today’s foolscap : foolscap [fr. a former watermark representing a fool's cap] 1) chiefly Brit. : a sheet of writing or printing paper
Quotes :
today’s wwftd is… haver today's haver : haver [origin unknown] chiefly Brit. to hem and haw : stall for time (as by useless talk); hence, havering <she was
today’s wwftd is… friggle today's friggle : friggle [freq. of frig] Brit. dialect : to fuss over trifles: putter hence: friggled, friggling (trifling about) "Why do
today’s wwftd is… Rachmanism today's Rachmanism : Rachmanism [after Peter Rachman, London landlord, whose unscru- pulous practices became notorious in the early 1960s.] Brit.
today’s wwftd is… chav today's chav : chav [perhaps fr. Romani chavo, unmarried male] Brit. slang (derogatory) : a young person of a type characterized by brash
today’s wwftd is… swingeing today's swingeing : swingeing [fr. swinge, to flog] Brit : very large: whopping "This was more than a kerfuffle... The authority of the
Ajouter un commentaire