missflirtuk Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Skateboarding Chav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share Posted April 25, 2010 Pukka is an old Indian word meaning Original or Real.. at least thats what I was told. Khazi.. thats an old African word, meaning To shi... poo. All from our colonial past aparrantly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaFan Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Pukka is an old Indian word meaning Original or Real.. at least thats what I was told. It's a Hindi word. They'll be telling us verandah and juggernaut are made up words next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltheof Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 S O Addy's Sheffield Glossary (1888) defines to sleer as to sneer, so it clearly goes back a long way as a local dialect word. Incidentally, pukka is not a made-up word, it is Anglo-Indian, meaning "genuine" and was introduced during the period of the British Raj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badgerramble Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Is a "sleer" a slurred sneer?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 "Stop looking at me in that tone of voice!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deedar Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 My Grandma used to say "Stop being pizey" when me and my sister were arguing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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