schtick

the party piece of an entertainer, patter, German - stueck. Enters English from Yiddish

singing is not my schtick

by klidenengro February 04, 2004

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 04, 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

kushty

see kushti

kushty does it

by klidenengro February 13, 2004

cushti

see kushti

very cushti

by klidenengro February 13, 2004

Lollipop

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)

by klidenengro November 06, 2011

cushty

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