Ruby (Murray)

Ruby (Murray)
• Rhyming Slang for 'curry'. After the popular singer. i.e. "Are you coming out for a Ruby tonight ?". Used in long and short form.

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  • Ruby Murray — Infobox musical artist Name = Ruby Murray Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Ruby Florence Murray Alias = Born = birth date|1935|3|29|mf=y, Donegall Road, Belfast Died = death date and age|1996|12|17|1935|3|29 …   Wikipedia

  • Ruby Murray — Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Singles Heartbeat UK: 3 – 03.12.1954 16 Wo. Softly, Softly UK: 1 – 28.01.1955 23 Wo. Happy Days and Lonely Nights UK: 6 – 04.02.1955 8 Wo. Let Me Go Lover UK: 5 – 04.03.1955 7 Wo. If Anyone Finds This, I… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ruby murray — Cockney Rhyming Slang Curry I m going for a ruby. Ruby Murray was a singer in Glasgow back in the 30 s or 40 s thanks to Peter Cotterell for the Ruby Murray info. Matthews tells me that Ruby was an Irish singer (1935 1996. popular in the mid to… …   English dialects glossary

  • Ruby (Murray) — Noun. Curry. Cockney rhyming slang. Ruby Murray, Belfast born singer, popular in 1950s. E.g. I m starving! Let s go for a Ruby …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • Ruby (Murray) — Noun. Curry. Cockney rhyming slang. Ruby Murray, Belfast born singer, popular in 1950s. E.g. I m starving! Let s go for a Ruby …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • Ruby Murray — noun A (meal of) curry. Syn: Ruby …   Wiktionary

  • Ruby (Murray) — n British a curry. This item of rhyming slang comes from the name of an Irish born popular singer of the 1950s. The word or phrase is perpetuated by some speak ers too young to be familiar with its inspiration …   Contemporary slang

  • Ruby Murray — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ruby (disambiguation) — Ruby most commonly refers to: * Ruby, a red gemstone * Ruby (programming language) * Ruby (given name)Ruby may also be:Locations* Ruby, Alaska * Ruby, Arizona * Ruby Mountain, a stratovolcano in British Columbia, Canada * Ruby Mountains, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Murray (surname) — Murray is a common variation of the word Moray, an anglicisation of the Medieval Gaelic word Muireb (or Moreb); the b here was pronounced as v, hence the Latinization to Moravia. These names denote the district on the south shore of the Moray… …   Wikipedia

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