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| − | This is a Cockney soundbank. | + | This is a Cockney soundbank. The name "Geezer" refers to the term "Dodgy Geezer", which is a stereotypical term used to describe untrustworthy persons at London markets often selling stolen, forged or otherwise tainted merchandise. An example of an archetypal Dodgy Geezer is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Boy Del Boy], the lead character in the BBC sitcom ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Fools_and_Horses Only Fools and Horses]''. |
Revision as of 23:23, 12 November 2021
| Filename | Transcription | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Amazing | Blimey, mate! | |
| Boring | Give it a rest. | |
| Brilliant | Well stone me. | Not completely sure about "stone". |
| Bummer | Oi! You mucking around, or what? | |
| Bungee | Ooooh, me plates. | me = my; not sure about "plates" |
| ByeBye | To the Queen – God bless her! | |
| Collect | *click* Luh-ver-lee! | An exaggerated Cockney pronunciation of the word "Lovely." |
| ComeOnThen | Oi! You want some? | |
| Coward | Oi! Come back here! | |
| DragonPunch | 'Ave that! | 'ave = have |
| Drop | ♩ ♫ Knees up Muvva Brown ♬ ♩ | From the song Knees Up Mother Brown |
| Excellent | 'Ave a go son! | 'ave = have |
| Fatality | God rest his soul. | |
| Fire | I warned ya! | |
| FireBall | ♩ ♫ Roll out the barrel ♬ ♩ | From the song Beer Barrel Polka |
| FirstBlood | Spill my pint, will ya? | |
| Flawless | I ain't seen nothing like it! | |
| GoAway | Now, look here! | |
| Grenade | ♩ ♫ Any time you're Lambeth way ♬ ♩ | From the song Lambeth Walk |
| Hello | Hello, guv. | |
| Hurry | Come on! | |
| IllGetYou | You'll get yours, mate. | |
| Incoming | Hello, what's your game? | |
| Jump1 | oof | |
| Jump2 | Ooooooh... | |
| JustYouWait | If I have to come over there! | |
| Kamikaze | ♩ ♫ 'Ave a banana! ♬ ♩ | From the song Let's All Go Down the Strand; 'ave = have |
| Laugh | Hah! Luv a duck. | "Love a duck" is a shortening of "Lord love a duck", which is a mild and inoffensive expression of surprise. |
| LeaveMeAlone | Leave it! | |
| Missed | Oi! Watch it, mate! | |
| Nooo | Lawks-a-lawdy! | One of the only 5 versions of Nooo that doesn't have a sustained or fade-out ending. |
| OhDear | Cor blimey! | |
| OiNutter | A right cock-up, and no mistake! | |
| Ooff1 | oof | |
| Ooff2 | Oof! | |
| Ooff3 | OOF! | |
| Ow1 | Ow! | |
| Ow2 | Ow. | |
| Ow3 | Ooh. | |
| Oops | Oh, God. | |
| Orders | Oi guv, you're the boss. | |
| Ouch | Hey! | |
| Perfect | Sweet as a nut, mate. | |
| Revenge | What a blinkin' carry-on. | |
| RunAway | Time I was off. | |
| Stupid | Get out of it. | |
| TakeCover | Run for it, lads! | |
| Traitor | Stitched up like a kipper. | |
| Uh-oh | Uh oh. | |
| Victory | ♩ ♫ My old man said follow the van ♬ ♩ | From the song Don't Dilly Dally on the Way |
| WatchThis | 'Ave a butcher's at this. | "Butcher's hook" is Cockney rhyming slang for "look". |
| WhatThe | Eh? | |
| YesSir | I'm on the case! | Said quite fast! |
| YoullRegretThat | Oh, that's just peachy. |
Notes
This is a Cockney soundbank. The name "Geezer" refers to the term "Dodgy Geezer", which is a stereotypical term used to describe untrustworthy persons at London markets often selling stolen, forged or otherwise tainted merchandise. An example of an archetypal Dodgy Geezer is Del Boy, the lead character in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses.
