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paulz | 09:31 Tue 11th Feb 2003 | Phrases & Sayings
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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...]
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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.
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.
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.
Duck also was popular in Northampton. I agree that dolloping sounds a bit strange when everyone knows that it's actually lolloping!
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?

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