... do you know the origin of the word 'dreckly' in Cornwall UK?
Here's what I can get on urban dictionary:
An unspecified period of time, leaning towards sometime never. Has been described as Manana without all the rushing about. Derived presumably from directly, but given a Cornish twist.
I've been doing a lot of work travel to and from Cornwall for the last 2 years, and I've come across this in the dialect a lot. Usually comes up when I ask when is something going to get fixed. I've caught on pretty fast though - almost started using it myself :)
I imagine it's from the word "directly."
As in, "It'll be fixed directly."
Instantly.
But with clear sarcasm. As in, "In its own sweet time."
in Yidish dreck is the same as crap.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on September 06, 2013, 01:02:14 AM
in Yidish dreck is the same as crap.
in German 'Dreck' is the word for all kind of unwanted, polluted, dirty kind of soil
crap would be specified as "Scheißdreck" ;D
well since tonight is the new year of 5774 the Yiddish precedes the German. ;)
Happy New Year! then :) ... and don't forget to light some fireworks ...proably in the eastern direction ;) ...from a DDG ;D
Ha! I'll let my people know.
Quote from: endfire79 on September 05, 2013, 10:08:14 PM
... do you know the origin of the word 'dreckly' in Cornwall UK?
Here's what I can get on urban dictionary:
An unspecified period of time, leaning towards sometime never. Has been described as Manana without all the rushing about. Derived presumably from directly, but given a Cornish twist.
I've been doing a lot of work travel to and from Cornwall for the last 2 years, and I've come across this in the dialect a lot. Usually comes up when I ask when is something going to get fixed. I've caught on pretty fast though - almost started using it myself :)
I'll try and get in touch with my aunt or uncle, - I have to email them on a folk music thing anyway - they're into Welsh, Breton, and Cornish stuff. They are very "Cornish", lived near Penrhyn, just outside Falmouth for donkey's years - they'll know the Cornish connection, if any. PM me in a few days if I forget to reply on this.
^ When I go there, I usually stay in Falmouth and work in Helston
They sure like this drink over there:
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