Contributions

Nadia S. (via twitter)

Neighbour of some cousins in Cyprus, who’d lived many years in London. They used to call her ‘Κουνά…

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

Vaso

Stochin - Stodgy

Christos

chiki - chicken
kookka - cooker

Kori jo

Ass cream - ice cream
One pow - one pound
Chutterkka - chartered accountant
Shoh peeng - shoppin…

sophia

con fleis = any cereal
marketa = market
ambula = ambulance
dasbi = dustbin
na bookaro = to b…

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…

Flora

Μαρκέτα ( supermarket)

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…

Christina C. (via twitter)

It's got to be #fishburypark..didn't realise until I was an adult that this was in fact #FinsburyPa…

Chris P. (via twitter)

My Yiayia used to call Camden Town ‘up and down’

Tina K. (via twitter)

My Yiayia used to use ‘jusdasay’ (just the same) and ‘abetchoo’ (I bet you) in her Greek sentences.…

Marianna M. (via twitter)

“Where did you parkares to car”

Gabriel (via twitter)

το κέττλο - kettle
μικκημάους - any form of cartoon
το ντάσπι - bin
η κούκκα - stove

Also,…

Polis L. (via twitter)

My grandma used to like going to the "marketa".

Oh, and my friend came up with "ξεκλάτσιαρε" to …

Petro N (via twitter)

I was about write to you & complain. But I had no "στάμπα" to put on the letter, so I was going to …

Kilo (via twitter)

Banga was a τράπεζα until my early 20’s 😩

Mappo

Sophia (via twitter)

Η γιαγιά μου λέει ότι πρέπει να 'cancellari' το ραντεβού της!

Yiayia at ATM/cash point: "Θέλω να…

Kimchi (via twitter)

Oh god, my mum and godmother have quite a few 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Caioukia = cake
Sausenges = sausages
Cig…

Panteli S. (via twitter)

mum would take us shopping with her to the "margetta" shops visited included "lidleewoos" (littlewo…

Soulla S. (via twitter)

MassaSpencers = Marks & Spencers

John

Turnpieglay = Turnpike Lane

Fishbury Park = Finsbury Park

The emergency = the immersion heate…

Ηθικολόγος

Σαουντκλαουντάκης: χρήστης του Σαουντκλάουντ

Pepa

Μουβαρίσκω (mouvarisko) = move house🏚️

πασκέττα = basket

o πόης - οι πόηες = boy / boys

Πλακατζής

Τζαμπαντζούλης: το υποκοριστικό του Τζαμπάντι Τζί

''Ξεσκίζομαι στα γέλια κάθε φορά που βλέπω τον…

Kyrie (George Kyriacou)

Hotelin - Hotel
o avgoboulis - The bloke who sell eggs!
Frichin - Fridge

Weston-super-Mare

Ηθικολόγος

Αϊσολγουερθίτης, Αϊσολγουερθίτες
Αϊσολγουερθίτισσα, Αϊσολγουερθίτισσες

Κάτοικος του Αϊσολγουερθ.

Sylvie manti

Pickup = record player

Pantelis S (via twitter)

Polishmannos ... policeman
Umbulla .. ambulance

Pepa

Ρεφιουτζής - ρεφιουντζίνα - ρεφιουτζήες = refugee (male, female, plural)

Η Νέρσα = nurse (female…

Pav Mastihi

FIFTY SHADES OF GOUBEBIAS: AN ALBUM BY HALLOUMUNATI

What wonderful names for band and an album. …

Athena M (via twitter)

Depósito = deposit
Inshouriance = insurance

Panos

Mickey Mouse = referred to all sort of cartoons/ animation on the TV.

Katia

Diklame sta mathkia = look at me in the eyes

Pepa

Αϊρέζος (Airezos) = Irish

Christala (via twitter)

Kabs (short for kabires) - toast

I recall acute embarrassment when suggesting 2 friends we have …

Kyri P.

Η ατρέσα (Addresa) =address
Το μαshίνι (Machini) = machine
H μαικροάβα (microava) = microwave ov…

Pav Mastihi

Οι αηρισς / the Irish (this is interesting because presumably my parents generation didn't know any…

Pav Mastihi

Yεεrology

The Yεεrologist

The name of a travelling van selling authentic Greek gyro in market…

Yiayia Katia

Koutsakotiri = mantalaki
Fizani is a glass jar full of sweets and they use the word FIZANI for the…