MrSebSinM to The Far Side · 7 days ago21 November 2024imagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down10
arrow-up181arrow-down1image21 November 2024MrSebSinM to The Far Side · 7 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squaremindbleachlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoIt’s a weird one. An expurgation of a word that’s not remotely vulgar. Halfway to Cockney rhyming slang, where a common phrase has a tangential substitution.
minus-squarefibojolylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoCockney was my first thought as well but it’s not it, is it? It’s more like shizzle rhymes, you know? A playful messing with words. Words, shmords!
Ah! I did not know the expression, haha! Cheers!
It’s a weird one. An expurgation of a word that’s not remotely vulgar. Halfway to Cockney rhyming slang, where a common phrase has a tangential substitution.
Cockney was my first thought as well but it’s not it, is it? It’s more like shizzle rhymes, you know? A playful messing with words. Words, shmords!