Linguistics Talk Linguistics Talk    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Coffee hole Goto page 1, 2  Next          Linguistics Talk Forum Index -> Linguistics Talk View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message the Omrud Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:21 am    Post subject: Coffee hole Is the term "cake hole" used outside the UK? http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6379/2313/1600/decision_making.0.jpg If not, what does this strip mean to non-Brits? -- David Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Barbara Bailey Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:21 am    Post subject: Re: Coffee hole the Omrud <usenet.omrud@gEXPUNGEmail.com> wrote in news:kzQak.19648 $E41.7455@text.news.virginmedia.com: Quote: Is the term "cake hole" used outside the UK? http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6379/2313/1600/decision_making.0.jpg If not, what does this strip mean to non-Brits? I've heard "cake-hole" in the US, but I've heard "pie-hole" just as often. "Coffee-hole" is a new one, but then, the Pointy-Haired Boss i Dilbert often gets things like that wrong -- his unfamiliarity with the world around him is one of his defining characteristics. Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor tinwhistler Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:21 am    Post subject: Re: Coffee hole On Jul 2, 1:44 pm, Roland Hutchinson <my.spamt...@verizon.net> wrote: Quote: the Omrud wrote: Roland Hutchinson wrote: the Omrud wrote: Is the term "cake hole" used outside the UK? Very nearly. m-w.com defines "pie hole" with the same sense, thus: Main Entry: pie·hole Listen to the pronunciation of piehole Pronunciation: \ˈpÄ«-ËŒh�l\ Function: noun Date: 1993 1993? I've been saying "Shut your cakehole" since I could speak. I don't doubt it for a moment. OED identifies it as US slang has an earlier dating: 1983 S. KING Christine 53 Then shut your pie-hole. -- Roland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. A search at Google=Books brought up this 1969 usage: It’s Not Over Till the Fat Lady Sings - Mother God Strikes Back Against ... - Page 49 by Rasa Von Werder– 1969 And all I have is a big A — hole the size of a truck how can I compete with her? Can’t.... better destroy her with this pie hole of mine. -- Aloha ~~~ Ozzie Maland ~~~ San Diego Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Glenn Knickerbocker Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:28 am    Post subject: Re: Coffee hole the Omrud wrote: Quote: Is the term "cake hole" used outside the UK? It's normally "piehole" in the US. ¬R Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor the Omrud Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:44 am    Post subject: Re: Coffee hole Barbara Bailey wrote: Quote: the Omrud <usenet.omrud@gEXPUNGEmail.com> wrote in news:kzQak.19648 $E41.7455@text.news.virginmedia.com: Is the term "cake hole" used outside the UK? http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6379/2313/1600/decision_making.0.jpg If not, what does this strip mean to non-Brits? I've heard "cake-hole" in the US, but I've heard "pie-hole" just as often. "Coffee-hole" is a new one, but then, the Pointy-Haired Boss i Dilbert often gets things like that wrong -- his unfamiliarity with the world around him is one of his defining characteristics. I reckon this is the pinnacle of PHB's wit. He is unlikely ever to do better. -- David Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Pat Durkin Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:48 am    Post subject: Re: Coffee hole "Barbara Bailey" <rabrabbjb@yayhu.comm> wrote in message news:Xns9ACF9391CB9D7rabrabbjbyayhoocom@194.177.96.78 Quote: the Omrud <usenet.omrud@gEXPUNGEmail.com> wrote in news:kzQak.19648 $E41.7455@text.news.virginmedia.com: Is the term "cake hole" used outside the UK? http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6379/2313/1600/decision_making.0.jpg If not, what does this strip mean to non-Brits? I've heard "cake-hole" in the US, but I've heard "pie-hole" just as often. "Coffee-hole" is a new one, but then, the Pointy-Haired Boss i Dilbert often gets things like that wrong -- his unfamiliarity with the world around him is one of his defining characteristics. But some people are well-advised to avoid corn-hole and pea-hole. Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Roland Hutchinson Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:49 am    Post subject: Re: Coffee hole the Omrud wrote: Quote: Is the term "cake hole" used outside the UK? Very nearly. m-w.com defines "pie hole" with the same sense, thus: Main Entry: pie·hole Listen to the pronunciation of piehole Pronunciation: \ˈpÄ«-ËŒhÅ�l\ Function: noun Date: 1993 slang : mouth 1a -- Roland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor the Omrud Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:57 am    Post subject: Re: Coffee hole Roland Hutchinson wrote: Quote: the Omrud wrote: Is the term "cake hole" used outside the UK? Very nearly. m-w.com defines "pie hole" with the same sense, thus: Main Entry: pie·hole Listen to the pronunciation of piehole Pronunciation: \ˈpÄ«-ËŒhÅ�l\ Function: noun Date: 1993 1993? I've been saying "Shut your cakehole" since I could speak. -- David Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor tony cooper Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:01 am    Post subject: Re: Coffee hole On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:21:52 GMT, the Omrud <usenet.omrud@gEXPUNGEmail.com> wrote: Quote: Is the term "cake hole" used outside the UK? http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6379/2313/1600/decision_making.0.jpg If not, what does this strip mean to non-Brits? I read it this morning as his usual way of misunderstanding things and using "coffee hole" instead of the usual "piehole". Your version may take the cake, but it's a hole 'nother usage. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Roland Hutchinson Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:44 am    Post subject: Re: Coffee hole the Omrud wrote: Quote: Roland Hutchinson wrote: the Omrud wrote: Is the term "cake hole" used outside the UK? Very nearly. m-w.com defines "pie hole" with the same sense, thus: Main Entry: pie·hole Listen to the pronunciation of piehole Pronunciation: \ˈpÄ«-ËŒh�l\ Function: noun Date: 1993 1993? I've been saying "Shut your cakehole" since I could speak. I don't doubt it for a moment. OED identifies it as US slang has an earlier dating: 1983 S. KING Christine 53 Then shut your pie-hole. -- Roland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor R H Draney Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:53 am    Post subject: Re: Coffee hole Pat Durkin filted: Quote: "Barbara Bailey" <rabrabbjb@yayhu.comm> wrote in message news:Xns9ACF9391CB9D7rabrabbjbyayhoocom@194.177.96.78 I've heard "cake-hole" in the US, but I've heard "pie-hole" just as often. "Coffee-hole" is a new one, but then, the Pointy-Haired Boss i Dilbert often gets things like that wrong -- his unfamiliarity with the world around him is one of his defining characteristics. But some people are well-advised to avoid corn-hole and pea-hole. "I am Cornholio; I need TP for my bunghole." - Beavis .....r -- What good is being an executive if you never get to execute anyone? Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Robin Bignall Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:06 am    Post subject: Re: Coffee hole On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:57:46 GMT, the Omrud <usenet.omrud@gEXPUNGEmail.com> wrote: Quote: Roland Hutchinson wrote: the Omrud wrote: Is the term "cake hole" used outside the UK? Very nearly. m-w.com defines "pie hole" with the same sense, thus: Main Entry: pie·hole Listen to the pronunciation of piehole Pronunciation: \ˈpÄ«-ËŒhÃ…l\ Function: noun Date: 1993 1993? I've been saying "Shut your cakehole" since I could speak. It was certainly Nottingham slang in the 1940s, and probably long before that. -- Robin (BrE) Herts, England Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Glenn Knickerbocker Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:34 am    Post subject: Re: Coffee hole Roland Hutchinson wrote: Quote: OED identifies it as US slang has an earlier dating: 1983 S. KING Christine 53 Then shut your pie-hole. I used to know this older meaning but forgot: Pocket Dictionary of the Scottish Idiom, Robert Motherby, Konigsberg, 1826 Quote: Pie-hole, a small hole for receiving a lace Google Books also reports "pie hole punching" in a 1951 issue of Materials & Methods, suggesting King might have adapted established machine shop jargon--but no, the left-hand edge of the page was cut off and it's actually "multiple hole punching." ¬R Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Roland Hutchinson Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:41 am    Post subject: Re: Coffee hole Glenn Knickerbocker wrote: Quote: Roland Hutchinson wrote: OED identifies it as US slang has an earlier dating: 1983 S. KING Christine 53 Then shut your pie-hole. I used to know this older meaning but forgot: Pocket Dictionary of the Scottish Idiom, Robert Motherby, Konigsberg, 1826 Pie-hole, a small hole for receiving a lace That's in the OED, too, tagged as "Sc[ottish], now rare". -- Roland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Glenn Knickerbocker Guest Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:39 am    Post subject: Re: Coffee hole On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:00:21 -0700 (PDT), tinwhistler wrote: Quote: A search at Google=Books brought up this 1969 usage: except that the 1969 date is wrong, as is made obvious by the publisher's name, Lulu.com. If you manage to make it to the bottom of the next page, you'll see that that essay is dated 2005. The book is from 2007. ¬R http://users.bestweb.net/~notr/arkville.html /// I look down my nose at people who think they are better than other people. --Kibo Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Linguistics Talk Forum Index -> Linguistics Talk All times are GMT Goto page 1, 2  Next Page 1 of 2   Jump to: Select a forum Linguistics Talk----------------Linguistics Talk  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Australian Debt Consolidation Experts medical insurance Wedding Websites Escort e Accompagnatrici a Milano, Roma, Firenze, Bologna, Padova, Verona, Venezia Swingers Contacts Canada Chemistry Talk Cheap Car Insurance Make Your Own Website Free calls to Poland Cleaning Service Mold UK Swingers Genuine Contacts Site Dir All office equipment Webcams Vacuum Bags 140 Attacks blocked Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group