A friend mentioned her British girlfriend talking about drinking and "perving around the pool." What are the possible meanings for this? I gather from my friend's story that this Brit wasn't a pervert, as the word might imply, but was it an ironic usage? Anyone from the U.K. want to chime in?
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It's not perving around, just perving, but it's an activity that, like drinking, might well take place around a pool. It is related to pervert, but used in a self-deprecating way - your friend just means enjoying the sight of attractive bodies on display. A synonym would be leching (from "lechery", again a self-deprecating use of a term with stronger connotations). |
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There's an exact old word equivalent to "perving" which is still in use in the East Midlands. When someone is peeping slyly, he is said to be "chiking",and is called a "chiker". That is a long "i" sound, and the word is probably better represented "ch-eye-ker" for pronunciation. The spelling I give is from printed usage I have seen. There is a short story by Alan Sillitoe, titled "The Chiker". |
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If she is from Liverpool then it basically means a night out in Liverpool; if I extend it from drinking (obvious) to perving (looking for a S one H night A stand G) in 'the pool' (that's how Scouses refer to Liverpool) or just having a drink and perving (looking for C a L suitable U partner N to G love E) around a swimming pool. |
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