lallies

lallies: n pl

British

legs. A word used in theatrical circles and by dancers, art students, etc. in the 1960s. Lallies was given exposure in the radio comedy shows Beyond our Ken and Round the Horne in the exchanges between Kenneth Horne and the camp characters Julian and Sandy, played by Kenneth Williams and Hugh Paddick. The word, of unknown origin, is still in limited use.

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