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What is a Jackson??
I am about halfway through reading Mondo Enduro. I have consulted my American/English dictionary to no avail. Would one of our British friends please explain to this yank what a Jackson is? I assume it is some kind of unsavory character. The Mondo boys refer to being Jacksoned, etc.
Remember, Winston Churchill once said "Our greatest difference is our common language." :smartass: |
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Jackson Pollocks - Bollox!
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Sorry, it made me put 12 of them in. |
Although Cornishdeity is correct with his interpretation of 'Jackson' I believe from what I remember from the book, that in the context it was used I believe it was thier slang for 'locals'.
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Cor blimey mate you need to check out your jackson pollocks here...
Cockney Rhyming Slang, London Slang, rhyming slang dictionary |
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Yes, not sure what apples and pears have to do with stairs either!
Think rhyming slang is just a step too far so our cousins, just like all those extra vowels. I would suggest that if they were 'Jacksoned' it meant bolloxed, in whatever context. (pissed, stoned, annoyed). |
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well, not long ago I bumped into Austin - as one does - and asked him, what is a "Jackson".
Jackson apparently is ..." a local whose name is unknown.." that obviously follows the fact that the local's name remained unknown for various reasons eg. limited linguistic interoperability ie. don't speak english and / or too drunk / stoned / stupid to communicate with the mondo chaps and exchange pleasantries.. although Austin didn't say, explicitly I suspect a "jackson" is usually is a local whose attention to the mondo chaps has not been 100% welcome.. therefore the term "..been Jacksoned in the middle of the night.." |
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A Jackson could be a US $20 bill - Andrew Jackson (dead president) being the picture on the bill.
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Ummmmm...doesn't fit the context! :rolleyes2: |
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