-ridden distraction today. – bows showing her knickerbocker-clad Queen Mum to the audience.
(Pardon the numbering fiasco, (thank you H for the alert nods) WP always does this to esme’s posts because they envy her, her magnificent bloomers.)
Hahaha – these are great! ‘Queen Mum’ has long been a favourite of mine, but the others were a new experience. I love visiting the Cloud, I always get an education of sorts. I am ashamed to confess donning the Croydon Facelift from time to time, usually when my hair looks like something has made a nest in it.
Nice knickerbockers, Esme!
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Thank you very much misses, it was brand new to me curtsies laughing I’m sure you rock the surprised look though – grins
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Oh yes, I can do ‘surprised’ without too much trouble!
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That left me in a fit too
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I’m pleased to hear it mak! offers him a nice cup of tea to bring him round
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Milk and sugar please. Biscuits too to complete the set.
Waves back to the Cloud
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Well you’re just being hard work now.
Hahahahaha. Just pulling your leg, you shall have the finest of milks possible and home-made shortcake biscuits (all she can make) to boot, but no sugar in your tea for you need your teeth sir.
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One does not need teeth when you can live on mashed potatoes 🙂
Insisting on the sugar from down under
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I like the way you think mak. Makes a Devil’s Tower from mashed potatoes, hands him a fork and hums the theme to ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’
“Insisting on the sugar from down under” – It’s not that kind of party. You can have some from the pantry like everyone else.
HAHAHAHAHA.
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I like the way you think mak..
They, un-named as they are, keeping telling me that.
It’s my turn to offer coffee. Black. No sugar. No biscuits/ cookies.
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They are correct sir. – nods
Esme doesn’t drink coffee, but if she did, that’s just how she’d have it served. Can I have a black tea instead please? No sugar, no treats, just shut me in the coal hole eh? Hahahaha.
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Your wish, my dear, is my command.
Tea is ready and served. Brewed. No sugar. No treats. With a smile 🙂
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Sounds utterley delightful mak, thank you kindly – beams
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The second number one, which is also a number three, despite it coming before a two, which is actually a four. Anyway, an old and dear friend of mine – not one close to my own Queen mum – had a dreadful outbreak of the JB’s once. Hospitalised, he was – a sorry end.
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Oooooooh….groans. Hahahahaha. You never disappoint H. grins
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Although the slang doesn’t help me here. It’s good to know though for when I visit England and need to blend in, and get lost in the crowd. I’m pretty good with accents. I can do English, Scottish, and Irish accents (all at once if I’ve been drinking a lot), and long story short, I was once caught not being Scottish when I drunkenly decide to pretend to be Scottish to two girls in a bar in Tuscany who much to my surprise turned out to be Scottish themselves. Anyway, they said my downfall wasn’t so much my accent, but the fact that I didn’t use any slang that a normal speaker would. Slang. So important to melting into the crowd in a foreign land. lol
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Getting lost in the crowd in most of the cities in the UK might not be ideal Swarn, as you’ll likely lose your wallet, smile, pants, and any hope in humanity.
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Thanks for the chuckle, Esme.
Whatever floats your boat.
Mary
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You’re most welcome Mary, thanks for the visit, we aim to raise a smile here on the Cloud, more boat than goat floaters mind you. smiles
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Love em all! You have some stoaters there Esme 😀
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Better stoaters than floaters Val eh? Hahahaha. Glad you enjoyed them misses.
esme friend to stoats, weasels and minks upon the Cloud
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These are great, and all of them new to me, guess I don’t get around as much as I used to. You can always count on the Kiwis for a few classics. All good stuff – I leave the cloud feeling illuminated. How nice is that? Harlon
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It’s absolutely wonderful is what it is Harlon, absolutely wonderful.
Thank you for telling esme this.
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Excellent, and just goes to further my love of the English language as spoken by those in the British Isles! I’m constantly picking up slang from the BBC ‘stuff’ we watch, but likely as not it’s outdated(!) Appreciate some ‘new blood,’ however sieve-like my mind has become in my advancing years 😉 Cheers, Ms. Esme! ❤
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You’re very welcome Bela, when it comes to words and smiles The Cloud and esme aim to please. We also hand out sticky buns. gives Bela one with a strawberry on top.
esme waving and smiling upon the Cloud
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Esme, my desultory mind appreciates present-day additions to the Devil’s Dictionary, which gave us definitions such as:
ABSURDITY, n. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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This good news, I collect appreciation avidly and have several stores of it in a secret place, so secret I know not of it myself. So thank you good sir. It’d be preposterous not to say so. bows and nods
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I continue to observe the Isles from afar, shaking my head in wonderment and remembering that I once spent some months and,could understand Yorkshire-ese and then-current up-country idioms (ranging from some to mostly, depending on exact locale and speaker’s sobriety) though now have recovered nicely. This, a most enjoyable reminder. 🙂
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“Yorkshire-ese” – Hahahahaha. Thank you Robert, I’m glad you enjoyed it all.
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