question for any Brits re. slang in DH

[Jennifer]

No: HPFGUIDX 174890

> > Jennifer <elora_fay at ...> wrote:
> > "Berk". 
> > 
> > Can someone explain exactly what this means? Your help
> > is greatly appreciated.

> Mus <cottell at dublin.ie>:
> http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_561501496/berk.html
>
> Despite its etymology, it's a fairly innocuous word. It's 
> more generally used of men than women.

Jen:
Thanks for the link, as I understand the definition inre. 
Cockney rhyming slang then berk is meant to actually mean a 
word that rhymes with "hunt"... and I can only come up with 
one which is a rather vulgar term for a part of the female 
anatomy...
   
I suppose the meaning has softened over time... :-)

> Steve <bboyminn at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well, we are slightly off-topic here, but none the less,
> I surge forward. <snip>
>
> Berk is short for 'Berkeley Hunt'. Remember the second
> word rhymes with the word being substituted.
> 
> 'Hunt' rhyme with a portion of the female anatomy which 
> some Brits might also refer to as a 'Fanny', <snip>

Thanks Steve, although now I'm wondering how Brits would 
come up with the word "fanny" to reference that part of 
the anatomy...

   But it is very OT now...
   jen