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Lewis Collins' tortoise · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 2:27 pm Post subject: You're Having a Turkish....

Ere�s a suggestion.

Does everyone know about rhyming slang?

A recent trend in its use has been to use the names of well known celebrities as a short slang for everyday things.

E.g.

I�m just off down the pub for a couple of Britneys.

Britneys: Britney Spears = beers.

Or.

I just got these lovely pair of Tonys down Walthamstow market.

Tonys: Tony Blairs= flares(trousers).

How about an equivalent in Turkish?

A)Have you seen Sarah�s new bloke? He�s a bit of an old Nasreddin. Must be 60 if he�s a day.

Nasreddin�..?

B) You can�t use the public phone. It�s out of order. Got smashed up by a couple of Mustafas the other day.

Mustafa�..?

Anybody else got any suggestions�..

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

yaramaz · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject:

Nasreddin Hoca...er...codger? Pogaca? Soldier? Old-ja?

Lewis Collins' tortoise · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:54 pm Post subject:

Golightly · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 8:17 am Post subject:

Mujde Ar - Car
Sibel Can - Tan.

Lewis Collins' tortoise · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 10:51 am Post subject:

Do I have to make all the running here?

I Ajda, that you shouldn't bother paying for it. I've got a mate who can fiddle your Deniz so you get it for free.