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Jigneshbharati Posted 4 years ago
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You’re a downy card, ain’tcher?
They ran along between the stalls, and then the other boy turned and crouched in the shadows beside the Ghost Train, waiting to be sure the way was clear.
“Are you helping us all escape?” said Roger.
“Why, who else is there?” said the boy. “I thought you was the only freak.”
“There’s them,” said Roger, pointing up at the painted ghosts and skeletons of the Ghost Train. “They’re all locked in there like I was. We could let them out too.”
“You’re a downy card, ain’tcher?” said the boy, looking both ways carefully. “Right, come on!”
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What does "You’re a downy card, ain’tcher?" mean?
What do "downy, card and ain’tcher" mean?
“Are you helping us all escape?” said Roger.
“Why, who else is there?” said the boy. “I thought you was the only freak.”
“There’s them,” said Roger, pointing up at the painted ghosts and skeletons of the Ghost Train. “They’re all locked in there like I was. We could let them out too.”
“You’re a downy card, ain’tcher?” said the boy, looking both ways carefully. “Right, come on!”
I read a book "I was a rat!" with my son.
Read I Was A Rat! Page 5 Online Read Free Novel - Read Light Novel,onlinereadfreenovel.com
What does "You’re a downy card, ain’tcher?" mean?
What do "downy, card and ain’tcher" mean?
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" mean? You are (you're) a clever (downy) person (card), aren't (ain't) you (ain'tcher)? Jigneshbharati What do "downy, card and ain’tcher" mean?
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- You are (you're) a clever (downy) person (card), aren't (ain't) you (ain'tcher)?
- Jigneshbharati What do "downy, card and ain’tcher" mean?
- "Downy" is old British slang from another old British slang word "down", meaning "alert", "suspicious".
- "Card" is also British slang, used to mean any person, similar to "customer".
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JigneshbharatiWhat does "You’re a downy card, ain’tcher?" mean?
You are (you're) a clever (downy) person (card), aren't (ain't) you (ain'tcher)?
JigneshbharatiWhat do "downy, card and ain’tcher" mean?
"Downy" is old British slang from another old British slang word "down", meaning "alert", "suspicious". "Card" is a
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IT's old British English. In American English a card is someone who tries to be funny - a joker.
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