aunt nell
English
editNoun
editaunt nell (plural aunt nells)
- (Polari) An ear.
- 2012, Ian McDonald, Be My Enemy (Everness; 2), Hachette UK, →ISBN:
- There was an omi down in Hackney, a stevedore, ran the Dalston Number Four Dock. He couldn't fly, see, cos he had something wrong with his aunt nells. His balance was all meshigener—you can't fly if you can't balance. You'd never be off your dish. But he had a daughter—loved her to the death—an' she could fly, and did, on the English Rose.
Derived terms
edit- aunt nell dangler (“earring”), aunt nelly fake (“earring”)
Verb
editaunt nell (third-person singular simple present aunt nells, present participle aunt nelling, simple past and past participle aunt nelled)
Interjection
edit- (Polari, imperative) Remain silent; be quiet.