Mulligan is a surname originating from Ireland, coming from the Irish Ó Maolagain literally meaning “grandson of the bald man”.
Q. What nationality is the name Milligan?
Irish
Table of Contents
- Q. What nationality is the name Milligan?
- Q. What does the surname Milligan mean?
- Q. Is Berk a swear word?
- Q. Why is a 1000 called a grand?
- Q. Why is a pony 25?
- Q. Why are glasses called bins?
- Q. Who has cockney accent?
- Q. What’s cockney slang for watch?
- Q. What is a Janet slang?
- Q. What does Nesh mean in British slang?
- Q. Why is Barnet slang for hair?
Q. What does the surname Milligan mean?
Milligan is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, coming from the Irish Ó Maolagain literally meaning “grandson of the bald man”.
Q. Is Berk a swear word?
‘Twat’ is not a swear word. For example, the word ‘berk’ is now so inoffensive as not even to make Ofcom’s list of naughty words. But when it was first coined in the 1930s it was short for ‘Berkshire hunt’, Cockney rhyming slang for a word that no politician would dare utter on the radio.
Q. Why is a 1000 called a grand?
The use of “grand” to refer to money dates from the early 1900s and as disconcerting as it may be to some people, comes from America’s underworld. But in the early 1900s one thousand dollars was considered to be a “grand” sum of money, and the underground adopted “grand” as a code word for one thousand dollars.
Q. Why is a pony 25?
£25 is known as a pony in slang & it’s believed to have originated during the Raj in India where some old Indian Rupee banknotes carried pictures of animals like pony £25 & monkey £500 on them. £50 is a bullseye. There is no £25 note only £20 & £50 etc. The term comes from the picture on an Indian 25 Rupee bank note.
Q. Why are glasses called bins?
On the subject of ‘bins’ this expression is the cockney rhyming slang for glasses, as in reading glasses, so if someone is having trouble looking up a number in a telephone book you might say put on your ‘bins’.
Q. Who has cockney accent?
Londoners
Q. What’s cockney slang for watch?
Kettle and hob = watch This is a confusing phrase as it doesn’t rhyme with its modern day meaning. The term means watch, which has stemmed from a fob watch which was a pocket watch with attached to the body with a small chain.
Q. What is a Janet slang?
(slang, humorous) to rip off; to steal, cheat or swindle; to scam.
Q. What does Nesh mean in British slang?
Nesh is an English dialect adjective meaning ‘unusually susceptible to cold weather’ and there is no synonym for this use. The word comes from Old English hnesce meaning feeble, weak, or infirm and is a cognate with the 16th century Dutch word nesch typically meaning damp or foolish.
Q. Why is Barnet slang for hair?
In 1896, a film was made about Barnet Fair, entitled Barnet Horse Fair. The term ‘Barnet Fair’, normally shortened to ‘Barnet’, has become rhyming slang for ‘hair’. “Barnet Fair” is the name of a song by Steeleye Span.
