10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOW'S-YOUR-FATHER»
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how's-your-father in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
how's-your-father and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of Catch Phrases
That the c.p. survived, even if only as an historical and perhaps nostalgic memory
, until well after WW2, appears from the fact that in 1967, Ruth Rendell, in Wolf to
the Slaughter, could write: '“How's your father?” he said and when he said it he ...
2
Common Phrases: And the Amazing Stories Behind Them
In the early 1900s, music hall comic HarryTate may havebeen using an existing
piece of Cockney rhyming slang: “How's your father”(= lather). But the phrase
attained much wider familiarity as a result of Tate's comedy performances and ...
3
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
Originally from the music halls, 'how's your father' or 'howsyerfather' was an
allpurpose catchphrase, a euphemism for anything; subsequent usage,
especially in the services during World War 2 mainly narrowed the sense to 'a
sexual ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
4
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
1955. how's your father? A c.p. from the music-halls, which became a Services'
c.p. par excellence in WW1, 'turned to all sorts of ribald, ridiculous and heroic
uses' (B. & P.). —2. Hence, as n., hyphenated, or written howsyerfather, used, esp
. in ...
5
Who Said That First?: The Curious Origins of Common Words ...
In the early 1900s, music hall comic Harry Tate may have been using an existing
piece of Cockney rhyming slang: 'How's your father' (=lather). But the phrase
attained much wider familiarity as a result of Tate's comedy performances and
took ...
6
An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions: Second Edition
How's your father The phrase is not used as a question, but rather is used to
describe something unseemly, liable to provoke embarrassment, or fraught with
complications or trouble. For example, 'the whole affair was a right how's your
father' ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2006
7
Aryan, the Last Prussian
How long have you guys been here?” “Just a little while.” Peter answered. “How
was your vacation?” Karl asked Franz. “Great, just great. How about you, Karl?” “
Too short. How's your father and the paper?” Karl asked, although he already ...
Donald J. Przebowski, 2001
8
Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... seal someone's fate make it inevitable that something unpleasant will happen
to SOITQECDC. tempt fate: see TEMPT. father at your father's knee: see at your
mother's knee at KNEE. founding father: see FOUNDING. how's your father
sexual ...
9
Tales from the Shtetl: The Sholom Aleichem Show
Now, sit down. (lnterrogates while girls mime responses.) How's your father?
How's your mother? Did your mother make latkehs yet? Did Uncle Benny play
checkers with your father yet? Are you good girls? (To MOSHE AARON.) Moshe
Aaron ...
10
Ring Ramblings: Tales of a Cyber Journalist
How's your father?” or “When's your father's next fight?” It always comes up. And I
get mad (laughs), but what can I do? What would be one thing about you that
would surprise someone, being that you are Hector's son? I'm humble.
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOW'S-YOUR-FATHER»
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how's-your-father is used in the context of the following news items.
Mrs U hasn't yet bashed me with a rolling pin yet says TOM UTLEY
Husbands the world over may incite their wives' wrath by rolling home sozzled or, say, sneaking off in an Uber cab for a bit of how's-your-father ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Mad Men still dreamily engrossing in its final episodes
Here is Don having how's-your-father with an equally depressed waitress in an alley. Here is Don attending the funeral of one of his ... «Stuff.co.nz, Apr 15»
Moral Heroism without Morality
... “news”letter from the pneumatic tube, pluck off the feathers, slap the tush, pull out the giblets, give the undercarriage a “how's-your-father? «National Review Online, Apr 15»
Celibacy is a fiction and Church must change its rules
And given the sexual depravity that has gone on within its ranks, a fifty-something balding bachelor having a bit of how's-your-father with a ... «Belfast Telegraph, Mar 15»
All-Star Game a nice diversion for Maple Leafs fans
Any other media person doing that and an angry Price would've applied the how's-your-father hook, after which security would slap you in irons ... «Toronto Sun, Jan 15»
Are you relying on a 'sex crutch'?
Sometimes it's easier to circumvent the hoochy-coochy and cut straight to the how's-your-father. Sometimes we don't have time for sweet ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 14»
