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Arts & Culture > Poetry & Prose > A - Z Contd. 'D'
 

A - Z Contd. 'D'

Daft ‘Stupid’ or ‘silly’. If, I were to put an item of clothing on which ideally, was meant for a far ‘younger’ person i.e. a teenager and, I wasn’t too ‘confident’ about how I looked, I might ask Bedrock “do I look daft”?
To which he would probably reply: “you look like Mutton dressed up like Lamb”!! . . . (The definition of which will be in the ‘M’ section) . . .
Dekko A ‘Look’, i.e. “Come and take a ‘dekko’ at this”
Dicky Unsound,  if you were about to walk on a wooden suspension bridge and it looked a bit ‘unsafe’ you could describe it as looking a bit ‘dicky’. Also, if you had a tummy problem and felt a bit sick, you could describe your self as having a ‘dicky’ tummy (rhymes with sicky’)!
Diddle To ‘swindle’, but not in a massive way, for instance: check your change when paying for a purchase – make sure the cashier hasn’t ‘diddled’ you.
Dim Not, in the sense of a ‘low light bulb’. More a person who isn’t very intelligent. (I, was extremely, ‘dim’ at maths at school) [this, is one thing I did, agree with my teacher on]!!!
Dishy A good looking man or woman, can be called ‘dishy looking’.
Divvy – Very, similar to ‘daft’, but mainly used in South/East/North London (the ‘West End’ is a bit ‘posher’ and have their ‘own’ dialect, to which, I am not accustomed . . . . )lol!
D.I.Y. Do It Yourself. Luckily, I have landed myself with a husband who can (and will) undertake all sorts of household and other tasks, without the need of a professional person (with the exception of electrical work)!
Dollop –: A (for instance) dollop of mashed potatoes,  un-ceremonially served onto someone’s  plate.

posted on May 29, 2008 1:53 PM ()

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My God! I had no idea you had a whole other language. I'm just in awe!
comment by shesaidwhat on May 31, 2008 7:05 PM ()
I love these definitions. I've been copying them to my word processor. When you get to Z, I'll send them over to my husband's computer. He'll love them, too!!
comment by sunlight on May 30, 2008 8:16 PM ()
I am a bit dim when it comes to your language but with your help I will soon be brill!
comment by elkhound on May 30, 2008 5:54 AM ()
DIcky; short for Richard also.
comment by tracy on May 29, 2008 3:08 PM ()
Can't wait till you get to "p"! Ruth does not even understand "potch" and she was half Welsh. Good luck and great idea for a post. Did you add "CWTCH under C?
comment by tracy on May 29, 2008 3:04 PM ()
I am so envious of your D.I.Y.D.H. Whenever my HD gets a daft idea to build or fix something all the neighbours come for a dekko. He's so dim he doesn't diddle them. His project is sure to be dicky. At least he's dishy and I get a dollop of love from him daily.
comment by nittineedles on May 29, 2008 2:40 PM ()
So... how would you describe a 'dicky fit'?
comment by lynnie on May 29, 2008 2:07 PM ()
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