British phrases

sproglet · 11-11-2006, 05:23 PM

Pikey is a Gypsy or more commonly these days a scumbag twat with limited or no education who spends their days getting pissed/stoned and being a general annoyance (trailer trash I suppose)

Three sheets to the wind is an interesting one, it does imply a pissed condition but it dates back to the Royal Navy days when sails needed to be constantly adjusted depending on the wind conditions. If the crew were busy getting pissed below deck instead of seeing to the rigging, then the sails could flap aimlessly in the wind hence the term three sheets to the wind.

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11-11-2006, 05:23 PM	#10
sproglet small in a big way. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The British Empire Posts: 94	Pikey is a Gypsy or more commonly these days a scumbag twat with limited or no education who spends their days getting pissed/stoned and being a general annoyance (trailer trash I suppose) Three sheets to the wind is an interesting one, it does imply a pissed condition but it dates back to the Royal Navy days when sails needed to be constantly adjusted depending on the wind conditions. If the crew were busy getting pissed below deck instead of seeing to the rigging, then the sails could flap aimlessly in the wind hence the term three sheets to the wind.

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