Showing posts with label W. Show all posts
Showing posts with label W. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

windfall

  • Meaning: unexpected good fortune (originally means ripened fruits that fall from the tree)
  • In Hong Kong slang: 筍野, 無啦啦執到, 粗野(as in 撈粗野), 淨袋
  • In decent Chinese: 意外收穫, 意外之財
  • Where we first met: The Scotsman.com - a lady who won a fortune in a lucky draw donates her windfall to charity.

Monday, March 13, 2006

wee -- weer, weest

  • Meaning:
    • adj: tiny (in size)
    • adj: very early (in time)
    • n: brief period of time (Scottish usage)
    • v: urinate
  • Example:
    • Dor Dor is a wee dog.
    • At the wee hour of the morning ...
  • Where we first met: film review on Greyfriars Bobby (a British film about a famous Edinburgh Dog)