Questions for our American friends - Page 459

**Davemetalhead** · November 20th, 2018, 09:04 PM

No-one really knows why it's called a quid, but the favourite theory seems to be that it's a derivative of "Quid Pro Quo", something for something. Give me a quid and I'll give you something for it.

IC Hunt · November 20th, 2018, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Davemetalhead

No-one really knows why it's called a quid, but the favourite theory seems to be that it's a derivative of "Quid Pro Quo", something for something. Give me a quid and I'll give you something for it.

Ok I read that; makes sense. Part 2 of my question is also a curiosity I have never been able to ask a Brit: is a quid slang for a clump of boogers in the UK?

I know I am laughing as I type this but I really was, and kind of am, disgusted every time I watch British TV and here this term.

**Greenman** · November 21st, 2018, 01:18 AM

Flicking a bogie is the same as your booger I believe and snot is the more runnier type.
Not sure how accurate this is but this might help to explain quid origins:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/quid

**Davemetalhead** · November 21st, 2018, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by IC Hunt

Ok I read that; makes sense. Part 2 of my question is also a curiosity I have never been able to ask a Brit: is a quid slang for a clump of boogers in the UK?

I know I am laughing as I type this but I really was, and kind of am, disgusted every time I watch British TV and here this term.

I've never heard the word quid used for snot, reading your post was the first time.

**Rogerbh** · November 21st, 2018, 09:12 AM

I live in Northern California and have never heard of quid used for snot.

IC Hunt · November 21st, 2018, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Rogerbh

I live in Northern California and have never heard of quid used for snot.

I live in the midwest so probably just something local; but a quid was slang for booger usually expelled.

Greenman's definitions provide with a clue where hock a quid could evolve from: one definition was: A lump of tobacco for chewing. One chews and spits tobacco a lot here in the midwest so that could be the "evolution" of the term quid.

Thanks for input. Curiosity.

**bowlinggreen** · November 21st, 2018, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Rogerbh

I live in Northern California and have never heard of quid used for snot.

Neither have I.

**Dr Pepper** · November 22nd, 2018, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Davemetalhead

I've never heard the word quid used for snot, reading your post was the first time.

Likewise-and I've been exposed to a wide range of english vernaculars over my lifetime-both directly and on TV.....it would seem to be a very localised US meaning to the word.....

**Greenman** · November 23rd, 2018, 07:48 PM

I had no idea what 'hock a logie' was until I saw it in Wayne's World-it is pretty disgusting but then so is flicking a bogie from your nose and unfortunately it being sticky enough to land somewhere and being picked up on someone's shoe or clothes.
Like most words they are lost in translation and sometimes become urban myth-style things-quid is probably one of those.

**Roubignol** · November 25th, 2018, 09:27 AM

Is it possible to be a candidate to the American Presidency without the help of lobbies or being extremely rich?

If not, are you not preoccupied by this form of democracy that is more a plutocracy than a real democracy.

November 20th, 2018, 09:04 PM	#4581
Davemetalhead Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Near Oxford, UK Posts: 528 Thanks: 3,930 Thanked 5,047 Times in 522 Posts	No-one really knows why it's called a quid, but the favourite theory seems to be that it's a derivative of "Quid Pro Quo", something for something. Give me a quid and I'll give you something for it. __________________ The resident lurker of the GD&N forum.

November 21st, 2018, 01:18 AM	#4583
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,508 Times in 19,356 Posts	Flicking a bogie is the same as your booger I believe and snot is the more runnier type. Not sure how accurate this is but this might help to explain quid origins: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/quid __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

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Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,508 Times in 19,356 Posts	I had no idea what 'hock a logie' was until I saw it in Wayne's World-it is pretty disgusting but then so is flicking a bogie from your nose and unfortunately it being sticky enough to land somewhere and being picked up on someone's shoe or clothes. Like most words they are lost in translation and sometimes become urban myth-style things-quid is probably one of those. __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

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November 21st, 2018, 09:12 AM	#4585
Rogerbh Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Land of the free within reasonable limitations Posts: 10,901 Thanks: 50,521 Thanked 91,171 Times in 10,748 Posts	I live in Northern California and have never heard of quid used for snot.

November 25th, 2018, 09:27 AM	#4590
Roubignol Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mice Planet Posts: 3,882 Thanks: 15,974 Thanked 29,726 Times in 3,826 Posts	Is it possible to be a candidate to the American Presidency without the help of lobbies or being extremely rich? If not, are you not preoccupied by this form of democracy that is more a plutocracy than a real democracy.