tradizzjoni tas-sikkina

Tradition of the knife, A Maltese tradition when a man from one family hands a knife(ceramonial) to another man from different family to create a union between the families. A tradition dated back to before the 1500's

we must preform the tradizzjoni tas-sikkina

by micromassa January 17, 2025

chucking a sickie

A phrase from Australian slang. Used when someone has called off work, claiming to be sick, when they are in fact fine and just don’t want to go into work for any reason

Ethan: Oi, Dave, you wanker, I thought you had work today? What’re you doing in the bar?
Dave: Yeah nah, I’m chucking a sickie.

by EnglishMakesMeWantToDrink September 30, 2025