@LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 6 months agoThe fact that there's a lady out there named Stephanie who insisted the whole world call her Lady Gaga and we're all just like, "okay."message-square87fedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down186
arrow-up1230arrow-down1message-squareThe fact that there's a lady out there named Stephanie who insisted the whole world call her Lady Gaga and we're all just like, "okay."@LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 6 months agomessage-square87fedilink
minus-square@SomeoneElseModlink4•6 months agoIt’s British slang for a convict or prison term. It’s not very common now, but “old lag” used to mean a habitual criminal. No idea of the etymology though - maybe related to a lag (in time)?
It’s British slang for a convict or prison term. It’s not very common now, but “old lag” used to mean a habitual criminal. No idea of the etymology though - maybe related to a lag (in time)?