Today I Learned

[DanaC]

I haven't gat a Scooby, shortened from I haven't got a Scooby Do, meaning clue.
I'm Hank Marvin. (Shadows guitar player) meaning I'm starving.
You're having a Giraffe mate. meaning you're having a laugh..

The Hank Marvin one was used recently in an advert for some food or other.


*checks youtube*





From Lamp's wiki link:

In some examples the meaning is further obscured by adding a second iteration of rhyme and truncation to the original rhymed phrase. For example, the word "Aris" is often used to indicate the buttocks. This is the result of a double rhyme, starting with the original rough synonym "arse", which is rhymed with "bottle and glass", leading to "bottle". "Bottle" was then rhymed with "Aristotle" and truncated to "Aris".[2]

I think that is possibly my favourite example.

I also think the use of scooby, for clue is a great example that shows how dynamic this form of slang is - it isn't all from the days of cockney barrow boys, this stuff just sticks.