Gone for a ball of chalk...?

[bekibutton]

I've been reading this forum with interest, and I think you may be able to help me

Does anyone know the origin of the above phrase? It's difficult to explain what it means, but if you Google it it seems to bring up various parliamentary quotes!

'Ball and chalk' means 'walk' in Cockney rhyming slang, but I think it's unrelated to 'ball of chalk'.

Any ideas?

Becki

 

[jebenson]

I found this reference that indicates that your supposition is correct...'ball of chalk' and 'ball and chalk' mean the same thing, namely 'walk'.

[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Cockney_rhyming_slang[/url]

I used to rock and roll every night and party every day. Then it was every other day. Now I'm lucky if I can find 30 minutes a week in which to get funky. - Homer Simpson

 

[LFI]

I wonder if the original phrase might have been "gone for a ball and chalk"?

There's at least one on-line quote I've found that uses it this way:

http://www.dispatch.co.za/1999/03/16/editoria/.

I AM very sorry and frustrated to see a beautiful town and country like East London and South Africa vanishing the same way as most African countries. Border Technikon damaged beyond repairs, ambulance services gone for a ball and chalk...

Dave


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[Jomama46]

I think it is short for "gone for a ball with a chalklate woman"

Jomama