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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread bap #186463 08/13/2009 2:58 PM Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 25 Ireland RayButler newbie RayButler newbie Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 25 Ireland Today's Word: bap Meaning: A soft, round bread roll. Hate to bring the tone down, but "bap" is also Irish slang for a woman's breast. "Soft, round" - isn't it obvious? Usage: "She had a fine set of baps, so she did". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bap RayButler #186473 08/14/2009 2:12 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 You think that's going to bring the tone down?! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bap Faldage #186478 08/14/2009 2:33 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Right down into the gutter! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bap RayButler #186483 08/14/2009 5:21 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh bap Bap in the Mitteldeutsch (Franconian) dialect of Cologne means 'dad, pops', and is also the name of a really good rock band which sings in Kölsch, too. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bap zmjezhd #186486 08/14/2009 6:37 AM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... latishya enthusiast latishya enthusiast Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... Originally Posted By: zmjezhd bap Bap in the Mitteldeutsch (Franconian) dialect of Cologne means 'dad, pops' and in hindi/punjabi too allowing for shonky transliteration Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bap latishya #186816 09/13/2009 11:56 AM Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1 Texas, USA NEJCB stranger NEJCB stranger Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1 Texas, USA It is interesting to note that in the UK the term "bap" is often used with burgers and sandwiches served on a soft roll like a hamburger bun in the USA, whereas a sandwich on a hard roll is a called a baguette. So in the morning you might go to the train station and there is a guy there selling an egg-bacon bap for travelers. UK English speaking countries seem to know this term but in my travels I have seen it most often used in the south of England. I don't have any specific knowledge but it seem likely that "bap" is like lift/elevator or lawyer/solicitor just a word choice that was popularized by common usage, and based on the observation on the frequency of usage most likely from the south in the UK. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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