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What does the saying ECKY thump mean?
Exclamation of surprise or pleasure
Filters. (colloquial, Northern England, dialectal) Exclamation of surprise or pleasure. interjection.
What does ECKY mean?
Anything mass-produced
(slang) Anything mass-produced and made to be affordable, with no regards to quality or craftsmanship. Those shoes from the discount store are really ecky. adjective.
Who was ECKY thump?
“Ecky-Thump is an exercise in spiritual cleansing, moral purity, and beating the unholy hell out of the enemy by the deadly wielding of a blood-filled intestine. And unlike the haggis wielding Scotsman, it is achieved without wearing a dress.”
Why do Brits call it shagging?
British Slang to Grass Someone . It’s a bit of British rhyming slang that originated with the 19th-century phrase to shop on someone. That gave us the noun shopper, which became grasshopper, and then got shortened to grass.
What does E by gum mean?
exclamation. (also ee by gum) Northern English. Used to express a range of emotions, such as surprise or delight, or for emphasis.
Who sang Black Pudding Bertha?
The Goodies
Black Pudding Bertha/Artists
What did The Goodies hit each other with?
“It’s the silliness and the stupidity of it that I loved – grown men, dressed up and hitting each other with giant sausages,” Mr Daniels said. Goodie Graeme Garden said he had also expected Kitten Kong to win “as that’s the one people seem to remember”.
Where did the term shag originate?
Shag is a much older slang term for “having sex” than you think. Evidence for the term dates back to the 1680s. It is probably related to the word shake. (Use your imagination for the connection.)
What does Shawty mean in slang?
shorty
Shawty, shorty, shauty or shortie is an American slang used as a term of endearment but also frequently heard as a catcall. Shawty is a Southern or rather African American variant of shorty, and can also refer to someone of a short height compared to a taller person, a newcomer, a child, or a good friend.
Where can I watch episodes of The Goodies?
Currently you are able to watch “The Goodies – Season 1” streaming on BritBox.
Do people really say “Ecky Thump” in real life?
Hardly anybody really says “ ’ecky thump” in real life any more, though they may have done some years ago. It’s a stock phrase of comedians when they want to portray a big, thick northener from Yorkshire or more usually Lancashire.
What is the difference between EEE and Thump?
Ee or eeh is an exclamation, like oh. Common in Lancashire. Thump is another euphemism, in fact a general term to replace other swear words. Thus: “What the thump (H)eck ee thump. Heck is a euphemism, a substitute for the word hell, when the latter was considered a severe swear word.
What is the difference between thump and Hell?
Thump is another euphemism, in fact a general term to replace other swear words. Thus: “What the thump (H)eck ee thump. Heck is a euphemism, a substitute for the word hell, when the latter was considered a severe swear word.
What is the origin of the phrase “dumb as a secret”?
This term comes from cockney rhyming slang,[1] a form of communication originated in old east London by merchants to communicate with each other in a way that is disguised and incomprehensible to outsiders. Unlike most rhyming slang expressions, it is still in semi-popular use both in London and outside.