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And last week, Kyra Lennon was here to stump us Yankees to a slang challenge. She's back this week with the answers!
First, I'll refresh your memory on the slang...let you see the attempts at deciphering Here.
Slang quiz:
“Have a butcher’s”
“Starkers”
“Knees Up”
“Tickety Boo”
“I’ll give you a bell”
“Cheerio”
“Rat-arsed” (if you’ve read Game On, you’ll know this one!)
“Skew-whiff”
“Chuffed”
“Rumpy pumpy”
Good luck, and have fun!
Now, for the official answers!!
Now, for the official answers!!
“Have a
butcher’s” – This means “Have a look”. This is Cockney rhyming slang, which
makes absolutely no sense to anyone outside the UK because the word that rhymes
is missing lol. Butcher’s hook = look.
“Starkers”
- Naked
“Knees
Up” – This isn’t as rude as it sounds! A knees up is a term we use for a party
or other celebration. So, IF England had won the World Cup, we’d have probably
gone out for a “knees up” to celebrate!
“Tickety
Boo” – Not sure on the origin of this one, but it means “fine.” As in, “Hey,
how are things with you?” “Oh, everything’s tickety boo!”
“I’ll
give you a bell” – This means, “I’ll call you.”
“Cheerio”
– “Goodbye”
“Rat-arsed”
(if you’ve read Game On, you’ll know this one!) – Drunk – no idea on the
origins of this one, either!
“Skew-whiff”
– The obvious word I could think of to explain this is also British in nature,
and my end-of-the-day brain told me to go to urban dictionary for a proper
description. - turned or twisted toward one
side.
“Chuffed”
– Happy, pleased
“Rumpy
pumpy” – Sex!
Thanks so
much to everyone who joined in the fun – I had a great time looking at all the
entries! My winner is: Kristin Smith!
Congratulations Kristin!! Perhaps next time, we should try to stump the Brits!
Thanks so much for playing the game! <3
ReplyDeleteIt was fun. I say this fall, we Americans should put you guys to the slang challenge!
DeleteCheers, Twinny, for the shout out and I'm so glad you liked my post...I swear the idea popped into my head and I was like..... "Oh, that sounds like fun!"
ReplyDeleteWe writers are a bit strange, aren't we :)
Joy!
We are the strangest! But at least with all the voices in our head, writers are rarely bored and never alone.
DeleteYou did a great job. Loved the spin you took on the prompt!
Hi Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteAh yes, I noticed Mazza's rebellious post. "Mazza" is British slang for "Mark."
And there you go in regards to Kyra's British slang which may of fooled your Canadian neighbours. Of course, I know them well and I shall um "toss" in one myself, even though I'm "knackered."
Must go now down my "apples and pears."
Cheerio and see ya later, duck.
Gary :)
Oh no, he's speaking the King's! You'll need to Americanize, Canadanize that please :)
DeleteLOL. I'll let Mazza know.
Apples and pairs means "stairs."
DeleteTrouble and strife, as another example, means "wife." :)
Mark's entry was funny.
ReplyDeleteNot sure how my wife would feel about the term rumpy pumpy.
Sounds a little frumpy, eh?
Deletehaha I was right with most, now I'll just go bugger off
ReplyDeleteI was a little off, though righter than I'd than I thought!
DeleteBoth Gary and I could have added hundreds more of course. Plus Gary is using some Cockney rhyming slang. Have a cup of rosie Gary Rosie Lee, cup of tea..
ReplyDeleteMakes makes me think of ring around the rosie, pocket full of posies. Cockney sounds like it'd be a lot of fun!
DeleteCongrats to the winner.That would not have been me because I about one answer. I do know a bit Cockey rhyming slang, though. My favorite is "Brahms and List."
ReplyDeleteI have to admit my ignorance. Until this quiz, I didn't know anything about Cockney slang. I'll have to check it out. It sounds fun.
DeleteYay to the winner. I would have thought "have a butcher's" had to do with eating a steak or something...
ReplyDeleteStephanie, this is rhyming slang. Have a butcher's hook, take a look.
DeleteI figured it would mean to take a whack at something. Nope, I never guessed having a look.
DeleteChummy on Call the Midwife often says tickety boo. I can't remember if the other characters say it. When I watched the most recent season I started saying tickety boo, especially to the dogs who seemed to like the sound. Thanks for the interpretations.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I might start saying them too. People will think we are international types ;}
DeleteAnd now I look forward to adding all of this to my regular vocabulary. Ey missus, time to get starkers and do the ol' rumpy pumpy to get me chuffed!
ReplyDeleteI agree...not on the rumpy pumpy, but on the adding the slang to our daily lives. We can be classy trashy.
DeleteI'm still giggling about rumpy pumpy... LOL
ReplyDeleteI was rather surprised I was so close to being right on that one.
DeleteHey Elizabeth, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.
ReplyDeleteRick, your latest follower.
Thanks Rick! It was an enjoyable visit :)
DeleteMost are pretty obvious, like rumpy-pumpy. But I never would have guessed the "have a butcher's" or "Knees up.": Never in a million years.
ReplyDeleteMe neither! And honestly, I was fooled by rumpy pumpy too. I guess I went with the oh, that's too obvious route to guessing.
DeleteIn Australia we use quite a few of those, but some I had never heard of. ;)
ReplyDeleteYou guys must be closer to the crown than we are. I had only heard of a few, never really hear any of them used.
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