2007-03-19 01:34:55 · 5 answers · asked by adam C 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
pancrack:-TS
Unemployment benefit. On the pancrack.=on the dole. Heard several theories about this 1.The chitty you got in the 1930s was only enough to fill a pan. 2. 'pancrack' was an acronym for the abbreviation on the ‘chitty’.It’s a Cornish word brought in by miners to the Cleveland Iron Mines.
2007-03-19 01:47:14 · answer #1 · answered by enchanted mermaid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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pancrack:-TS
Unemployment benefit. On the pancrack.=on the dole. Heard several theories about this 1.The chitty you got in the 1930s was only enough to fill a pan. 2. 'pancrack' was an acronym for the abbreviation on the ‘chitty’.It’s a Cornish word brought in by miners to the Cleveland Iron Mines. I don’t, as yet, know which, if any, is correct
2007-03-19 08:45:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pancrack is an old Teeside word for Dole. So I am guessing your granddad is a geordie.
2007-03-19 08:47:38 · answer #3 · answered by howualldoing2day 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting, never heard of that before. I'd like to know what the answer is.
2007-03-19 08:40:09 · answer #4 · answered by andri_uk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't it occur to you to ask your granddad first?
2007-03-19 08:39:20 · answer #5 · answered by MoiMoii 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋