Crivens! Surely that's a Real Word...

[Enk]

but damned if i can find what it means :)

[André Coutanche]

Post by Enk
but damned if i can find what it means :)

*****

I seem to be first in, though I'm sure there are people here who are Scots
by birth and culture as opposed to Scotch by absorption which is more my
case.

It's as real a word as all the other words in the English/Scots/Merkian et
al language(s) which mean 'Goodness gracious me!' or 'Dang my hide' or
'Crikey'. In fact, I think that 'Crikey' is a pretty good equivalent, since
it has distinct passé overtones (I stand to be corrected by any passing
Scots, or nutted by any passing Pictsies).

ISTR that Billy Connolly many years ago had fun with 'Crivens', using it to
take the p*ss out of the Edinburgh and Kelvinside set.

André Coutanche

[Urquharts]

Yes, I'd say 'Crikey' is a good English equivalent: both are
euphemisms for 'Christ' (used as an expletive).

Regards

Doug Urquhart

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 10:14:33 +0100, "André Coutanche"

Post by André Coutanche

Post by Enk
but damned if i can find what it means :)

*****
I seem to be first in, though I'm sure there are people here who are Scots
by birth and culture as opposed to Scotch by absorption which is more my
case.
It's as real a word as all the other words in the English/Scots/Merkian et
al language(s) which mean 'Goodness gracious me!' or 'Dang my hide' or
'Crikey'. In fact, I think that 'Crikey' is a pretty good equivalent, since
it has distinct passé overtones (I stand to be corrected by any passing
Scots, or nutted by any passing Pictsies).
ISTR that Billy Connolly many years ago had fun with 'Crivens', using it to
take the p*ss out of the Edinburgh and Kelvinside set.
André Coutanche

...

[Henry Polard]

Post by Enk
but damned if i can find what it means :)

'Crivens' always reminds me of a childhood favourite of mine, 'Oor Wullie',
('Our William' in English).
A typical saying of his was 'Jings, crivens and help ma' boab!', (pronounced
'bob').
Oor Wullie is a wee Scottish lad who appears in a comic-strip in the
Scottish (?) newspaper The Sunday Post along side 'The Broons'.
You might like to look here - www.geocities.com/oorwullie_uk1/ for more
details. Or here - www.thatsbraw.co.uk

Also see:

http://www.crivens.co.uk


Henry Polard || Crivens!

[Jeroen Geilman]

Anyone else thinking Steve Irwin here?

I'd really rather not - dangerous baby-tossing sod !

[Steve Williams]

Anyone else thinking Steve Irwin here?
I'd really rather not - dangerous baby-tossing sod !

His baby, his call!

Steve
I can't think of anything funny at the moment but when I do I'll get back to
you.