Bill Cranny's definitions

GBH

grevious bodily harm

He was lucky he wasn't done for murder, but he had a sharp brief who even got him off the gbh charge.

by Bill Cranny December 16, 2003

bovver boots

high-laced boots favoured by skinheads and other undesirables

they put their bovver boots in and busted three of his ribs

by Bill Cranny December 16, 2003

bovver boy

cockney pron. for bother boy; a skinhead or other thuggish anti-social no-brain

This gang of bovver boys crashed the party and wrecked the place.

by Bill Cranny December 16, 2003

wind-up merchant

a teaser, especially of gullible people

He's a real wind-up merchant, to him every day is April Fool's Day.

by Bill Cranny December 16, 2003

Stand on me!

Believe me!

Stand on me! Would I tell you a lie?

by Bill Cranny December 16, 2003

doh-ray-me

money, cash, currency

I was totally out of day-ray-me so had to stay home and watch telly

by Bill Cranny December 16, 2003

SKY

sky rocket: cockney rhyming slang = pocket

I nicked the dosh, slipped it in me sky and had it away on me toes = I stole the money, slipped it in my pocket and ran away

by Bill Cranny December 16, 2003