Contributions

Yiayia Christina

Sweetchariko - the sweet shop / corner shop
nautikoui / nautikoua - little naughty one
shesikoui …

Mr Way (via twitter)

Tin Batiha sou- reference to someone’s head 😁

Andy (via twitter)

If we're doing shops today

🐟Fishatiko - Fish and Chip Shop
Restorun - Restaurant
Bren Cro - B…

Pantelis S (via twitter)

Checkarre .... check / look at.
Boxie .... box / crate.

Cos Costs

Not sure if this has already been mentioned but when I was young:

The Sweet Shop = “sweetchitiko…

Greg Theoharis

"En en" was a phrase my Yiayia and Pappou used which was added as a confirmation at the end of a st…

Koulla Y. (via twitter)

What about postagis (postman)?

Pantelis S (via twitter)

Sarjis .. Sergeant
Gabedanios ... Captain
Billotos .. Pilot
Aeroblano ... Airplane
Ellicobte…

Kyri P.

fatta (or farta) = fat woman

Peter Papacosta

I remember my yia yia when she tried to say thank you. It came out as thekyou

Keko

Some of the many many grenlish words I hear from my grandparents:

Kkonteina (singular, feminine)…

LURUCiNALI

pinas = peanuts

ais borg krisbi leters = crispy iceberg lettuce

garlegs = garlic

brod bi…

Mar mar

Daspi- dust bin
Blokos - street block

Andy (via twitter)

Plumas (Plumber)
Lektrisha (Electrician)
Fishas (Fish and chips shop owner(ME)) and my favourit…

Mr Way (via twitter)

Polishmanos
Chefis
Cumboy (cowboy) was a nickname for a friend

Pantelis S (via twitter)

Farmathoros .. farmer
Gaffejis .. cafe owner
Hehmasta .. headmaster
Cuntunt .. accountant
D…

Longjacket

Fishburi Park- Finsbury Park

Longjacket

Banga- Bank
Postofi- Post Office
Postijis- Postman
Kedlon- Kettle
Machdonna- Mcdees
Ston Turko…

Andy P

Hari Pak Lane
Some kind of Cypriot malfunction when trying to say Turnpike Lane but morphing it wi…

Andy P

Mashingez
Machine Guns

Andreas Georgiou

Ela funni Castle - Elephant and Castle

Exapenni - old pre decimal sixpence

To Exapenni - Wool…

Michele

I heard another one tonight from my auntie -emoovare ...
She moved!!

Maria

Gayfren.... girlfriend 😂 that's what my father in law said tonight 😂😂😂

Maria

Before I forget.
Grenglish word
Unsure if it's been used

Parkari... Ebien Na Parkari 🤣

Sotiris Hajittofi (sidney)

box- boxin. boxes- boxia(boksha, it's important to get the pronounciation correct)
list- lista,…

Sotiris Hajittofi (Sidney)

box- boxin. boxes- boxia(boksha, it's important to get the pronounciation correct)
list- lista,…

Maria N. (via twitter)

My Dad’s aunt lived in St John’s Wood - she would say she took “the buso to Captain Down to go to …

Andy (via twitter)

Continuing with the add an "a" to English words to turn them into Cypriot, how many people had thei…

Kyp

Crookithes = crooks or scammers

Xpisto

Yiayias favourite singer:

Gliffdis - cliff richards

JohnA (via twitter)

Buseri
Fishatiko
Nti-keta = generic word for train pass, theatre seat or parking fine

John

Brand names. All my parents toothpastes were Gol-gate

John

A very good friend of mine created the word antisiseptic. Pronounced the Greek way Andi...etc. she …

Cos

Hoping some of these qualify. Some of these relate to the fish and chip business my parents ran. Do…

Kyri

As it's hay-fever season my Grenglish word is "Apptchuristigga" I sneezed.

Rebecca Z. (via email)

Blockarisnemo / blockaristiken , blockaro , blockaredde Mas .

Lydia

Polishmanos = Policeman

Katerina

Kichi -kitchen

Choftes

To talk choftes is to talk rubbish.

"You chat choftes"

"What is this choftes"

Athi

Parkin- parking

Stallo

Notisa = naughty.
Hotelli = hotel.
Chinezika = Chinese
Stub…

Anna & George G

Billi - bill
beboui - baby
shoppia - shops

Pepa

η λέττα - οι λέττες: letter-letters
✉📧📨📩📬📭📮

Stallo

Orinja = orangeade

Michael H. (via email)

In Australia the Cypriots say "ordeno" for "order". This is used when someone calls for to order fo…

Nicos

Clapshomjuckshone
Clapham junction
Wimbledon - wimblieadon

Soteres Polydorou

Koungri (concrete)
Pistola (any hand tool that resembles a hand pistol)
Rufkianos (raffian)
For…

Pav masthi

Πιζινες/ πιζινες Μάν ( obviously business/ business man. The way it’s used has cultural connotation…