Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums General Topics Wordplay and fun Blowing Raspberries
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
I'm not familiar with that phrase, but a google produced the following, which seems logical:
In United States some common slang seems to have had its origin in Cockney rhyming slang: "raspberry," shortened from "raspberry tart" means fart;
http://www.answers.com/topic/cockney-rhyming-slang
Oh, goodness. I got the url creator correct on the very first try.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Blowing Raspberries daniel 08/01/05 05:00 PM Re: Blowing Raspberries plutarch 08/01/05 05:07 PM Re: Blowing Raspberries Churl Pat 08/01/05 05:10 PM Re: Blowing Raspberries Jackie 08/01/05 05:12 PM blowing a raspberry tsuwm 08/01/05 05:25 PM Re: blowing a raspberry plutarch 08/01/05 05:31 PM Re: Blowing Raspberries of troy 08/01/05 05:48 PM Re: Blowing Raspberries plutarch 08/01/05 08:40 PM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,913Posts229,351Members9,182 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV
9,182 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 0 members (), 775 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 22ddrinnan 1
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,549tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,918Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org