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Bacon lardon is London Cockney rhyming slang for an erection (hard on).
interj Christ. By this I don’t mean that Britain is under the grip of a strange new religion where Jesus Christ has been replaced by a man called Gordon Bennett, who came to earth in the guise of a used car salesman to save humanity from eternal damnation. No, I mean more that this is a general-purpose expletive, used in a similar context to “Christ!” or “Bollocks!”: Your brother Tommy’s won the lottery! / Gordon Bennett! Its source lies in the mid-19th century with James Gordon Bennett, son of the founder of the New York Herald and Associated Press (who was also called Gordon Bennett, in case you thought this was going to be simple). Born with cash to spare, Gordon Jr. became legendary for high-roller stunts and fits of notoriety including urinating in his in-laws’ fireplace, and burning money in public. His name entered the lexicon as a term of exclamation for anything a bit over the top.
Derivative of the name of a champagne; Cordon Negro.
Gordon Bennett is Cockney slang for an exclamation of anger or frustration. (The original GordonBennet was an early th century car−racing promoter).
eight pounds (£8), cockney rhyming slang for eight, naturally extended to eight pounds. In spoken use 'a garden' is eight pounds. Incidentally garden gate is also rhyming slang for magistrate, and the plural garden gates is rhyming slang for rates. The word garden features strongly in London, in famous place names such as Hatton Garden, the diamond quarter in the central City of London, and Covent Garden, the site of the old vegetable market in West London, and also the term appears in sexual euphemisms, such as 'sitting in the garden with the gate unlocked', which refers to a careless pregnancy.
Hand and fist is London Cockney rhyming slang for very drunk, intoxicated (pissed).
Garden path is London Cockney rhyming slang for bath.
Gordon and Gotch is London Cockney rhyming slang for a watch.
Gordon (shortened from Gordon and Gotch) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a watch.
An expression of surprise; an euphemism avoiding the word 'God.', Based on James Gordon Bennett II, a 19th century hot-air balloonist and pilot who supposedly flew a small one-man plane into a barn, whilst lookers-on exclaimed: "Gordon Bennett!" The shortened name contributed to the popularity of the phrase, which died out and then regained usage in the 1980s. More information about Bennett and other famous Gordons, here: http://www.quinion.com/words/articles/gordon.htm
Covent Garden was old British rhyming slang for a farthing. Covent Garden is London Cockney rhyming slang for pardon.
Exclam. An exclamation of anger or surprise. Has as much emphasis as most expletives despite its inoffensive nature. See associated article Gordon Bennett for etymology.
Garden shed is London Cockney rhyming slang for red.
Golden Hind is London Cockney rhyming slang for blind.
Garden hose is London Cockney rhyming slang for nose.
Gay Gordon is London Cockney rhyming slang for traffic warden.
Beg your pardon is London Cockney rhyming slang for garden.
Idiot, very stupid person. In 1978, the word 'moron' got a new lease of life when Jilted John released a song with the line, 'Gordon is a moron.' When someone has been called a moron, they would then invariably protest that they can't be because their name isn't Gordon. You retaliate by giving them the nickname Gordon.
Garden plant is London Cockney rhyming slang for aunt.
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adv.
In golden terms or a golden manner; splendidly; delightfully.
conj.
If; though. See An, conj.
n.
One of three fabled sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, with snaky hair and of terrific aspect, the sight of whom turned the beholder to stone. The name is particularly given to Medusa.
n.
To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for.
v. t.
A small flag or streamer, as that carried by cavalry, which is broad at one end and nearly pointed at the other, or that used to direct the movements of a body of infantry, or to make signals at sea; also, the flag of a guild or fraternity. In the United States service, each company of cavalry has a guidon.
n. pl.
The garden producing the golden apples.
n.
One of a sect in the United States, followers of Joseph Smith, who professed to have found an addition to the Bible, engraved on golden plates, called the Book of Mormon, first published in 1830. The Mormons believe in polygamy, and their hierarchy of apostles, etc., has control of civil and religious matters.
n.
A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.
a.
Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
n.
A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. Cf. Grand cordon.
n.
Jordan.
adv.
Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), / ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces.
a.
Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions.
n.
A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.
v. i.
To lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture.
a.
Golden.
n.
Alt. of Jorden
v. t.
To cultivate as a garden.
a.
Like a Gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a Gorgon face.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Mormons; as, the Mormon religion; Mormon practices.
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