Go to Putney

[elaine3001]

Where does the saying go to Putney come from. My mother often used it.

[Octavius]

Was it when she was off...... to Putney?

[turks]

I'm not sure but depending on when she picked up the phrase it might be the same as saying "he's gone to East Ham" eg: One stop short of Barking - on the central line/tube map - the same as a sandwich short of a picnic hamper etc etc eg: mad!

[Curious2]

Go to Putney

A very old expression, tantamount to consigning a person beyond the pale of London society or civilisation. (Go to hell?)