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Nick
Postoffi = Post Office
Nagsiade = Nags Head pub Holloway Rd
Stamba = Stamp
Banga = Bank
Sauseng…
Yianna
Letta (singular), lettes (plural) = lettuce
Stekki = steak
Beiko = bacon
Frizza = freezer
I ha…
Chris (via Twitter)
Plural of chicken? Τσικια - Chickya.
In chip shop - fkarta chickya na ksibaosoun! 😂
Mr Way and Panteli S. (via Twitter)
When I was a kid it was stedde, but since I married, my girls have Yiayia’s. Also, I used to sleep …
Panteli S. (via Twitter)
We loved it when with mum we would get the bussoh (bus) to sanbangra (St. Pancras) board the drenno…
Angeliki E. (via Twitter)
Pieijis (pie-i-jis) as in the pie man! Θα πάω να πληρώσω τον pieijis 🤣 chip shop chat.
Savvas Savva
When I came to England someone told me
Έβαλα τεπόζιτο για σπίτι και μετά κάτι έγινε και το έχασα …
Themis
Hartono to kitsoui
Literally putting new wallpaper in the kitchen
Can be understood to mean that …
Kyri P.
Grillota (η γκριλλόττα) = griddle plate / wire rack tray for grilling
Sip
Fogies, pronounced like greek φώκιες. “Το Λονδινο eshi πολλες fogies”. = it’s very foggy in london
Maria Panayiodou
Busairis = bus conductor my mum and friends used this word in the 70’s
Taxigis = taxi driver
George skordis
Rashion from rationing.word used by enclave persons in the maronite village of kormakitis for the w…
Anastasia
My Yiayia and Bapoo use the Gringlish word ‘hoteli’ for ‘hotel’ rather than the standard Greek word…
Spurs Andro
Mapo Mop
Mooshamas Floor lino
penn'es penny's (coins or pens)
sausinjar sau…
Anastasis Tavropoulos
Here's some Cypriot
Chiaera - Chair
Koutchises - to hit something (with a projectile) from Engl…
Iacovos Neophytou
Που εν η κόρη σου;
Μα εν ηξέρω. Is suppose to είσιεν ν´αρτει σήμερα.
More code-switching, t…
Iacovos Neophytou
Έλα να σ´ακκάσω - Elephant and Castle
Source: My dad. He tells of an old lady who described th…
Iacovos Neophytou
Πρόσεχε, εν πολλά κκράφτησσα τούτη.
- Be careful, she is very crafty / deceitful / untrustworth…
Mariou
Umboola = ambulance
Cofflax = cornflakes or any other breakfast cereal
Katia
Knithete κνιθετε = scratching
Ampou lalis = ti les
Centra heati = central Finchley
Kori jo
Ass cream - ice cream
One pow - one pound
Chutterkka - chartered accountant
Shoh peeng - shoppin…
Costas
" kamneis ligolai" do you offer legal aid - persons looking for solicitor that does legal aid w…
SpartanStathi
Unbisteftable - blend of unbelievable and 'abistefto'
Blondissa - blonde woman
Chigoui - as in 't…
Kat
Bitchissa (Bitch)
Gerraravitz (Get out of it)
Sulla na bitchi (son of a bitch)
Polishmanos (poli…
Andreas Pavlou
Baso- λεωφορείο
Fishatiko- fish and chips shop
Boksi- κουτί
Ινδιάνος--indian
Televijon- τηλεόρα…