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Originally posted by SilverHeels:
Kenyon, as we say over here: you jammy so-and-so!
(dont ask me to explain the meaning of that ridiculous expression) :D
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cop out Bru!!
OK so just what does "jammy mean? those of us with the undoubted benefit of an British upbringing know instinctively what it means but for furrinners I found this:-
english
2. colloq
Said of a person: lucky.
3. colloq
Said of a job, etc: profitable, especially at little cost in effort.
Etymology: 19c
a google led me to:-
http://english2american.com/dictionary/cat_misc.html
where I also spotted this that previously perplexed Bru!!
blimey expl. A nice mild expletive, blimey is (in terms of rudeness) on a par with "wow" or "my goodness". It was originally part of the phrase "cor blimey", which was apparently a contraction of "god blind me" which was in turn an abbreviated version of "may god blind me if it is not so". To prevent alarm, though, it's worth saying that I've used this word a number of times and so far god has made no attempt whatsoever to blind me, whether what I was saying was true or not. Nowadays "cor blimey" is much rarer, but still used.
for "jammy" it says:-
jammy adj. Lucky. Slang - often seen in the phrase "you jammy git", uttered graciously on some sort of defeat
another good site was:-
http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/arc...p/t-98071.html
witch has several amusing responses to the question of what Jammy means when used in conjunction with the expressive little word "git"
an international example - and there are many (so apologies if this derails the thread) - but i used the term 'jammy git' in conversation wiv a yank this morning and got a completely blank look, possibly for iro both words.
Ok so what does the acronym IRO stand for the consensus of opinion indicates
" Acronym ... IRO, -, In Respect Of.
anyone know where the term 'jammy' comes from? ... or 'git' for that matter?
"The expression mentioned earlier "jammy git" meaning a lucky person relates to jam of course. There is another expression about wanting "jam on it" refering to someone who wants more, they want jam on their bread.
Anyone who has jam on their bread is lucky or "jammy". I used to hear this in Devon but I think it is fairly universal. Git is just a bloke and is vaguely perjorative but in the case of "jammy git" the sense is one of jealousy...
I would add "Where of course git means a so-and-so"!
John Fowles
[ January 23, 2006, 14:11: Message edited by: johnfowles ]