PopT Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Where did the word 'Yonks' come from. Is it a shortened version of 'Donkey's Years'. You seldom here it these days. Happy Days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltheof Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 French word 'corniche', pronounced in English cornish. It is a road on the egde of a cliff, so a mantlepiece looked like one on the old yorkshire ranges. Possibly from corniche, but that is the same as the word cornice, a ledge. The term cornice comes from Italian cornice, meaning "ledge". In French: "corniche". Cornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding which crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. Because a cornice projects, the similarity to a mantelpiece over a fireplace is obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Where did the word 'Wonky' and 'Stonks' come from. Wonky meaning something wrong with it and stonks meaning stones like the old earthen wear marbles were called stonks in my younger days. Sometimes they used to say, 'What a Stonking idea'! Meaning What a good idea! Happy Days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I think the word trazzing is the short form of tear-arseing. There was an old saying referring to anyone who rushed about without thinking. 'He Dunt know diffrence between tearing his arse out or having a good s**t". A lot of the old sayings were a bit basic and appear to be crude today but they were descriptive and put the point over with no ambiguity. Happy Days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozlad Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 that'd be "the Wreck of the Hesperus" ( my place looks like that all the time.) My mum's version of that used to be "Looks like a bluddi bombs's 'it it dolly-posh, or dolly-'anded is my dad's phrase for left-handed. My Mum's slightly coarser version was "It looks like a pox doctors surgery in here" which you have to admit, is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 oh, dear! that's hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie1957 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Does anyone know the origin of: 1/corsey edge 2/lamass 3/no hobbies on 4/outs 5/six foot and a gassy 6/drags 7/hit or miss run two 8/around t'lump 9/mardy 10/a face as long as Norfolk Street 11/ Gob like wicker arches = big mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalRegular Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 12/ A face like a well slapped arse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I remember a very short conversation that took place years ago between a pregnant neighbour who already had a large family and her cheeky neighbour. "I see tha's gorra nother bun in oven Vera! "Aye and a better man than thee purrit theer!" she swiftly replied Happy Days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasquez Rich Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Where did the word 'Wonky' and 'Stonks' come from. Wonky meaning something wrong with it and stonks meaning stones like the old earthen wear marbles were called stonks in my younger days. Sometimes they used to say, 'What a Stonking idea'! Meaning What a good idea! Happy Days! Stonks were something like marbles.. as in (doubled up in agony) "ave bin 'it in me stonks" when playing cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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