Contributions

Vicky

Some words that we use...

Scooba- broom
Vaso- vase
Aparo- horse

My mum also said my yia yia…

Maria N. (via twitter)

My Dad’s aunt lived in St John’s Wood - she would say she took “the buso to Captain Down to go to …

Kyp

Gouglaro = to Google

Gouglareto = go google it

zoe

ti sidiroo = sitting room

to kichi

brettez = breakfast

sossinja = sausage

aiscri = ice…

Pav mastihi

As you do, you go to Σεσπουρι to do the σιοπια in the γεριμη the βρακα. No idea where his πασκεττα…

Εικονοκλάστης

Μιγκταουλάς/Μιγκταουλάδες: MGTOW. Για όσους δεν ξέρουν, MGTOW σημαίνει: men going their own way στα…

Kaela

Amboulans - ambulance
Hansfree - earphones
Toustro - two stroke motor oil
Molteeses - maltesers
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Λαζαρώ

Being born and raised in the uk, not london but manchester, i was good friends with georgiou s moth…

Chrisy L

My parents loved going to “travaska square” (trafalgar square)

My mum lived in “Tarpak Lay” (Tur…

MARIA KARAMANOU

My dad had a cafe in Ealing, West London and his friends would come in for:
sosija rollous - sausa…

SpartanStathi

Unbisteftable - blend of unbelievable and 'abistefto'
Blondissa - blonde woman
Chigoui - as in 't…

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 …

Tina K. (via twitter)

In our very early twenties we held our first barbecue. We were reliably informed by mum that we sho…

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 …

Pav panayioti mastihi

GORY

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

Tech…

Dave Wardle (married to a cypriot)

Mercendez for Mercedes... all Greeks love their Mercendez.. and if they go off road they need a Pa…