klidenengro's definitions

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

stir

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

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

pills

testicles. They usually work in pairs. Romany word 'pele' meaning testicles. see goolies

mince my pills (expression of mild astonishment)

by klidenengro January 30, 2004

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.

she's got him under the cosh, poor sod

by klidenengro January 30, 2004

cushti

see kushti

very cushti

by klidenengro February 13, 2004

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