[HPforGrownups] PoU

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 371

>First, my ugly American questions.  I'm needing some British
definitions...Indulge me. <g>

Happy to indulge!

>git [stupid idiot]

>knackered [exhausted]

>revising [studying - e.g. going through your notes before an exam]

>Cor [Wow!]

>bubble and squeak [leftover potatoes and cabbage/greens, formed into
patties and fried]

>vegemite [an Australian term - dark, savoury concentrate for spreading on
sandwiches or making stock.  The UK equivalent would be Marmite - a yeast
spread]

>naff [worthless/unfashionable]

You also said:

>1.  Is Justin gay?  I'm not sure if the slang has the same meaning in
>Britain, but where I come from "playing for the other team" has that
>connotation.  

It means the same here - "batting for the other side" is a variant.  I
assumed Justin was meant to be gay.


Joy, there is an egroups for discussing PoU.  I don't have the URL, but it's
listed under ParadigmOfUncertainty.

Neil
            Flying-Ford-Anglia

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