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sherman noun

Act of self-pleasure

Origin

From a Steve Bell cartoon in The Guardian around the time of the Falklands War

Collector

Mark – 1980s
Mark Iliff – owner

Notes

Follows the template of Cockney rhyming slang, eg:
look = butcher’s [hook]
suit = whistle [& flute]
tie = Peckham [Rye]
hair = Barnet [Fair]
head = loaf [of bread]
money = bread [& honey]
cheque = Gregory [Peck]
mate = china [plate]
prick = Hampton [Wick]
arse = Khyber [Pass]
fart = raspberry [tart]
titty = Bristol [city]
wig = syrup [of figs]
starvin’ = Hank [Marvin]
…though I disdain to include berk!
—M

Submitted: 27/02/2023 by Mark ● Last updated: 04/09/2024 12:19 by Mark

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