Slang meaning of vallto. Online slang vallto

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tanner

sixpence (6d). The slang word 'tanner' meaning sixpence dates from the early 1800s and is derived most probably from Romany gypsy 'tawno' meaning small one, and Italian 'danaro' meaning small change. The 'tanner' slang was later reinforced (Ack L Bamford) via jocular reference to a biblical extract about St Peter lodging with Simon, a tanner (of hides). The biblical text (from Acts chapter 10 verse 6) is: "He (Peter) lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side..", which was construed by jokers as banking transaction instead of a reference to overnight accommodation. Nick Ratnieks suggests the tanner was named after a Master of the Mint of that name. A further suggestion (ack S Kopec) refers to sixpence being connected with pricing in the leather trade. An obscure point of nostalgic trivia about the tanner is apparently (thanks J Veitch) a rhyme, from around the mid-1900s, sung to the tune of Rule Britannia: "Rule Brittania, two tanners make a bob, three make eighteen pence and four two bobâ€¦" My limited research suggests this rhyme was not from London.

are you talking to me or chewing a brick

are you talking to me or chewing a brick

Phrs. Rhetorical, confrontational question to a person who is considered to be talking nonsense of too much.

dona juana (spanish)

dona juana (spanish)

Marijuana

nairn

nairn

An 'intensifier' that rhymes with 'bairn' and 'cairn'. Use as "Nairn size!", i.e. "That's huge!". Mark wrote in and suggested a possible origin of 'nairn. He remembered that he also used to say 'nairn' or 'nen' to mean â€œnoneâ€, as in "Giz' a sweet man Baz?", who might reply "Aa've got nairn left man!", i.e. "I've got none left!". This might have then been used as an intensifier when it became cool in the late '80's to use negatives and opposites as intensifiers, e.g. 'little ex' ('excellent').

GIG

Gig is slang for a performance by an entertainer, usually by a musician.