07-18-2021, 11:40 PM
(07-18-2021, 10:03 PM)BIAD Wrote: In my neck-of-the-woods, standard English hit the wall of Big Gordi's dialect and many expressions
changed. Such like:
Scran -Food.
There's plenty more!
Scran is an interesting one for me. In Aussie navy terms it's an acronym for "Shit Cooked by the Royal Australian Navy". I believe and if memory serves me correct the real term comes from RN years ago meaning an issue of "Sultanas, Currents, Raisins and Nuts" to the crew in rough weather or trying times. Saved firing up the galley. The 'head' (ship's dunny) was busy afterwards.
Kind regards,
Bally:)