Definitions by klidenengro

rinky dink 

handsome, cute, cool. from the Romany Gypsy word for good-looking, rinkano. now also has a dismissive perjorative usage arising from its apparent diminutive sense which arises from the internal rhyme

here's the pink panther
the rinky dink panther

rinky dink by klidenengro February 13, 2004

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

spiv by klidenengro February 13, 2004

juk

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

the juk don't bite, do 'e?

juk by klidenengro February 13, 2004

minge

cunt. Romany word meaning the same or waist

she flashed her minge

minge by klidenengro February 13, 2004

schtick 

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

singing is not my schtick

schtick by klidenengro February 4, 2004

cushy 

easy, pleasasnt - from an Urdu (originally Persian)word 'khwshi' meaning 'happiness' or 'ease'. Came into English directly from India via British Army slang of the early 20th Century. Not to be confused with kushti which comes into English from Romany

He sits on his arse all day, a real cushy number.

cushy by klidenengro February 4, 2004

Yar 

Friend. Urdu from Persian. wide range of meaning and usage from 'someone whom you have just met' to 'beloved'. Commonly heard 'arre yar' which is a term either of contradiction like 'come off it' or of surprise like 'fuck me'.

arre yaar!

Yar by klidenengro February 3, 2004