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Golden Hind is London Cockney rhyming slang for blind.
Expression of surprise/disbelief. Probably a "concealment" of the Cockney expression "Gawd (God) Almighty". Possibly (but doubtful) also the name of the first British footballer to land a contract for more than a million pounds. John R. writes: I agree with everything about your entry except the provenance of the word. I know a lot about football and the 1st million puond player was Trevor Francis, I have never heard of a player by the name of Gordon Bennet. Besides which, it is a very old expression pre-dating anything like that. This was sent in by Matthew Hill: I remember using the phrase Gordon Bennett quite often in the seventies and eighties whilst I was at school. My mother still uses it occassionally, so I can only surmise that it was a character who was famous at the time. However, there is a Gordon Bennett Memorial Hall in Thurcroft, South Yorkshire (my school was in Dinnington, South Yorkshire) which was built in the mid-eighties. Who it is named after I do not know, but it may provide another launch-pad for further research! (ed: So we still don't know who Gordon Bennett was. Has anyone got any more ideas where the expression came from - or why it originated?)
Covent Garden was old British rhyming slang for a farthing. Covent Garden is London Cockney rhyming slang for pardon.
Gordon Bennett is Cockney slang for an exclamation of anger or frustration. (The original GordonBennet was an early th century car−racing promoter).
Garden hose is London Cockney rhyming slang for nose.
Garden plant is London Cockney rhyming slang for aunt.
Gordon (shortened from Gordon and Gotch) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a watch.
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 By this I don’t mean that Britain is under the grip of a strange new religion where Jesus Christ has been replaced by a man called Gordon Bennett, who came to earth in the guise of a used car salesman to save humanity from eternal damnation.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.
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 path is London Cockney rhyming slang for bath.
Garden gnome is London Cockney rhyming slang for comb.
Derivative of the name of a champagne; Cordon Negro.
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
Beg your pardon is London Cockney rhyming slang for garden.
Garden gate is London Cockney rhyming slang for magistrate. Garden gate is London Cockney rhyming slang for eight.Garden gate is London Cockney rhyming slang for friend (mate). Garden gate is merchant navy slang for the first officer (mate).
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.
Gordon and Gotch is London Cockney rhyming slang for a watch.
Garden shed is London Cockney rhyming slang for red.
Gay Gordon is London Cockney rhyming slang for traffic warden.
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.
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Gordon Bennett may refer to: Gordon Bennett (artist) (1955–2014), Australian artist Gordon Bennett (football executive) (died 2020), English football manager
Gordon Bennett Cup may refer to: Gordon Bennett Cup (auto racing) Gordon Bennett Cup (ballooning), a gas balloon race Gordon Bennett Trophy (aeroplanes)
"Gordon Bennett" is an English-language idiomatic phrase used to express surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, frustration or exasperation. The expression
James Gordon Bennett Jr. (May 10, 1841 – May 14, 1918) was an American publisher. He was the publisher of the New York Herald, founded by his father, James
Lieutenant General Henry Gordon Bennett, CB, CMG, DSO, VD (15 April 1887 – 1 August 1962) was a senior Australian Army officer who served in both World
Gordon Bennett Cup was an annual competition which ran from 1900 to 1905. It was one of three Gordon Bennett Cups established by James Gordon Bennett
The Gordon Bennett Cup (or Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett) is the world's oldest gas balloon race, and is "regarded as the premier event of world balloon
James Gordon Bennett Sr. (September 1, 1795 – June 1, 1872) was a British-born American businessman who was the founder, editor and publisher of the New
Gordon Bennett (9 October 1955 – 3 June 2014) was an Birri Gubba and Darumbal artist of Aboriginal and Anglo-Celtic descent. Born in Monto, Queensland
COVID-19 pandemic. Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the Gordon Bennett Eliminating Trial, restricted to touring automobiles. As the Motor Car
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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.
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To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for.
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Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
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Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions.
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The garden producing the golden apples.
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To lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture.
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Of or pertaining to the Mormons; as, the Mormon religion; Mormon practices.
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A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.
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Alt. of Jorden
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The brindled gnu. See Gnu.
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To cultivate as a garden.
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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.
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Jordan.
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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.
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Like a Gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a Gorgon face.
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A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.
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Golden.
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In golden terms or a golden manner; splendidly; delightfully.
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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.
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Anything very ugly or horrid.
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