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Derby Kelly

Derby Kelly noun: belly.

Noun

Derby Kelly

  1. (Cockney, slang) belly
    • Boiled beef and carrots,
      Boiled beef and carrots,
      That's the stuff for your Derby Kell,
      Makes you fat and it keeps you well.
      Don't live like vegetarians
      On food they give to parrots,
      Blow out your kite from morn till night
      On boiled beef and carrots.1909, Charles Collins, Fred Murray, Boiled Beef and Carrots

Forms of Derby Kelly

alternative formDerby Kell
alternative formDerby Kel

Questions about Derby Kelly

What does Derby Kelly mean?
Derby Kelly means belly.
What part of speech is Derby Kelly?
Derby Kelly is a noun.

Words near Derby Kelly in the dictionary

  1. derbisol
  2. derby
  3. Derby Acres
  4. derby dog
  5. Derby Kell
  6. Derby Kelly
  7. Derby Line
  8. Derbyite
  9. Derbyites
  10. derbylite
  11. Derbys

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