strillers
English edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Italian strillare (“to scream; to squall”).
Noun edit
strillers
- (Polari) A musical instrument, especially a piano.
- 1967, Kenneth Horne, Bona Guest House (Round the Horne), season 3, spoken by Julian (Hugh Paddick):
- Order lau your luppers on the strillers bona.
- 2015, Brian Fairbairn, Karl Eccleston, 1:56 from the start, in Putting on the Dish[1], spoken by Maureen (Steve Wickenden):
- Bet you'd play the strillers real bona.
- (Polari) A musician.
- 2017 June 26, Duckie, Twitter[2]:
- No touching nanti naff shycles bona strillers & bevvies in the boozer & extra khazis dear all camp