klidenengro's definitions

Lollipop

A sweet that is sucked. The interesting thing about this word is that originally meant a toffee apple. It is a fairground word from the Romany 'loli phaba', meaning red apple.

Telly Savalas sucks lollipops

loli phaba maishinava khal, khal,
yek pash tutir, yek pash mandir, hop, hop, hop. (Romany song)

by klidenengro November 6, 2011

spiv

an ancient chav trying to make you buy something either that you don't want or something that is in short supply. Associated with showy dressing habits, shiny suits and inappropriate hats, etc. Romany word from the word 'spuvel' to push

he dresses like a spiv

by klidenengro February 13, 2004

cosh

n. lump of wood, used to hit people. v. to hit with a lump of wood. Standard European Romany word 'kaasht' meaning a piece of wood.

she's got him under the cosh, poor sod

by klidenengro January 30, 2004

juk

dog. chav or pikey word from the Romany word juklo meaning a dog

the juk don't bite, do 'e?

by klidenengro February 13, 2004

didicoy, didicoi, also didd-

gypsy, pikey, chav etc. Romany word of respect for male of older generation. 'dadika' = father

diddikois welcome!

by klidenengro January 30, 2004

cushty

happiness, in good order. Romany word used by super-chav Jamie Oliver. Kushtipen was once the English Romany word for 'happiness' from a Persian word meaning 'happiness' see kushti, kushty, cushti

easy-peasy, kushti

by klidenengro February 13, 2004

kit

Clothes, something that is removed when someone gets their kit off. Originally Kittel, a white cotton or linen robe worn by orthodox Jews on certain holy days (also used as a shroud), overall, smock. Yiddish from MHG ultimately from Arabic source, cogn. with ‘cotton’

Helen Mirran is famous for taking her kit off

by klidenengro January 30, 2004