NVG Cellist Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Anyone recognize/decode? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David A.T. Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 Jean Dietré choix 0 au Nicolas Rue Croix Lyon 1902 Hello, this is what I read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin swan Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 I would take it all with a pinch of salt since Lyon doesn't have a Rue Croix. I suspect this is cod French Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nathan slobodkin Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 23 hours ago, martin swan said: I would take it all with a pinch of salt since Lyon doesn't have a Rue Croix. I suspect this is cod French Does cod French mean fishy? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgeH Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 28 minutes ago, nathan slobodkin said: Does cod French mean fishy? "Cod" is British slang for “fake, phony, mock.” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rue Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 Google informs me there's a Rue La Croix-Rousse. Looks to be in the old part of town. Could that be it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rudall Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 On 2/27/2021 at 9:21 PM, martin swan said: I would take it all with a pinch of salt since Lyon doesn't have a Rue Croix. It may have had one in 1902. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nathan slobodkin Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, GeorgeH said: "Cod" is British slang for “fake, phony, mock.” Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shelbow Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 14 hours ago, GeorgeH said: "Cod" is British slang for “fake, phony, mock.” I understood what Martin meant by this given the way it was used in the sentence, but I have to say I have never come across this term before. I presume this is an age group thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sospiri Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, Shelbow said: I understood what Martin meant by this given the way it was used in the sentence, but I have to say I have never come across this term before. I presume this is an age group thing. It's been around a long time. Since the cod piece at least. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jacobsaunders Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, Shelbow said: I understood what Martin meant by this given the way it was used in the sentence, but I have to say I have never come across this term before. I presume this is an age group thing. His use of the word “cod” is familiar to me, and I’m 61 years old. Are you a lot older? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shelbow Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 7 minutes ago, jacobsaunders said: His use of the word “cod” is familiar to me, and I’m 61 years old. Are you a lot older? 8 minutes ago, sospiri said: It's been around a long time. Since the cod piece at least. I don't think this has filtered down to the younger generation then, or at least not in the circles I grew up in. I'll add it to the list of things I have learnt today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sospiri Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 13 minutes ago, Shelbow said: I don't think this has filtered down to the younger generation then, or at least not in the circles I grew up in. For your enlightenment, put the words "cod piece" into google images. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shelbow Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 1 minute ago, sospiri said: For your enlightenment, put the words "cod piece" into google images. I understand what a cod piece is but I had not heard it used as that kind of slang reference before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rue Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 15 hours ago, GeorgeH said: "Cod" is British slang for “fake, phony, mock.” 17 minutes ago, sospiri said: It's been around a long time. Since the cod piece at least. Hmm...so does that mean when a man wore a cod piece he was advertising it was all fake? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sospiri Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 3 minutes ago, Rue said: Hmm...so does that mean when a man wore a cod piece he was advertising it was all fake? Not necessarily. It could go either way, I guess? I think Henry Vlll had other issues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nephi Larson Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 On 3/1/2021 at 7:38 AM, Rue said: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Violadamore Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 35 minutes ago, Rue said: Hmm...so does that mean when a man wore a cod piece he was advertising it was all fake? Perhaps only in England. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sospiri Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 8 minutes ago, Violadamore said: Perhaps only in England. Is that the limit of your experience? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Violadamore Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 30 minutes ago, sospiri said: Is that the limit of your experience? Ummm...........Perhaps the least of it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plasterercaster Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, Larry F said: (from the Middle English “cod,” meaning “scrotum”) so basically the label is a load of old bollocks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Violadamore Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 5 minutes ago, plasterercaster said: so basically the label is a load of old bollocks Yup. Ten points for beating Jacob to something like this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Delabo Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 This thread is quickly descending into a load of old "codswallop" ! Did @Martin Swan start this with his reference to "cod French" ? I took that remark of his to be a sideswipe at the Brexit cod war with the French and nothing to do with a slang use of the word "cod". I was born and raised in the south of England and have never heard this word used as slang other than joined to "swallop". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sospiri Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 59 minutes ago, Violadamore said: Ummm...........Perhaps the least of it? I'm sorry he was such a let down. I'm glad you moved on to bigger and better things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin swan Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cod#:~:text=You use cod to describe,[British] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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