Contributions

Pav Mastihi

Posted on 05 Jun 2019

HALLOUMINATI THE BAND

The name of the band Halloumunati is a Grenglish name for a punk/ rebetiko…

Natasa

Posted on 04 Jun 2019

My grandma is Cypriot and she grew up in London and when she cleans she would always tell me to go …

Anna

Posted on 04 Jun 2019

These I heard today from my mother-in-law:

H κουμπανία - company
Ο μάνατζες - manager
O λάλος …

Tagged: London, West

Pav panayioti mastihi

Posted on 03 Jun 2019

GORY

Gory roughly translates as hey you or hey girl used when women address each other.

Tech…

Andreas

Posted on 02 Jun 2019

Londresos/Londresa
Someone who leaves in London

Christos Georgiou

Posted on 01 Jun 2019

Fishley = Finchley (North London)

Postoffi = Post Office

Stamba = Postage Stamp

Busso = T…

Pedro Demetriou

Posted on 01 Jun 2019

Bango

This has always been used by my family when referring to the breakfast table.

E.g. Na …

Valerie Nangle

Posted on 01 Jun 2019

Darlymou- my darling

I am not Greek - but spent years working within the Greek community in Nor…

Tagged: Darling

Kyri P

Posted on 31 May 2019

Do Basso - the bus
Karpeto - carpet
Do kitchin - kitchen
To keto - kettle

My mother came o…

Tagged: Mum's, dialect

Pav Panayioti Mastihi

Posted on 31 May 2019

Two hysterically funny examples involving my sister.

In the 60s we grew up in Captain tow. My p…