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minus-squareJokeDeitylinkfedilinkEnglish2•3 months agoNearby? I’ve only heard it from people in that general region before.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•3 months agoFrom the verb ‘rock’ meaning to move back and forth, and usually means arriving late or unannounced. It came from rock n roll in the 60s. Before that it was common to say ‘roll up’.
minus-squareJokeDeitylinkfedilinkEnglish5•3 months agoOh weird, Americans stuck with the roll and Europeans went with the rock. 😂
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-23 months agoBrits don’t like to be associated with the European rabble 😬
Why do Brits say “rocking up”?
No idea but I’m not British
Nearby? I’ve only heard it from people in that general region before.
Opposite hemisphere 🙃
From the verb ‘rock’ meaning to move back and forth, and usually means arriving late or unannounced. It came from rock n roll in the 60s. Before that it was common to say ‘roll up’.
Oh weird, Americans stuck with the roll and Europeans went with the rock. 😂
Brits don’t like to be associated with the European rabble 😬
That’s not exclusively British.