Phrases & Sayings

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treacle07

Ganzie

I have a friend who comes from the Potteries (Stoke-On-Trent) who uses the word Ganzie to mean cardigan. Does anyone else use this and where are they from? thank you!

tennyson

Mam

Who invented the word 'Mam' instead of saying Mother

overdale

Cob On

When someone is angry we say 'cob on', who invented this saying and why

lulu_bucket

Cockney Rhyming Slang...

...fooooor bird... and plane. Any suggestions? xx

overdale

The 'A' word

Why does the 'A' word mean Buttocks

Abbii-x

whats good for the goose is good for the gander

what does it mean

overdale

The 'S' word

Why does the 'S' word mean excrement

overdale

Folks

Who invented the word 'Folks' when talking about parents or people and why

overdale

Nark On

When someone is angry we say 'Nark On', who invented this saying and why

Ells

Off The Hook

Whose saying was 'Off the hook'?

joeculvin

chip on your shoulder

what does it mean when someone says that someone has a chip on their shoulder?

broompilot

What is the origin of skullduggery & skullduddery?

Greetings everyone, The word skullduggery (skulduggery) surfaced in an online discussion and one person said she couldn't find any information on the WWW about the origin of the word. I looked and...

Tiny E. A

Has anybody heard it said that if you nod your head before you go to sleep, the amount of times you've nodded your head will be the hour you wake up? So if you nod your head seven times you will wake...