beni-bouflou
, lit: ‘a blessed eater of everything’
biche-la-mar
sea cucumbers or trepang. Also:
bicho do mur.
Corruption of French
bèche-de-mer
Bride
pint of beer, so named for its foaming white ‘train’
brique bleu
unusually large molluscs (of the Gastropod class) harvested by first century
EC
Efican dyeworks. A source of ‘Efican Blue’. Lit: ‘blue bricks’
cambruce
a hick, farmer, an inhabitant of Nez Noir. Probably a corruption of French
cambroussard
cancerette
cigarette
case-latrine
poor quality red wine. From French
caisse poitrine
, lit: ‘chest-breaker’
cash parole
automatic teller machine card
casserole
a spotlight
couchette
a small bed or crib, sometimes a small bedroom
Croco cristi
untranslatable expletive with origins in first century
EC
cant.
Christi
possibly from Sacristi or Holy Cow,
Croco
from Crocodile
croix cakes
round poppy-seed cakes. The
croix
(French ‘cross’) may have its origins in the cross-hatched pattern of icing
dab
father, dad
demi-botte
gumboot, Wellington. Also:
demi, demon
dos-sack
back-pack
dreck
shit. From Yiddish
Enteralis
any tree of the predominantly Efican genus
Enteralis
facheur
thief. Corruption of French
faucher
, ‘to steal’
frere
comrade
frippes
trousers, threads. From French
frippes
, ‘wrinkles’. Also:
thrippes
ganja
dried leaves of the Indian hemp plant
Cannabis sativa.
From Hindi
gaja
, from Sanskrit
grnja
Gardiacivil
police
gazetted
to be married. From first and second centuries
EC
, when civil marriages were published in the Government gazette
gen
a man, a gent
governor
to work for the governor
is to work for the ruling class, to be a stool pigeon, to be untrustworthy
illico presto
immediately; hurry it up. From Italian
presto
jon-kay
money. From French colloq.
jonc, joncaille.
Also: John Kay
Jules
man in general
Lasto-net
synthetic bandage developed in Efica 370
EC
Lasto-net is the registered copyright of Hellas Enterprises
Leko
an ellipsoidal reflective spotlight
lever man
a burglar specializing in forced entry
lolo
breast. Most likely from French child’s cry for milk,
‘lait, lait’
loup
mad, rabid
meccano
equestrian rig invented by Spencer Q. Stokes to train bare-back riders. A central post supports an arm like the jib of a crane from which the student is suspended
mo-ami
my friend. Corruption of French
mon ami
mobile-amor
sedan chair
mo-chou
common endearment. Corruption of French
mon chou-fleur
, ‘my cauliflower’
mollo mollo
relax, take it easy
Mongrel Day
a warm, overcast, windy day
mo-poulet
common endearment, lit: ‘my chicken’
Moosone
the wet season
mouette
a gull-like bird indigenous to the southern islands of Efica
Muddy
Member of the Efican Democratic Party
mug-wallop
untranslatable abusive term. Probably cant, from first century
EC
musico
a flatterer, a crook. Also: a musician
parsley
pubic hair.
To put the asparagus in the parsley
, to have sexual intercourse
patapoof
a fat person
pea and thimble man
a fairground con-man
penguin
policeman
perroquet
a green drink made from crushed ice, green lime cordial, seltzer. From French
perroqet
, ‘parrot’
petite tente
small tent used by family circuses in islands of Efica
petticon
little cunt (esp. vulg.). Corruption of French
petite con
pissmarie
a nurse (vulg.). From
santamarie
playing card
small fish, usually silver bream
porpoise
penis
rak-rok block
three-dimensional jigsaw invented in Efica, now manufactured under licence in Europe and Voorstand
rikiki
the little finger, an under-sized person, a 4 fl.oz. glass of beer. Corruption of French
riquiqui
ringhard
a bad actor. From colloq. French
ringard
, ‘a real zero’
riveter
a homosexual (vulg.)
roteuse
any effervescent wine, sometimes champagne. Possibly from French
roter
, ‘to burp’
santamarie
a nurse
shapoh
the boss, the person in charge. From first century
EC
, most likely from French
chapeau
shooting star
prostitute
skipjack
fish of the genus
Pomatomus
common in Efican waters
sorcier
(as in
Pin-ball sorcier)
a share trader who uses computers to make buying and selling decisions
sock
car tyre
soup server
an actor who plays small roles
spanker
backside
Sparrowgrass
common name for a tall thin person
spin drier
a woman who extracts money from men. Very strong connotation of ‘drying’ as relating to male ejaculation
Starbuck
first two rows in the Efican circus, traditionally marked with stencilled stars. These seats have backs, hence also: