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 😊
Nicole its not slang in Australia either. I remember seeing the word pollack and I pressed the definition button on my e-reader and it came up that it was a …moreits not slang in Australia either. I remember seeing the word pollack and I pressed the definition button on my e-reader and it came up that it was a type of fish?? (less)
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