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Christopher C. (via email)
A good many years ago, in a pub near the old London docks, I heard some Greek sailors use a word th…
Desmond Michael
Polishmanos = Policeman
Banga = Bank
Marketa = Market
Duspierithes = Dustmen
Also, perhaps no…
Andy (via twitter)
Continuing with the add an "a" to English words to turn them into Cypriot, how many people had thei…
Cos
Hoping some of these qualify. Some of these relate to the fish and chip business my parents ran. Do…
Harry
Kavnas
Another interesting word coined by the Cypriots which my father was perplexed back in th…
Sid Paparestis
Andressa = Address
Stampa = Stamp
Ticketo = ticket
Exapeni = was used to refer to Woolworths b…
Nicholas Nicou
Kori- in Greek you would refer to a close friend or family member who is female and saying that wor…
xpisto
• Nescafe – any type of coffee
• Chaiko – cup/mug
• Bounka – pocket
• Engleza/englezo – re…
Panos
Mickey Mouse = referred to all sort of cartoons/ animation on the TV.
Pav Mastihi
Οι αηρισς / the Irish (this is interesting because presumably my parents generation didn't know any…
Terry Jacovides
Fuckinglikia
This has always been one of my favourites, referring to an altercation where it's …
Pedro Demetriou
Bango
This has always been used by my family when referring to the breakfast table.
E.g. Na …