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Jan 12, 2023 · Kipper Season . Kipper season refers to January when most of the fares have dried up after Christmas. Some suggest that ‘Kipper’ stems from the fact that kippers are a cheap meal during tough times. Copper bottom . This is a term use to describe cabbies who have been working particularly long hours.
Kipper. A kipper is a whole herring, a small, oily fish, [1] that has been split in a butterfly fashion from tail to head along the dorsal ridge, gutted, salted or pickled, and cold-smoked over smouldering wood chips (typically oak). In the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and some regions of North America, kippers are most commonly eaten ...
Feb 19, 2020 · The kipper season | CabbieBlog. A window on My World. The kipper season. 19 February, 2020 Gibson Square. The beginning of the year is known as The Kipper Season for reasons that have been lost in the mists of time. Traditionally it is one of the quietest times in London for the cab trade, so with a frustrating time trying to earn living ...
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This is one of the many one-to-one verbal exams that aspiring cabbies must undergo while studying ‘the Knowledge of London’ (the gruelling training process required to become a black taxi driver that the Conservatives want to scrap). Personally, I had to sit 27 appearances – and they were all terrifying.
This is a naughty passenger who doesn’t pay their fare. A few spin an elaborate sob story, some vanish into anonymous buildings never to be seen again, while others are simply content to hot-foot it.
This is a common expression used when cabbies part company with each other. It’s an apt phrase too – luck plays a big part in our game (see ‘Roader’).
The moment audiences exit a venue en-masse and pour into the streets, with programmes and screwed up packets of Revels in hand as they seek a ride home is 'the burst'. London’s main burst occurs just after 10pm when the West End theatre shows draw to a close.
A taxi driver who is new to the job having recently passed the Knowledge (see 'appearance'), is known as a Butter boy or girl. There are numerous theories as to where the term originates, but the most popular one suggests older cabbies used to accuse the keen new entrants of pinching their ‘bread and butter’ work.
A 'flyer' is a job to the airport – which usually involves battling through traffic with a knee jangling, anxious clock watcher.
In other words, a policeman brandishing a speed gun. If they’re being particularly sneaky about it the KWAK in question can also be dubbed a ‘blue tree’.
If you're a cabbie working exceptionally long hours, you're a 'leather arse'. In the Kipper season, the time spent behind the wheel turns most of us into leather arses (although I tend to find my knee joints suffer more than my derriere). Also known as a ‘copper bottom’.
This is a handy mnemonic for remembering the order of theatres on Shaftesbury Avenue – Lyric, Apollo, Gielgud, Queens and Palace. There are a few other of these little phrases, but I can’t be giving all of our tricks away now, can I? Musher Nothing to do with cuddly huskies, sadly. This term refers to a cabbie who owns their own taxi. Drivers on th...
These are London’s main roads – so called because they’re coloured orange and yellow on the A-Z map.
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May 16, 2024 · “Kipper Season” is a term used to describe period of low trade, when the necessity for frugality leads to consumption of canned goods, such as kippered herrings. The term red herring can also refer metaphorically to a diversion or distraction.
- Devon Pryor
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Jul 18, 2019 · Kipper: A. whole herring, a small, smelly, oily fish that has been split from tail to head along the dorsal ridge, gutted, salted or pickled, and smoked over oak. woodchips to produce a slimy, emetic meat some people insist on eating for breakfast. Not to be confused with; UKipper: A far-right racist also known for its unpleasant smell and ...
