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Hancock’s Half-Hour choose

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[UK] Galton & Simpson Hancock’s Half Hour May [radio script] I’ll give you such a backhander.
at back-hander, n.
[UK] Galton & Simpson Hancock’s Half Hour May [radio script] Mum, there’s that bloke who’s goin’ to clout me.
at clout, v.1
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Television Set’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [Radio script] Oh cor blimey, it’s him.
at gorblimey!, excl.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Television Set’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [Radio script] Oooooohhh, you’ve got a telly.
at telly, n.1
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘Diary’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [radio script] The Personal Diary of Anthony Hancock Gent, 1956.
at gent, n.1
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Old School Reunion’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [Radio script] Ow my ear, leggo you beastly rotter.
at leggo!, excl.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Old School Reunion’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [radio script] Rightey-ho, mater, I’m ready.
at righto!, excl.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Election Candidate’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [radio script] I didn’t have this trouble with me fag cards. Complete set of footballers within the fortnight.
at fag, n.3
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Election Candidate’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [radio script] Going down to the polling booth, taking my form, crossing both their names out and writing ‘Get knotted’ in.
at get knotted! (excl.) under knotted, adj.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘Hancock’s War’ in Hancock’s Half-Hour May [radio script] Do you want an oily rag...er...a fag?
at oily (rag), n.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘Hancock in Hospital’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [Radio script] Hark at them, rabbiting away. It sounds like the birdhouse at Regent’s Park.
at rabbit (and pork), v.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘Hancock’s Half-Hour’ ser. 5 [radio ascript] Are you asking for a punch up the bracket?
at bracket, n.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Poetry Society’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [radio script] If you can’t appreciate the delicacy of the works, you might at least have the courtesy to keep your cakehole closed.
at cakehole (n.) under cake, n.1
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Poetry Society’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [radio script] He thinks Bertrand Russell’s a bit of a charlie.
at charlie, n.4
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Picnic’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [radio script] Three charmers we’ve got here.
at charmer, n.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘Hancock’s Half-Hour’ ser. 5 [radio ascript] I’ve been chi-iked from the gallery.
at chi-ike, v.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘Hancock’s Half-Hour’ ser. 6 [radio ascript] ‘He’s claiming copyright on his hobson’s.’ ‘I beg your pardon.’ ‘His hobson’s choice — his voice’.
at Hobson’s (choice), n.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Poetry Society’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [radio script] What a load of rubbish [...] I have never heard such unadulterated codswallop in my life.
at codswallop, n.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘Hancock’s Half-Hour’ ser. 5 [radio script] There she is — mmm — done up to the nines.
at done up, adj.2
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Picnic’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [radio script] Shorts eh? You’re going to flash the legs. Do you think that’s wise.
at flash, v.1
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Picnic’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [Radio script] Ooh blimey, get him!
at get her! (excl.) under get, v.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘Hancock in Hospital’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [Radio script] Oh get off woman.
at get off!, excl.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Elopement’ Hancock’s Half Hour Nov. [radio script]: Sid, straight up the A1 to Haggisland.
at Haggisland, n.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Picnic’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [Radio script] Stone me, this one’s going to be a hard nut to crack.
at hard nut, n.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘Hancock in Hospital’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [radio script] I’m glad you came . . . now hoppit.
at hop it!, excl.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘Hancock in Hospital’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [Radio script] sidney: You don’t look too good to me. tony: Oh cor ... winkles, crisps and now the knockers.
at knocker, n.1
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘Hancock in Hospital’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [radio script] Oh swipe me, how glittering.
at swipe me!, excl.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘Hancock in Hospital’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [radio script] I’m sorry I was a bit niggly.
at niggly, adj.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Poetry Society’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [radio script] He’s getting up my nose, this bloke.
at get up someone’s nose (v.) under nose, n.
[UK] Galton & Simpson ‘The Picnic’ Hancock’s Half-Hour [radio script] Not far, my little pigeon.
at pigeon, n.1
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