I Spy… S
Int. Living room. TV blares in background.
Mother: I spy with my little eye, something beginning with S…
Baby: [does S]
Mother: Excellent. That’s my entry sorted then.
What S is going on here? Answers on a virtual postcard
You think you know the answer? You think you know the TRUTH? YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
I’ll give you a clue: it’s not that obvious. And the word I’m thinking of is a word peculiar to the city of Portsmouth, where I used to live (I’ve never heard it used outside of there) BUT I will accept another word with a SIMILAR meaning which ALSO begins with S. Goddit?
You have your work cut out for you this week, peeps.
If you spaff over this I Spy, you should check out the others on Mum of One‘s spaff-tastic blog. Good luck and god speed.
portsmouth ey? skate?!
Nah.
Gawd!
Scream, shriek, screech, screak, squall?
Squinny?
YES *spaff*
shit?
So it’s not scream then? crap
strop?
Screaming Sob!
SQUUUUEEEEEAAAAALLLLL! *Inaportsmouthaccentlike*
I was thinking shriek as it’s all too common here but what on earth is squinny?
Squinny is a strop. Basically. Those crazy Portsmouthians.
Sick! No? Oh ok spaff then
and what does squinny mean?
It’s a type of a coffee. Most mornings when I go into Cafe Nero there is always some pleb asking for a squinny latte.
Looks like Moo burnt her tongue on one.
I just actually snorted with laughter. Squinny latte. Genius.
It means to strop. Or a strop. Strop. Say that often enough and it sounds WEIRD.
Screaming, stroppy, squinny ( I cheated here ) Moo!
Mahahahaha yes to all those things
Squinny!