English Answers and Irish Mysteries!

12:00 AM Elizabeth Seckman 30 Comments

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Next up for the challenge is my e-twinny's post. Leave it to Mark Koopmans to flip the "It was 1865..." prompt and turn it into a delightful contemporary mystery. Well done cyber brother, well done. 






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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!!

“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!

30 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for playing the game! <3

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    1. It was fun. I say this fall, we Americans should put you guys to the slang challenge!

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  2. Cheers, 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!"

    We writers are a bit strange, aren't we :)

    Joy!

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    1. We are the strangest! But at least with all the voices in our head, writers are rarely bored and never alone.

      You did a great job. Loved the spin you took on the prompt!

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  3. Hi Elizabeth,

    Ah 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 :)

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    1. Oh no, he's speaking the King's! You'll need to Americanize, Canadanize that please :)

      LOL. I'll let Mazza know.

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    2. Apples and pairs means "stairs."

      Trouble and strife, as another example, means "wife." :)

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  4. Mark's entry was funny.
    Not sure how my wife would feel about the term rumpy pumpy.

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  5. haha I was right with most, now I'll just go bugger off

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    1. I was a little off, though righter than I'd than I thought!

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  6. Both 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..

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    1. Makes makes me think of ring around the rosie, pocket full of posies. Cockney sounds like it'd be a lot of fun!

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  7. Congrats 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."

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    1. I 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.

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  8. Yay to the winner. I would have thought "have a butcher's" had to do with eating a steak or something...

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    1. Stephanie, this is rhyming slang. Have a butcher's hook, take a look.

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    2. I figured it would mean to take a whack at something. Nope, I never guessed having a look.

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  9. Chummy 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.

    Love,
    Janie

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    1. I might start saying them too. People will think we are international types ;}

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  10. And 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!

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    1. I agree...not on the rumpy pumpy, but on the adding the slang to our daily lives. We can be classy trashy.

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  11. I'm still giggling about rumpy pumpy... LOL

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    1. I was rather surprised I was so close to being right on that one.

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  12. Hey Elizabeth, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.
    Rick, your latest follower.

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  13. Most 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.

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    1. Me neither! And honestly, I was fooled by rumpy pumpy too. I guess I went with the oh, that's too obvious route to guessing.

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  14. In Australia we use quite a few of those, but some I had never heard of. ;)

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    1. You 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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