A few days ago
“Ello, Gov’na (Guvna)!” – Origin of the phrase, anyone?
Alright, so I’ve been saying the phrase for the past couple of months and, for the life of me, can’t remember where I heard it. Can ANYONE help me out? Google didn’t lead me to an answer, with the exception of a Kellogg’s commercial, but I know it was long before then that I first came across the greeting. Thanks in advance!
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It’s one of the most common Cockney phrases. It’s been used countless of times, so there’s no possible way to trace exactly where you first heard it. The most common one I remember seeing is in one of the Treehouse of Horror episodes of The Simpsons, and Bart says it.
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4 years ago
Hello Governor Movie Quote
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"Ello, Gov'na (Guvna)!" – Origin of the phrase, anyone?
Alright, so I've been saying the phrase for the past couple of months and, for the life of me, can't remember where I heard it. Can ANYONE help me out? Google didn't lead me to an answer, with the exception of a Kellogg's commercial, but I know it was long before then that I first…
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The phrase is “Hello Governor”, but in the cockney voice comes across as ‘ello governa. It doesn’t come from anything particular that I know of. Governor in this case means “The Boss”, and is still used widely by the english and in particular cocknies. “Not arf it ain’t missus!”
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6 years ago
Charles Dickins’ “Oliver Twist””
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5 years ago
Favorite word; Chivalry Favorite phrase; IDK…Smoke ’em if ya got ’em.
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I remember first reading that phrase in Pygmalion by Shaw in my senior year of HS Eliza Doolittle!! said the line to the captain and the professor!!!!!
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A few days ago
sounds like something from the movie “Blaze”
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i dont know all i know it is an english phrase. i think.
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