Strange names we give things?

[Bretrick]

If someone is a person who normally wears a uniform wears Plain Clothes they are said to be in Mufti attire
Example
Seeking a shore pass, of which he obtained without difficulty, the Sailor changed into mufti and went ashore.

 

[CinnamonSugar]

In the South, a ”goober” can be a peanut (the legume) or a foolish person

 

[Dustbunny]

Petrichor - The way it smells after it rains

 

[VaughanJB]

I didn't grow up in London, so Cockney Rhyming slang wasn't native. However, there were a lot of people who moved from the East End of London to my home town, so they brought it with them. Examples:

Boat Race = face
Adam and Eve = believe = as in "would you Adam and Eve it?"
Barnet = hair
Brahms and Liszt = pissed (i.e. drunk)
Brown bread = dead

etc.....

 

[hollydolly]

I didn't grow up in London, so Cockney Rhyming slang wasn't native. However, there were a lot of people who moved from the East End of London to my home town, so they brought it with them. Examples:

Boat Race = face
Adam and Eve = believe = as in "would you Adam and Eve it?"
Barnet = hair
Brahms and Liszt = pissed (i.e. drunk)
Brown bread = dead

etc.....

My ex husbands' family were all from Eltham.. but moved here in the 50's... and they all still talk like Barra Boys

 

[CallMeKate]

I always thought didgeridoo was a strange... but cool word. And the sound that comes from it is haunting.

 

[VaughanJB]

My ex husbands' family were all from Eltham.. but moved here in the 50's... and they all still talk like Barra Boys

As I say, having been born in Essex, I can't lay claim to cockney slang. My accent today is an amalgum. However, if I'm really tired, I slip back to dropping the Th's