Contributions

Louis

This is wonderful and would be a shame to lose the cypriot/english language as spoken by that immig…

Melanie

Ναξιέν Nags Head Holloway
Θα σε βρω στο Ναξιέν
Μήτρα = metre

John

Brand names. All my parents toothpastes were Gol-gate

Pav masthi

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

Place names (via twitter)

- Fishbouree puk (from Pantelis S.)

- Palmers Greek (from Marina L.)

- Wooogree (from Christi…

Sotiris

I have 2 brilliant words nobody knows about. They are probably worth about £1000 each. But you can …

Andreas Pavlou

Baso- λεωφορείο
Fishatiko- fish and chips shop
Boksi- κουτί
Ινδιάνος--indian
Televijon- τηλεόρα…

Pav Mastihi

FIFTY SHADES OF GOUBEBIAS: AN ALBUM BY HALLOUMUNATI

What wonderful names for band and an album. …

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…

Pav Mastihi

HALLOUMINATI THE BAND

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

Helen Evangelou

Bobligao = Public House (pub)
Exapenni = Woolworth (everything for sale was under sixpence, someti…

Yianna Hajiantonis

In the early days we used to have Scotties (another brand name like Kleenex) tissues.
We used to …

Pav Panayioti Mastihi

Μαππος/ mop
Χουβα/ vaccume cleaner
Μιτρα/ meter (as in gas or Electric meter. Possibly not used n…

Pav Panayioti Mastihi

Two hysterically funny examples involving my sister.

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