Slang
Fog and British Slang
By Judy Green
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Bob’s your uncle British equivalent of “et voila!”
Example: “Bob’s your uncle – you are out of the fog!”
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Curtain Twitcher a nosey neighbour
Example: “If it had not been for the fog, she might not have been a curtain twitcher. Or a spy.”
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Skew-whiff something that is askew. Often caused by fog or by being in one.
Example: “Is it just me or is that idea a bit skew-whiff? I think it’s conceptually foggy or perhaps I’m in a mental fog.”
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Take the Biscuit something highly irritating, a nonexistent medal of foolishness.
Example: “They were in a self-induced fog and unfortunately took the biscuit.”