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    Dry Lunch

    Can anyone tell me where this expression came from?

    Saw a film recently (The Firm) and the standard put down was "Shaaaaaat it yoooo dry laaaaaanch"

    Still baffled.

    That said, it sounds derogatory so may start using it on here
    Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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    JFGI

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      #3
      Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
      But why was this phrase coined in a 1980s football hooligan film? If this is such a modern phrase, was this an anacronism?
      Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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        #4
        Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
        But why was this phrase coined in a 1980s football hooligan film? If this is such a modern phrase, was this an anacronism?
        And more importantly, what the frak does it mean??
        Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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          #5
          It's sneeringly used by big boys like Jeebo right up until the point they're walked off the premises..

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          "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
          - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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