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About LinkBacksIt is cockney. You're not a Dutchman.Originally Posted by The Field Marshal
It is cockney. You're not a Dutchman.
That could be because by then it was probably an old phrase. It was certainly used in Dublin in the 50s and 60s, and as my mother used it too, I'd say it went back at least to the 40s and 30s. Funny that, Tesco were giving out writing/copy books a few years back and they were called by the old expression: Exercise Book. I'm not sure nowadays what with A4 loose leaf books and ring binders etc, but in my day you had to hand the Exercise Book to the teacher every day and she would check for writing, spellings, sums etc. Woe betide you if you knocked over the ink on your book. I suppose that's where blot your copy book comes from.
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Yes, that's Cockney slang. Don't know if I should post this? Ever heard the expression - particularly in dance halls [sorry discos]. I'm off now to get a ride and a rasher. That's what you said to your pals. You probably got a dig in the mush if you ever said that to her.
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I think it is an Irish word, as opposed to an import from a British soap or whatnot. I've no idea of the etymology though. It was used in Meath for a number of years. Hector O'Hokagain (how the ************************ are we supposed to be able to spell those surnames) would be familiar with the word.
Kids still have to hand in "eckker' books to teachers for correction [in red ink].
The phrase is not really in current use [pity] so it could probably be defined as "archaic awaiting, hopefully, revival"
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Where are you going posh. I went to school in Dublin's inner city, northside too, far from being posh. The Sisters of Charity/Christian Brothers didn't do posh.
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Never liked that word . Never liked any variant of 'excercise' tbh .
'Eckker' is too benign and charming to describe the hell of 'homework' .
Only 'swots' used that word . Or should i say 'swats' ?
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There was a crude vulgar expression "Stab the rasher" used in the 60,s which I recollect was posted earlier.
You would get a dig in the mush and maybe also in the ghoolies if you used it in polite company.
"Riding" was used everywhere and I suspect is still used courtesy of Roddy Doyle in preference to 'fornication" which seems to have fallen completely by the wayside.
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you,d be then one of "Paddy Crosbies Skewel Around the Corner" Lads.
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No I didn't go to Brunner but all my Uncles on my mother's side did. I went to Stanhope Street where I had the pleasure of pulling Joan the Moan's ringlets.
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