stir

prison. romany word 'staripen', an immovable thing or place from which you cannot move, ultimately connecterd to the word 'stasis'

he's doing stir

by klidenengro January 30, 2004

spiel

well rehearsed patter of salesperson or advocate of particular cause (1896), to gamble (1882), to play music (1870) also Spieler meaning a gambling club

don't give me that spiel

by klidenengro January 30, 2004

pills

testicles. They usually work in pairs. Romany word 'pele' meaning testicles. see goolies

mince my pills (expression of mild astonishment)

by klidenengro January 30, 2004

gazump

Also gesumph or gesumpf, said to have come into the British property business from the second-hand car trade in the 1970s. originally means to swindle, cheat or steal, now means to outbid (peculiar to the English and Welsh housing market). Ultimately derived from a German word meaning to put into a swamp or, in the modern idiom, to dump in the shit. first recorded in English in 1928

the bastards gazumped me

by klidenengro January 30, 2004

punch

to hit with the fist. Romany word for 'five'. To give someone a bunch of fives. Not to be confused with the word 'punch' meaning a drink with five ingredients, which is not a Romany word, but a Hindi word. The Hindi for 'five' is 'paanch'.

he punched him in the nackers

by klidenengro January 30, 2004

schtick

the party piece of an entertainer, patter, German - stueck. Enters English from Yiddish

singing is not my schtick

by klidenengro February 04, 2004

mush

Romany word for a lad. The modern standard European Romany word is 'mursh'

oi, mush!

by klidenengro January 30, 2004