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Origin of donnies = hands in W Midlands slang

Does anyone know how "donnies" came to mean "hands" in the W Midlands of the UK?
Is it rhyming slang? If so, who was Donny?
Thanks in advance!
Dave
  

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[nq:1]Does anyone know how "donnies" came to mean "hands" in the W Midlands of the UK? Is it rhyming slang? If so, who was Donny?

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  • [nq:1]Does anyone know how "donnies" came to mean "hands" in the W Midlands of the UK?
  • Is it rhyming slang?
  • If so, who was Donny?
  • [/nq] I grew up in the West Midlands and that's a new one to me.
  • Could it be a corruption of the French "donner" or "donnez" (give) - as in holding out your hand and asking someone to give you something?
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[nq:1]Does anyone know how "donnies" came to mean "hands" in the W Midlands of the UK? Is it rhyming slang? If so, who was Donny? Thanks in advance![/nq]
I grew up in the West Midlands and that's a new one to me.

Could it be a corruption of the French "donner" or "donnez" (give) - as in holding out your hand and asking someone to give you something?

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[nq:2]Does anyone know how "donnies" came to mean "hands" in ... rhyming slang? If so, who was Donny? Thanks in advance![/nq]
[nq:1]I grew up in the West Midlands and that's a new one to me. Could it be a corruption of the French "donner" or "donnez" (give) - as in holding out your hand and asking someone to give you something?[/nq]
Unlikely to be rhyming slang, by the way. I don't think i
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[nq:1]Does anyone know how "donnies" came to mean "hands" in the W Midlands of the UK? Is it rhyming slang? If so, who was Donny? Thanks in advance![/nq]
http://talklikeabrummieday.co.uk/talk-like-a-brummie-day-dictionary/

?Donnies? - slang for small hands? also known as ?
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