That’s not exclusively British.
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JokeDeity@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Why do Brits say “rocking up”?
klemptor@startrek.website 1 week ago
cassowary@lemm.ee 1 week ago
No idea but I’m not British
JokeDeity@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Nearby? I’ve only heard it from people in that general region before.
cassowary@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Opposite hemisphere 🙃
Diddlydee@feddit.uk 1 week ago
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’.
JokeDeity@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Oh weird, Americans stuck with the roll and Europeans went with the rock. 😂
photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Brots don’t like to be associated with the European rabble 😬