Lies Your Parents Told YouI once overheard a neighbour use the phrase "nig nog". I asked my father what it meant. As quick as a flash he said, "It's a type of biscuit. A bit like a hobnob." Can you beat this? BTW: We're keeping this thread open for an extra week as we're enjoying the stories so much.
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Fraser has joined the Moomins., Wed 14 Jan 2004, 13:29)
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Not strictly lies...Poor Mrs Bob, her mum was constantly using made up and mispronounced words instead of the real ones when she was in her formative years, leading to confusion in later life. Obviously this would have caused her considerable gip at school and still on occasion I hear the odd random word pop out; bless.
Examples:
legwarmers = satsumas
washing basket = tumbler
chimley
amblumps
skelington etc, etc
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