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Gypsy

Descendant of the original Indian travellers who arrived in Western Europe after the downfall of the Byzantine empire in the 15th Century. The called themselves the 'Lords of Little Egypt' which contracted to Egyptians, Gyptians and eventually Gypsies or Gyppos. Little Egypt was the name given to the area we now call Turkey.
My mother said
I never should
play with the Gypsies
in the wood
by klidenengro January 30, 2004
mugGet the Gypsymug.

wonga

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.
moola, dosh, bread, wonga, I don't care as long as its money
by klidenengro September 9, 2004
mugGet the wongamug.

nerd

originally a 'dick-head'. From the French word 'noeud'(literally 'knot'), the slang meaning of which is the glans penis, the enlarged section at the head of the penis, hence 'dick-head'.
whadda nerd!
by klidenengro October 15, 2006
mugGet the nerdmug.

goolies

testicles. Hindi word 'goli' means a ball or small sphere. see also pills
she kicked him in the pills
by klidenengro January 30, 2004
mugGet the gooliesmug.

punch

to hit with the fist. Romany word for 'five'. To give someone a bunch of fives. Not to be confused with the word 'punch' meaning a drink with five ingredients, which is not a Romany word, but a Hindi word. The Hindi for 'five' is 'paanch'.
he punched him in the nackers
by klidenengro January 30, 2004
mugGet the punchmug.

cushy

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
He sits on his arse all day, a real cushy number.
by klidenengro February 4, 2004
mugGet the cushymug.

schtick

the party piece of an entertainer, patter, German - stueck. Enters English from Yiddish
singing is not my schtick
by klidenengro February 4, 2004
mugGet the schtickmug.

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