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Gubbings.

I heard David Gower earlier describe an Indian cricketer wearing his "gubbings" about his person. The man in question had, braclets, charms, bangles, wotnots, necklaces, talismen etc. I have not heard...

bartholomew

what does the word punk mean

Hi there A rude guy who lives in my block of flats said to me: You f****** punk. Anyone could explain to me what th eword means. I have not grown up in this country. thanks Bartholomew

niimii

Horse sayings...

Anyone have any good sayings/phrases/quotes about horses? thanks

MWB

Restaurants.

Where & when did the word "restaurant" come from in using it for a place to eat?

judypark

stilts

I belong to another forum and we have had a rather eccentric member use this as a final statement. Has anybody come across this term? I have trawled acronym sites, but with no luck. Can anybody shed...

gardener2

Who said:

Gardeners often quote a saying along the following lines: For an hour of pleasure,a bottle of wine. For a year of pleasure,a marriage. For a lifetime of pleasure, a garden. Does anyone know the actual...

leylander

unknown answer

what does the word "lol" mean in an answerbank reply?

Romeo

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

I never did understand that one. What does it mean and where does it come from?

AniaSM

"Monkey shines"

What does this phrase mean please? I've heard it once or twice but cant work it out. Any suggestions please?

peppy

Black eye

I've just done a crossword and the answer to the above clue was ' mouse ' !! I checked in the back and it was the right answer, did I miss something ??

crom

Blinking psychology saying!!!!!!!

who uttered these immortal words (I don't think!) 'replace abject misery with common unappiness' As far as our tutor knows it isn't Freud so who is it?

Eurox

Venga!

I work with my girlfriends dad and he jsut recently got back from Salou in Spain. He said that during the hotel entertainment the entertainers would say "Come on Venga Tom". He asked me what it meant...

VS Prasad

Etymology of the word cheek

Could the word have come from out side Europe? In Telugu language of India, "chekku" means cheek.

exbill

fill your boots

what is the origin

alegna#45

meaning

does anyone know what the saying "building castles in the sky" means, does it mean trying to attain too much, or similar? thanks in advance.

Rebecca111

Blechty?

i dont know how you would spell it but is 'blechty' a slang word meaning not nice or disgusting?

P.J

origin

why is Friday the 13th supposed to be unlucky, where did this come from?

vinupd

politics

who said this "that government is the best that governs the least "

silentears

acceptance

what is that saying that says something like acceptance is the first step to something, or something like that i cant remember??

willowbee

My mother in law says this all the time

If my mother in law sees a person with untidy hair she says 'you look like a wiffling goffling' Can anybody tell me if this is a true saying or has anyone heard this saying before?

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