Can you give me at least site 5 examples of it and I'll select you as the best answer!
2007-06-08 18:08:53 · 4 answers · asked by alice_fan 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Words used in everyday speech but not classed as slang.
1) grub - can mean either dirty child or food. eg He is a little grub. The grub was great.
2) maggot bag - a meat pie, single serve size. eg Are you eating a maggot bag again?
3) Kid - a child. I have one kid, it's a boy.
4) adam's ale - water. eg I had a drink of adam's ale.
5) knickers - underpants. eg It was so frightening I got skidd marks in my knickers.
2007-06-08 19:09:51 · answer #1 · answered by jemhasb 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Examples Of Colloquialism
2016-09-28 00:18:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Can you give me at least site 5 examples of it and I'll select you as the best answer!
2015-08-10 11:44:58 · answer #3 · answered by Venessa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard these from my grandparents and my mom: all from the south
It's so noisy in here, I can't hear myself think.
I'm worn to a frazzle. (very tired)
It came a real gully-washer last night. (lots of rain)
She’s pretty as a speckled pup.
Don't take any wooden nickels
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
i am as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
2007-06-08 18:49:56 · answer #4 · answered by tygr 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I kicked over a rock and there you were.
2015-06-13 13:54:30 · answer #5 · answered by Oliver 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋