Some London slang terms - origins? (UNCLASSIFIED)

[david hughes]

Rude is from Rude Boy, presumably. Jamaican slang came to Britain in the 1960s and 70s. Much used by The Specials and other bands on Two-Tone Records. Here's a good tune to go with it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtHbxkASFmc David Hughes
 > Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:15:06 -0500
> From: Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL
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> Does "yute" mean "youth"? as in a teen-age male?
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> If so, this term was a point of confusion in the 1992 movie "My Cousin
> Vinny", in which a southern judge (Fred Gwynne) had trouble with the
> speech of a NY lawyer (Joe Pesci).  Pesci said "youth", Gwynne heard it
> as "yute", and hilarity ensued.
> 
> > >
> > > A friend, Paul Kerswill, has asked me to cross-post the following
> query
> > > here.  I've told him about the thread here on 'mommanem' some years
> ago, as
> > > 'mandem' in his list reminded me of it.  If anyone can help Paul,
> please
> > > copy both him and the list in on your replies.  Paul's e-mail is
> > >
> > > p.kerswill at lancaster.ac.uk
> > >
> > > and he's copied in here too.
> > >
> > > "LONDON TEENAGE SLANG: Does anyone know the *origins* of: olders,
> bare,
> > > safe, blud/blad, bruv, yute, rude, boy, ends, mandem, boys dem,
> still,
> > > sweet?
> > >
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