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Glasgow kiss
(GLAS-go kis, GLAZ-)
noun:
A headbutt: a strike with the head to someone’s sensitive area (such as
the nose).
This slang for headbutt is relatively recent. The OED shows this 1982
citation from the Daily Mirror as the first printed use of the term:
“Glasgow has its own way of welcoming people … There is a broken bottle gripped in the fist of greeting. Or there’s the Glasgow Kiss — a sharp
whack on the nose with the forehead.”
The term arose from allusion to violence in part of the city. An earlier
term is a Liverpool kiss.
“The General Medical Council, the most useless body in Britain, can’t even
get the name of their new boss right. If John Reid is half as tough as he
pretends he’ll give this rotten lot a Glasgow kiss!”
– David Mellor; Man of The People: Headbangers; People; Jun 15, 2003.
…for more notes from Glasgow, city of peace and love.
– D & T
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I got it too and forwarded it to my parents! Just to reassure them a little. You know.
You mean you’ve been in GLasgow for more than a year and you didn’t know about this? I obviously failed with my induction process..
LOL! Thanks, I like to learn something new everyday. 😉
Paz
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Glad to be a Canadian!
And a New Brunswicker at that!
You may enjoy this small peek at some of the pecularities of a small portion of the language used around here.
http://www.dooryard.ca/index0.html