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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I always thought it meant that's the truth. But for lazy people who wanted to use one word instead of three. Or 4, if you make that's into that is...  "
Word.
Or
Yes, I agree with this 
I believe it’s London speak. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What does it mean when people say "word" followed by someone's name?
Feel free to add other definitions, for Bob's your uncle etc  "
I have no idea, I have never said "Word Morningstar" or any other name. |
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By *MP3Man
over a year ago
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"Bob’s your uncle stems from the time when Lord Salisbury (Robert Cecil) was succeeded as Prime Minister by his nephew Arthur Balfour in 1902 "
I'm assuming he was married to a Fanny? As in, "Bob's your Uncle, Fanny's your Aunt". |
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By *arkb73Man
over a year ago
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"Bob’s your uncle stems from the time when Lord Salisbury (Robert Cecil) was succeeded as Prime Minister by his nephew Arthur Balfour in 1902
I'm assuming he was married to a Fanny? As in, "Bob's your Uncle, Fanny's your Aunt"."
That I don’t know |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What does it mean when people say "word" followed by someone's name?
Feel free to add other definitions, for Bob's your uncle etc "
I believe it's a sort of an equivalent of "true that".
Heard it many times in US movies. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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Do people really use these phrases by the way?
I've heard john thomas a few times but recently been made aware of gordon bennet and billy no friends.
Who came up with those  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"To the best if my knowledge I've never heard of it. That probably means I'm going to hear it frequently now."
I've had that with "ta", I lived in uk for 9 years and never heard of it, then one day everybody started saying it! |
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"What does it mean when people say "word" followed by someone's name?
Feel free to add other definitions, for Bob's your uncle etc "
“Bob’s your uncle” to me means, there you go or there you have it
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"Do people really use these phrases by the way?
I've heard john thomas a few times but recently been made aware of gordon bennet and billy no friends.
Who came up with those "
Billy no mates is how we say it
It’s old slang, just like Cockney rhyming slang. It’s dying out but I prefer the old sayings rather than some of the new ones
Why oh why does “sick” now mean something is good |
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"Ok so it means the truth.
I thought it's like a summon, like you've done something bad and someone says "word" to make you come to them for scolding"
I think you mean “word Bob” ? If so then someone wants to talk to you privately away from your current surroundings. It’s laziness instead of saying “can I have a word please Bob” |
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