DeeDee asked this question about Triptych:
Hi, can someone explain the word “pollock” that is used in this novel? In the U.K. it means “an idiot” or, in Cockney Rhyming Slang, it means b*llock, but i’m not sure if that is how it’s used in the USA. (I’m almost 100% sure the cockney isn’t used, lol) Thank you 😊
dawn m phillips It’s a person from Poland, like an Irish person is a mick.
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Grainne It's a derogatory term for someone from Poland, like "mick" is a derogatory term for someone from Ireland. ...more
Jul 11, 2020 08:56AM · flag
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