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The meaning of 'cadbury' Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:07 am  The meaning of 'cadbury'
 

guys,

I watch the American Idol show and I always hear Simon Cowell says 'Very Cadbury'(I'm not even sure of the spelling or whether that's the word he's saying)

Does it mean old/antique/classic? Is it the same thing as saying 'Dad, you're such a dinasour'?

Because when I look up in the dictionary Cadbury is an iron age site in Somerset, England.
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The meaning of 'cadbury' Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:42 am  The meaning of 'cadbury'
 

Apparently, a 'cadbury' is someone who can get drunk on a glass and a half -- it's based on the chocolate manufacturer's slogan. Isn't it interesting how new lingoes pop up?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cadbury

By the way, I like your spelling of 'dinosaur' (it could be a good nickname for bad-tempered, as well as old-fashioned, Dinas)! Smile
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The meaning of 'cadbury' Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:52 am  The meaning of 'cadbury'
 

thanks Conchita.So basically Simon is blaming the alcohol for bad singing!

I'm laughing hard as I'm writing this.Look at what living in Japan has made me!15 years ago I would've never made this mistake in Spelling and Dictation!ha ha ha!

Thank you for pointing it out.I felt so silly!I do.
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The meaning of 'cadbury' Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:25 pm  The meaning of 'cadbury'
 

NinaZara, you're not alone. I'm sure 98% of the Americans watching American Idol don't know what this expression means. Cadbury chocolates aren't very popular here, and we don't hear that slogan.
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The meaning of 'cadbury' Wed Feb 14, 2007 13:12 pm  The meaning of 'cadbury'
 

I also don't know precisely what that phrase means... yet. Very Happy
But if the incredible popularity of American Idol (and Simon) is any indication, there's a reasonable chance the expression could eventually take hold on this side of the pond, too.
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The meaning of 'cadbury' Wed Feb 14, 2007 15:08 pm  The meaning of 'cadbury'
 

Yankee wrote:
I also don't know precisely what that phrase means... yet. Very Happy
But if the incredible popularity of American Idol (and Simon) is any indication, there's a reasonable chance the expression could eventually take hold on this side of the pond, too.

My money says that if Americans have to look up the meaning of the word in a dictionary, or otherwise research it, it will never catch on. Either that, or it will get popular with some kind of imagined meaning that differs from the original.

Of course, it sounds like Simon's use of it differs from the original too, something like the British slang word "dodgy", which, based on my hearing the British use it, seems to mean almost anything and nothing.
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The meaning of 'cadbury' Wed Feb 14, 2007 16:25 pm  The meaning of 'cadbury'
 

Jamie (K) wrote:
Either that, or it will get popular with some kind of imagined meaning that differs from the original..

I had that thought, too. Laughing
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