just interested...;0)
2006-11-17 13:22:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
yeah...add to that...why is a man called a bloke...where the hell did that come from?...well spotted...;0)
2006-11-17 13:27:33 · update #1
As far as I know, the slang word goes right back to the Middle Ages, when a "burd" was a poetic name for a "lady". You can still read old ballads about "Burd Ellen".
The name was early on confused with the word "bride" as well as "bird" and has become one of the most common British slang terms.
2006-11-17 14:27:55 · answer #1 · answered by Girl Machine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a British slang for a women the Beatles used it back in the 60's Why I don't know. They call a guy a Bloke go figure.
2006-11-17 13:26:02 · answer #2 · answered by bramblerock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the Liver bird weather vane on top of the Liverpool insurance building ,in Liverpool
2006-11-17 13:30:31 · answer #3 · answered by The Little White Bull 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told women were called birds because of the worms they pick up
2006-11-17 13:31:54 · answer #4 · answered by Jane S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/bloke - Sorry too tired for all that copy and paste but here is half of your answer and I think the female side is pretty much answered.
2006-11-17 13:35:22 · answer #5 · answered by william john l 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bird came from 19th century turkey farmers
used to describe something they put their D ick in
2006-11-17 18:44:48 · answer #6 · answered by simon_b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its english, a bird is a female bird a c o c k is the male.
2006-11-17 13:27:29 · answer #7 · answered by cedley1969 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it originated in England, but I could be wrong (I usually am).
2006-11-17 13:24:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in all my years i never heard that one b4,,but these femaLE avatars look more like ducks than women
2006-11-17 13:26:15 · answer #9 · answered by native,pride 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it something to do with nesting?
2006-11-17 13:29:16 · answer #10 · answered by dawleymouse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋