William Anderson wrote on 21/7/01 1:15 pm >> Particularly: "chancer" is the word I don't get. > >every time I hear the word "chancer" now, I think of Chancer as played by >Andy Gray in "City Lights" ... :) > >- http://uk.imdb.com/M/title-exact?"City+Lights"+(1987) Aye, wasn't he a perfect example? > >but "chancer" basically means "someone who does well by audacity, and has a >permanent couch on the luck plane ... especially if their luck is propped up >with some dodgy dealings" (http://www.smug.com/12/mystery.html) With increased emphasis on the latter part. Cheers Martin _______________________________________________ email: martin at easyweb.co.uk PGP ID: 0xA835CCCB martin at members.evolt.org snailmail: 30 Shandon Place tel: +44 (0)774 063 9985 Edinburgh, url: http://www.easyweb.co.uk Scotland