sometimes a word is only subpar - 12/02/05 03:54 AM
like chav, for instance.
Re: sometimes a word is only subpar - 12/02/05 11:59 AM
In Spanish, chavo(a) means a young person. In Puerto Rico, they use the word "chavos" as a slang term for money, as in "I don't have the chavos yet. Payday is tomorrow."
Hmmm, I thought that was Chicago...
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Kev is common around London
Hmmm, I thought that was Chicago...
Re: sometimes a word is only subpar - 12/02/05 03:07 PM
Neat article, m--thanks for posting it!
sovereign rings Rings made from, or made to look like, gold coins?
‘council-house facelift’ Struck me as not very nice, but having learnt that a council estate more or less equates to our housing projects, I think I got that one.
deeply insulting pikey Don't know if I've heard the word pikey, but I wouldn't have known it was "deeply insulting". I know piker is, though I don't know what it means.
sovereign rings Rings made from, or made to look like, gold coins?
‘council-house facelift’ Struck me as not very nice, but having learnt that a council estate more or less equates to our housing projects, I think I got that one.
deeply insulting pikey Don't know if I've heard the word pikey, but I wouldn't have known it was "deeply insulting". I know piker is, though I don't know what it means.
Re: sometimes a word is only subpar - 12/03/05 12:21 AM
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Kev is common around London
Hmmm, I thought that was Chicago...
Our Kev isn't common anywhere.
Re: sometimes a word is only subpar - 12/03/05 02:13 PM
Enjoyed that article.
First read "council house facelift" as originating with the wearers, and thought it was pretty funny, then reconsidered.
First read "chav" as "schav," a cold soup made with "sour grass," to add something apropos nothing.
First read "council house facelift" as originating with the wearers, and thought it was pretty funny, then reconsidered.
First read "chav" as "schav," a cold soup made with "sour grass," to add something apropos nothing.