Gregory Peck n.
1. (also Gregory) the neck.
‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxv 6/1: gregory peck: Neck. | ||
He who Shoots Last 153: In his hurry ta git outa da bath, da poor coot slips on da Bob Hope and breaks his gregory. | ||
Bulletin (Sydney) 26 Apr. 46: Rhyming slang did filter through into the idiom. But the knock-abouts quickly turned most of the phrases into shortened versions – Gregory (short for Gregory Peck: neck): the Rory (short for Rory O’More: the door) [...]. | ||
Up the Cross 10: ‘Awful reached out and got him by the gregory’. | (con. 1959)||
Only Fools and Horses [TV script] All you can think about is your rotten Gregory! | ‘Hole in One’||
Grits 467: A whole fuckin pharmacy straight dahn is gregory. | ||
Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 81/2: Gregory Peck n. the neck. | ||
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightdress 1: Another JD disappears down the old Gregory. | ||
Twitter 19 June 🌐 I AM FAAKIN HANK MARVIN. I CANT WAIT TO GET THESE SAMMICHES DOWN ME GREGORY. |
2. a cheque.
Cockney Dialect and Sl. 104: Gregory Peck ‘cheque’. | ||
Guardian Weekend 22 Feb. 7: My Hammersmith window-cleaner who would insist on ‘bees and honey’ (money) rather than a ‘Gregory Peck’ (cheque). | ||
Killing Pool 66: ‘What can he do?’ ‘Whatever we want. Dollars. Deutschmarks. Gregories...’. |
3. in pl., spectacles, glasses [= specs n. (1)].
Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 gregory pecks : specs. |