gottle o' geer
gottle o' geer phrase: stereotypical phrase spoken by the dummy of an incompetent ventriloquist.
Phrase
gottle o' geer
- Stereotypical phrase spoken by the dummy of an incompetent ventriloquist
- ‘And a gottle of gear,' said Watson, trying to disguise himself as a dummy.1992, Spike Milligan, William McGonagall: Freefall, Michael Joseph, →ISBN, page 109
- Buyer beware: if you think this is a history of end-of-pier gottle of geer merchants, think again2001 January 13, Brian Boyd, “Not only here for the geer [Review of Dumbstruck - A Cultural History of Ventriloquism]”, in The Irish Times, page 15
Forms of gottle o' geer
| alternative form | gottle o'geer |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gottle of geer |
| alternative form | gottle of gear |
Origin of gottle o' geer
Pronunciation spelling of the phrase "bottle of beer" with the labial consonants replaced by velars; labials are the hardest English consonants to produce without visible lip movement.
Words that rhyme with gottle o' geer
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- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about gottle o' geer
- What does gottle o' geer mean?
- Gottle o' geer means stereotypical phrase spoken by the dummy of an incompetent ventriloquist.
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- Gottle o' geer is a phrase.
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