Nibs?

barto · Post by **barto** » 22 Aug 2007 13:01

Where the chuff did

come up with this nickname for

His Nibs - is it supposed to be some scouse term?

jamarmiller · Post by **jamarmiller** » 22 Aug 2007 13:02

LOL I have been wondering the same thing for the longest time as well

Red Laser · Post by **Red Laser** » 22 Aug 2007 21:54

As far as I know it is cockney in origin.

barto · Post by **barto** » 23 Aug 2007 12:37

Thanks fellas. I'm from the Wirral and I've never heard it said by a scouser... that's what got me wondering.

So what where the writers thinking having a liverpudlian use some cockney terminology!?

Red Laser · Post by **Red Laser** » 27 Aug 2007 18:42

barto wrote:Thanks fellas. I'm from the Wirral and I've never heard it said by a scouser... that's what got me wondering.

So what where the writers thinking having a liverpudlian use some cockney terminology!?

just rank it up there with Dick van Dyke's terrible cockney accent.