Re: R: RARA-AVIS: british terminology

From: Terrill Lankford ( lankford2000@earthlink.net)
Date: 07 Aug 2002


Luca Conti wrote:

> *Golly* is a derogatory term for a Black person.
> *Charver* is going to bed with someone.
> *Mods* and *Rockers* were two rival teenage movements fron the early
> Sixties. Mods used to ride Italian motor scooters (*Vespa*). I'm
> simplifying quite a lot, in this case...

And Miker, if you want to see the Mods and Rockers in action against each other big time, check out the movie version of The Who's QUADROPHENIA.

TL

P.S. - Congrats on finding that cap button on your computer.

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