Lord & Lady Done-a-bunk

[paulz]

My wife, who is from Kent, is always coming out with sayings I've never heard of. Her latest was while giving daughter a ticking off for dolloping on the sofa in front of the TV. 'You're sitting there like Lady Dona-a-bunk' I asked who that was she had no idea, & blamed her mum, who in turn blamed her Mum for it's origin. She's no longer with us so I can't ask her, any ideas as to how & why it came about? yhe name doesn't seem to fit with it's use [if its a boy being lazy he's Lord Done...]

[jjf2003]

I only know that to have 'done a bunk' means to have left without paying one's rent or debts. An ordinary or poor person who acts like a spoilt aristocrat is often called Lord or Lady Muck. Perhaps Lord or Lady Done-a-Bunk is a Kent variant.

[Jonathan R]

dolloping on the sofa??? I would interpret this as making an unfortunate mess. I presume you mean lazing around. It's not only your wife that has a few odd expressions!! My mum always says 'Love a duck' as an exclamation, as does her mother. She also calls people ducks (Duckie, ducker) as a show of affection. I think it might be because she comes from near Aylesbury which I think has links with ducks for some reason. Also, it does seem sayings are more often passed down through the female side of families.

[archhippy]

Right i've heard some nice ones recently mainly from our welsh history/archaeology tutor.she says things like flower and chicky egg all complements then theres the bosses they say things like I'm lathered (boiling hot)or freckened(frightened) i say things like ducky and hinny because its just things iv'e picked up on the journey called life.

[RCP]

Duck also was popular in Northampton. I agree that dolloping sounds a bit strange when everyone knows that it's actually lolloping!

[Malandro]

My Granmother uses 'duck' aswell (lives in northamptonshire ) she also comes out with the saying 'it's grey over Bill's mother's house' meaning it's overcast. did she make this up or has anyone else heard it?