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no 1 for cheesy bugs
Oh yes we are and I still have no idea why woodlice are called cheesybugs in the bit of the world I grew up in (South London/North Kent borders). I have discovered this though and do recognise a few of the words. I suspect that a lot of them aren't just Kentish, surely most people know what 'chawing', 'doobrie', 'goosegogs', 'pog' and 'shrapnel' mean?
mrs mcmuffin on 29 Mar 2005 @ 07:07 PM ✲ Permalink
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Those words mean that I need to get me an English/English language dictionary.
Posted by: Karan | 29 Mar 2005 20:13:35
Never heard of 'chawing' or 'pog' and I live here! I'd agree that the others are not exclusively Kentish.
Posted by: Kirsty | 29 Mar 2005 22:11:35
OK...here's what I really think,
using my vast knowledge of hillbilly speak...chawing is the chewing of tobacco;
pog is a citrus drink made up of Pineapple, Orange and Guava juice (notice the initials); and
shrapnel is that sharp stuff that files when bombs explode...
I seriously doubt that those are Kentish definitions.
Posted by: Karan | 29 Mar 2005 22:20:16
Nice try, Karan. Chawing or chaving is stealing, pogging is giving someone 'dirty' looks or just staring at them (as in 'you pogging my bird'?) and shrapnel is the name for the odds and sods of loose change.
Posted by: mrs mcmuffin | 29 Mar 2005 23:16:38
I'm number one for "colin firth blogs", hence all the hate comments I get these days :-S
Posted by: Steve | 30 Mar 2005 08:52:29
"crodster" is inspired - gonna see some use in the near future!
Posted by: pepper | 31 Mar 2005 11:41:02
