What does mucker mean in Scottish?

mucker (plural muckers) (UK, slang, Southern England, Northern Ireland) Friend, acquaintance.
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What does the slang term mucker mean?

noun. Slang. a vulgar, illbred person. Informal. a person who often does or says the wrong thing; bungler.
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Where does the word Mucka come from?

It has its origins in England and Ireland where the term "Mucker" is slang for a low labourer who removes muck (waste, debris, etc.) from a mine, stable or construction site, also used for comrades in the trenches of WWI. In Northern Ireland, the term is also slang for a friend or acquaintance.
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What does mucker mean in Yorkshire?

1) An occupational term and by-name found in the records of Bolton Priory; probably a servant who was responsible for attending to the muck or manure produced on site.
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What does me old cocker mean?

to pamper or spoil by indulgence. noun. 2. British informal. a mate (esp in the phrase old cocker)
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What does me old fruit mean?

old fruit (plural old fruits) (Britain, slang, dated, sometimes as a term of address) An old friend; an old chap or fellow.
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What does Muka mean?

muka n pl. (literary) Agony, torment, ordeal.
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What does my old China mean?

(one's) (old) china

slang One's close friend. The term comes from rhyming slang in which "china" is short for "china plate," which rhymes with "mate." Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Bring your china to the show then—the more, the merrier. It's always great to spend time with my old china.
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How are you in Irish slang?

Grand (an iconic bit of Irish slang) Grand means OK. You'll hear it most commonly used as a response to, 'How's it going'/'How are you feeling? '/'How are you today?
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What does Feck off mean in Irish?

Irish English

It notably lacks the sexual connotations that "fuck" has, but can otherwise be used to replace "fuck" in any other way—this includes terms such as "fecking", "fecked", "feck off", etc. It is also used as Irish slang meaning "throw" (e.g. "he fecked the remote control across the table at me".)
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What do they call bathrooms in Ireland?

In Ireland, 'the jacks' means 'toilet', most commonly used to refer to public bathrooms.
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What is a Cockney sparrow?

Cockney sparrow: Refers to the archetype of a cheerful, talkative Cockney.
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What does China plate mean in Cockney?

It's Cockney rhyming slang from London. China plate' = mate (friend).
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What does the name Mooka mean?

Mooka is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: healer.
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What is the meaning of Muka demon?

Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god Shiva. It is commonly used as a male given name in India.
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How do you make Muka?

Māori extracted and processed muka by:
  1. scraping the outer flesh from the leaves with a mussel shell.
  2. rolling, soaking, and beating the fibre.
  3. hand-rubbing it several times to soften the threads for weaving.
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What does it mean when someone says your fruity?

Fruity definition

(offensive slang) Gay or effeminate. adjective. 52. 10. (informal, derogatory, LGBT, of a male) Effeminate or otherwise flamboyant or homosexual.
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What does fruity mean slang?

Slang. insane; crazy. Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
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What does fruitcake mean in slang?

fruitcake. / (ˈfruːtˌkeɪk) / noun. a rich cake containing mixed dried fruit, lemon peel, nuts, etc. slang, mainly British a person considered to be eccentric or insane.
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Is Adele a Cockney?

Adele is not a cockney (The joy of small things, 20 November). Adele is from north London, which has its own accent, and is definitely not within the sound of Bow bells. Not all Londoners are cockneys.
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Is West Ham Cockney?

West Ham United is traditionally a club of working class Londoners who often relate to themselves as 'the cockney boys', while Millwall (although being set in working class London) identifies more with the geographical area (South London) where they are situated, than with their heritage.
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Are there any Cockneys left?

Well there are of course still Cockneys in London but less and less as the years go by and in many inner-city areas, this ancient London English is being replaced by the more exotic Multicultural London English, with it's youthfulness and numerous ethnic influences.
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What do the Irish call potatoes?

The main Irish word for potato is “práta” (prawh-tah) and it's this word that is used most of the time. There are loads of other options, however, if you wish to be more precise. We take a look at some of the most spud-tacular words. Sadly, the word paidrín is also the Irish term for the rosary.
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