Big girls blouses

[alanporter]

A recent post referring to the above attracted 111 replies. Could someone please explain it's meaning ? A VERY big girls's blouse could perhaps be used as a spinnaker, but ??????????

Alan Porter

 

[Guest]

It was a notherners saying used in a '70's sitcom - meaning wimp.

Most big girls blouses actually seem to be used for keeping a pair of fighting ferrets in.

Geoff

 

[paul_lomax]

"her arse moves like a bag full of ferrets" being another popular northern phrase.

I'm from hup north originally..

 

[kgi]

Two zepplins in a dead heat.............

 

[Gunfleet]

Canadians are almost foreigners, so you deserve at lease one serious reply along with all the funny ones below. It is an expression meaning 'softies' and is used to comic effect, as in. 'you softies are worried about one little hole in your boat'. It implies effeminacy too, sometimes. Our northern correspondents will give you loads of examples, often for some reason associated with southerners. I can't think why.

 

[Cornishman]

When you get involved with North v South I do wish you would make an exception for the far South West. We have more in common with Northerners than they other up-country folk, although our desecration of the Queen's English is very different!
Big Girls' Blouses? Our Big Girls do still wear smocks.

Farming's scat
Fishing's scat
Mining's scat
Ah! Well, back to wrecking

 

[Gunfleet]

I was offering the poor man a sidelight on English private grief. I am far too cowardy custard to disagree with either rufty tufty pasty boys or rock hard northerners who live in unheated lean-to's. Anyway, down here in Essex the girls only wear one sleeve in their blouses, of no matter what size (girl or blouse). Sometimes it is a sight for sore eyes, more spitfire jib than spinnaker.

 

[LadyInBed]

Re: Essex girls

My wife has two nieces that live in Essex, their names are Sharon and Tracy!

 

[Gunfleet]

Re: Essex girls

Be very very careful my friend. Don't forget the Peasants' Revolt started here.

 

[LadyInBed]

Re: Essex girls

and the Peasants are still revolting.

Ah! the old ones are still the best.

 

[Ohdrat]

Other slang for a big effeminate softy are:

Big Jessie
Wooos
Soft Shite

 

[chas]

two melons jostling for a view..............

 

[tcm]

Re: where in the north?

well i'm from the north and i've not heard ferret, whippet nor pigeon-related sayings in this context. But of course it could be a local dialect, perhaps even so local that it was a few streets. Or maybe even just you?

 

[Twister_Ken]

From Essex...

...you can sometimes see the beautiful Isle of Sheppey (pollution permitting).

Those of you anxious to explore its charms, and who have an idle moment or three, might do worse than to start by going to:

http://www.sheppeyscum.com/

 

[JEG]

Re: From Essex...

Re Big girl's blouses - in the sixties anyone with short arms & deep pockets was referred to as a big girl's blouse.

 

[Opinionated]

Re: Essex girls

We must be related then !!!!

(I don't have to agree with YOUR opinions, but I'll defend your right to express them).

 

[Cornishman]

Re: From Essex...

We used to call them Yorkshiremen