Parish wrote: > Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote: > >> >> I watch a cooking progam from Enland on the FoodChannel. The Star is >> Jammie Oliver and the show is called "The Naked Chef" the title is >> supposed to mean getting to the bare essentials of food. >> >> He uses a slang tern for great (as in Taste great) pucker. Examaple the >> dish is really pucker. >> > > In this context "pucker" comes from Indian (puckah) although I'm > willing to stand corrected.
That does sound logical > > >> In the US the same word has a different meaning as in Pucker up and Kiss. >> > > Also in Britain. > -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip M. Jones, CET |MEMBER:VPEA (LIFE) ETA-I, NESDA,ISCET, Sterling 616 Liberty Street |Who's Who. PHONE:276-632-5045, FAX:276-632-0868 Martinsville Va 24112-1809 |[EMAIL PROTECTED], ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If it's "fixed", don't "break it"! mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/america/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/message/default.htm> <http://home.kimbanet.com/~pjones/birthday/index.htm>