Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to have a gander at sg
English answer:
to have/take a look at sg, to check out sg
Added to glossary by
Gabor Kun
Aug 2, 2007 12:55
16 yrs ago
English term
to have a gander at sg
English
Marketing
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
football
"Just click on the league of your choice and ***have a gander at*** what our expert thinks."
Responses
| 4 +12 | to have a look at |
Mark Nathan
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| 4 +4 | take a look at/check out something |
Adam Burman
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| 4 +2 | see |
Cilian O'Tuama
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Responses
+12
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to have a look at
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Note added at 11 mins (2007-08-02 13:06:49 GMT)
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You can "have a gander" or "take a gander" - I think it is cockney rhyming slang (as in butcher's hook = look), but I don't know what the rhyme is...
This sort of slang would be appropriate on a football site.
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Note added at 18 mins (2007-08-02 13:14:12 GMT)
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Actually, I don't think it is rhyming slang:
http://www.corkslang.com/gander.html
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Note added at 21 mins (2007-08-02 13:17:02 GMT)
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http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20000524
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Note added at 11 mins (2007-08-02 13:06:49 GMT)
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You can "have a gander" or "take a gander" - I think it is cockney rhyming slang (as in butcher's hook = look), but I don't know what the rhyme is...
This sort of slang would be appropriate on a football site.
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Note added at 18 mins (2007-08-02 13:14:12 GMT)
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Actually, I don't think it is rhyming slang:
http://www.corkslang.com/gander.html
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Note added at 21 mins (2007-08-02 13:17:02 GMT)
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http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20000524
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Mark."
+4
2 mins
take a look at/check out something
HTH
Note from asker:
| Thank you too for playing. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kirill Semenov
1 min
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| agree |
Jack Doughty
: According to this http://www.upto11.net/generic_wiki.php?q=cockney_rhyming_sla... it's Cockney rhyming slang: Gander = Gander & Duck = look, but I don't believe it. Duck rhymes with look in some UK dialects but not in Cockney.
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Interesting, thanks Jack!
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William [Bill] Gray
: Probably from the way the gander moves its neck while looking around ( http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/27/messages/1080.ht... )
11 mins
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Hadn't thought of that - many thanks William!
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Will Matter
8 hrs
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+2
2 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
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Related KudoZ points
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4
see
see
take a look at
find out
LOOK, GLANCE *take a gander*
M.-W.
take a look at
find out
LOOK, GLANCE *take a gander*
M.-W.
Note from asker:
| Thank you for participating. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kirill Semenov
1 min
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| agree |
Will Matter
: Take a peek at, in other words.
8 hrs
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