[Spridgets] Brit Slang

[bmwwxman .]

They left off one of the best ones....

BODGE

def:  To jury rig a repair or job.




On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Jay <jfishbein at snet.net> wrote:

> lol
>
> Only from Moss
>
>
> jay
>
>
>
> >________________________________
> > From:
> "WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com" <WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com>
> >To:
> corvallis at peoplepc.com; spridgets at autox.team.net
> >Sent: Tuesday, February 25,
> 2014 2:05 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Brit Slang
> >
> >
> >Good Nick means good
> condition, not functioning properly.
> >
> >Fiddly is generally taken to mean an
> awkward job because it involved small
> >parts or a lot of fine finger
> movement or dexterity.
> >
> >No-one says 'Pudding Club' any more but they might
> say 'up the duff'.
> >
> >I've never heard the expression use your spanner smartly
> but a spanner is a
> >wrench.
> >
> >Bob really is my uncle
> >
> >I've never head the
> expression ' get a wiggle on'.
> >
> >And a quid is of course a pound but it's
> never 12 ounces.
> >
> >I'm not old enough to remember bobs and tanners but am old
> enough to
> >remember shillings.
> >
> >Weslake-Monza 1330
> >
> >
> >In a message dated
> 25/02/2014 17:04:59 GMT Standard Time,
> >corvallis at peoplepc.com writes:
> >
> >
> http://www.mossmotoring.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/top10_britishslang.ht
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