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In US English "phoney" means false or fake. Truncheon is a sort of blunt weapon that you don't really want to be beaten with.
Sr. Natch<br />"Always use the right tool for the job!"
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| Posts: 4 | Location: St. Petersburg Russia | Registered: 20 October 2004 |  |
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A truncheon is what the British police force carry to hit naughty people over the head with. Just a solid wooden stick..........though some men use the word to refer to their willies  :jeje: Phoney is something that is not real, could be a person or thing. For example, the Gucci bags or Cartier watches you can buy in the street markets are all phoney. A phoney person is sometimes more difficult to spot...maybe you could say someone who says he has a twelve inch truncheon could be classed as a phoney!!! I�ll leave that one up to others with a better way with words than me!!!!!!!
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| Posts: 1811 | Location: Montaña Blanca, Lanzarote | Registered: 02 March 2002 | |
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Cheers you both, I think it is the madsue version since it's a The Clash song's lyrics...... London calling to the faraway towns...... ................ ............. All that phoney beatlemania has bitten de dust London calling see we aint got no swing 'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing .............  |
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| Posts: 190 | Location: Madrid | Registered: 29 November 2003 | |
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:jeje: Sue, believe me, I'm not The Clash's manager ........ Would like to......... (lots of money, isn't it?) Just interested in language...... |
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| Posts: 190 | Location: Madrid | Registered: 29 November 2003 | |
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