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nark

informer, someone who has got their nose into your business. Romany word 'naak' means nose. Not to be confused with the later American word with similar meaning which is an abbreviation for 'Narcotics Agent'
A coppers's nark
by klidenengro January 30, 2004
mugGet the narkmug.

strasse

Area of specific interest. Heard recently on BBC Radio 5, ‘Right up your Strasse’. Clearly calqued from ‘right up your street’ but with a tone of contempt. Does the rhyme and association with ‘up your arse’ have anything to do with it?
Right up your Strasse
by klidenengro January 30, 2004
mugGet the strassemug.

pal

Romany word for brother. Standard modern European word is 'praal'
he's no pal of mine, I wouldn't piss in his mouth if his teeth were on fire
by klidenengro January 30, 2004
mugGet the palmug.

cushti

very cushti
by klidenengro February 13, 2004
mugGet the cushtimug.

nackers

testicles. Arabic word came back with the Crusaders, used by Chaucer. Arabic word 'naqqaara' mans the huge drums slung either side of a horse. It originally meant v. big testicles. see pills. Not to be confused with knackered meaning 'exhausted' or 'tired'ultimately from a word meaning to re-cycle horses
do chavs shave their nackers? Does the Pope have a balcony?
by klidenengro January 30, 2004
mugGet the nackersmug.

cosh

n. lump of wood, used to hit people. v. to hit with a lump of wood. Standard European Romany word 'kaasht' meaning a piece of wood.
by klidenengro January 30, 2004
mugGet the coshmug.

dreck

filth, dirt, German word first used by James Joyce in Ulysses
dreck stinks
by klidenengro January 30, 2004
mugGet the dreckmug.

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