by The Orange Phoenix January 06, 2008
by Black Belt Jones September 15, 2003
by Clinto-beans July 13, 2006
by Clinto-beans July 13, 2006
This is a colloquial phrase in Australia to "carry on like a pork chop", maning that someone is behaving in a silly or stupid way.
This expression is a truncated version of the longer and more widespread phrase be like a pork chop in a synagogue; this has been around since the 1950s. Since pork is forbidden food for Jewish people, to describe something as being like a pork chop in a synagogue means that it is highly inappropriate, embarrassingly out of place, and quite unwelcome. The Australian expression carry on like a pork chop has now shifted the focus from inappropriateness to foolishness. (Often happens with truncated expressions — they kind of go their merry way!)
This expression is a truncated version of the longer and more widespread phrase be like a pork chop in a synagogue; this has been around since the 1950s. Since pork is forbidden food for Jewish people, to describe something as being like a pork chop in a synagogue means that it is highly inappropriate, embarrassingly out of place, and quite unwelcome. The Australian expression carry on like a pork chop has now shifted the focus from inappropriateness to foolishness. (Often happens with truncated expressions — they kind of go their merry way!)
by rynoplastered December 23, 2010
by MistahTom July 28, 2005
You can't outrun a Pork Chop!
by talk2me-JCH2 April 01, 2021