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Ηθικολόγος
Πατατοψαράδικο
Μαγαζί που πουλάει πατατούλες και μπακαλιάρο.
Constantinos
Apse ta fota tou pashou - Switch on the passage lights.
My mum would always send me to turn the…
Pav Mastihi
HALLOUMINATI THE BAND
The name of the band Halloumunati is a Grenglish name for a punk/ rebetiko…
Panais
A few words from the property world
Σεβεγιος (seveyios) derives from surveyor
Βακα (vaka) means v…
Sofia Koutlaki
This is a sample from US immigrants from my native island of Kassos, Dodecanese. Its dialect origin…
Loulla Georgiou
Έλα να πάμε Shioppi
Let’s go shopping
Πιός θέλει Fish a chi
Who wants fish and chips?
Είν…
Natasa
My grandma is Cypriot and she grew up in London and when she cleans she would always tell me to go …
Kyri P.
i fenza (sing.) - fenzes (plural) = fences
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Sharap = quiet (from shut up) e.g. 'kamnis sharap?…
Angeliggi
Pieiji - pie man (pie-i-ji)
Moukshak -milkshake
Scarob - scourer courtesy of my dad
Fabrigs - f…
Eve Michael
Basso - bus
Mappos - mop
Slippoues - slippers
To billin - the bill
Pano
Ponojeff - headache
Stoffa- fish shop pan
Peripexid - mocked
Negatch - negatcho
Gooms - koume…
Andry M
Baso - bus
Boxi - box
Nistepseeing - fasting
Palmers Gri - Palmers Green
Chinezika - Chinese
…
Andrew
Issuriess - Insurance
Marss and Spesser - Marks and Spencer
Machdonas - McDonalds
Checki (or che…
Angie Gray
Creeps - crisps
Cucumbac - cucumber
Paracetama - paracetamol
Marina Lambrou
Polishmano for policeman!
It looks and sounds so odd but it’s essentially police+man+o.
It s…
MIRANDA
Sosinja- sausage
Fishbury park - Finsbury Park
Tornepikekani- Turnpike Lane
Kitchoui - kitche…
Niki
Notissa - naughty girl
Busseri - bus driver
Cheki -cheque
Slaisa - slice
Taxiji - taxi driver
…
Ηθικολόγος
Γουεμπλούλης, Γουεμπλούλα, Γουεμπλούλες, Γουεμπλούληδες
Ο κάτοικος του Γουέμπλεϊ ή εκείνος που κ…
Ηθικολόγος
Σαουθγκεϊτούλης, Σαουθγκεϊτούληδες, Σαουθγκεϊτούλα, Σαουθγκεϊτούλες
Ο κάτοικος του Σάουθγκεϊτ …
Dora Michaelides
BAMBI BEDS is the Greek word for Bunk Beds (as used by my dad)
MAKRELS (as used by Greek friend …
George Georgiou
Fishadiko - Fish and Chip shop.
Pi-as - The man who delivers Pies to said Fish amd Chip shop.
Bay…
CHRISTINA GEORGIOU
Possoffy =Post Office
skioupissa = stupid girl, as in 'bladdy skioupissa bou esai banayia mou'…
andreashcy
Hartakas = Heart Attack ( Έπιαντον ο χάρτακας)
Busso = Bus
Ketlos = kettle (βάλτον κετλον πανω - …
Pav Panayioti Mastihi
Οι πιτλοι/ the Beatles ( the band, not the insects)
Ο ποηφρε/ boyfriend
Η κεηφρε/ the girlfr…
Pav panayioti mastihi
GORY
Gory roughly translates as hey you or hey girl used when women address each other.
Tech…
Terry Jacovides
Fuckinglikia
This has always been one of my favourites, referring to an altercation where it's …
Das
Baso = bus
Dasbi = dustbin
Bastoui = little shit
Interneck = internet
Birmiha = Birmingham
B…
Lena
Ishouries= insurance
Freeza=freezer
Sausa=saucer
Postatzis=postman
Parathiras=window cleaner
B…
Maria
Kitchi for kitchen
Toile for toilet
Hodeli for hotel
Televisho for television
Grema for crea…
Marina
Θα πάρω την μπασκέτα, να πάω στην μαρκέτα να πάρω δκιο τρεις μπόξιες φρούτα, μετά να πκιάνω το πάσο…
Frosa
Buso. - bus
Caro. Pronounced Garo - car
Marketa - market
Trucki - truck