English Romany word for money. Originally means burning embers and in other european Romani dialects 'angaar' still has that meaning. In 18th and 19th century English 'coal' also meant money. Wonga is the romani calque.
by klidenengro September 10, 2004
easy, pleasasnt - from an Urdu (originally Persian)word 'khwshi' meaning 'happiness' or 'ease'. Came into English directly from India via British Army slang of the early 20th Century. Not to be confused with kushti which comes into English from Romany
by klidenengro February 04, 2004
prison. romany word 'staripen', an immovable thing or place from which you cannot move, ultimately connecterd to the word 'stasis'
he's doing stir
by klidenengro January 30, 2004
A sweet that is sucked. The interesting thing about this word is that originally meant a toffee apple. It is a fairground word from the Romany 'loli phaba', meaning red apple.
Telly Savalas sucks lollipops
loli phaba maishinava khal, khal,
yek pash tutir, yek pash mandir, hop, hop, hop. (Romany song)
loli phaba maishinava khal, khal,
yek pash tutir, yek pash mandir, hop, hop, hop. (Romany song)
by klidenengro November 06, 2011
happiness, in good order. Romany word used by super-chav Jamie Oliver. Kushtipen was once the English Romany word for 'happiness' from a Persian word meaning 'happiness' see kushti, kushty, cushti
easy-peasy, kushti
by klidenengro February 13, 2004