having a giraffe

Swedish translation: att skämta

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English term or phrase:having a giraffe
Swedish translation:att skämta
Entered by: Ida Johanna Löfgren

11:03 Dec 18, 2012
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: having a giraffe
You're having a giraffe, sir.
And I can assure you
if I hadn't been forced into this...
...I wouldn't be here.
Annika Hagdahl Manni
Italy
Local time: 20:48
du skämtar
Explanation:
Having a giraffe är Cockney rhyming slang som betyder samma sak som having a laugh.
Här är en bra sida om det:
http://compu-smart.hubpages.com/hub/Cockney-rhyming-slang
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Ida Johanna Löfgren
Sweden
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
du skämtar


Explanation:
Having a giraffe är Cockney rhyming slang som betyder samma sak som having a laugh.
Här är en bra sida om det:
http://compu-smart.hubpages.com/hub/Cockney-rhyming-slang

Ida Johanna Löfgren
Sweden
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Nielsen: Se också http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=having a gira...
20 mins

agree  sayitinswedish
1 hr

agree  Anna Herbst: En annan bra källa är http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/
16 hrs

agree  Annikki Kallay
20 hrs

agree  ohemulen
21 hrs
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