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[atticusfinch]

what is 'cack?"

 

[Deleted member 15344]

what is 'cack?"

Rubbish , poo , not good :thup:

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Why is this on the rules of golf section?

In fact why is this on the forum in the first place?

 

[LIG]

Rubbish , poo , not good :thup:

But not when applied before "-handed". :rofl:

 

[Foxholer]

In the context you were asking about.....

Junk, Jungle, Deep (deep) rough!


@PhiltheFragger Cultural differences!

I had to request the US Tennis player and and a US Umpire that I 'housed' (billeted) refer to her 'bum-bag' rather than what she/they called 'back home'! Of course, the reply was 'no problem' spoken 'No praahrblm'!

 

[Colin L]

Why is this on the rules of golf section?

In fact why is this on the forum in the first place?

A semantic enquiry. Foxholer referred in another thread to putting his ball in the cack and our transatlantic friend was obviously not familiar with the word but is clearly a seeker after truth.

By the way Atticus, the reference to -handed relates to the use of cack in cack-handed, meaning a leftie.

A versatile word

 

[Foxholer]

A semantic enquiry. Foxholer referred in another thread to putting his ball in the cack and our transatlantic friend was obviously not familiar with the word but is clearly a seeker after truth.

By the way Atticus, the reference to -handed relates to the use of cack in cack-handed, meaning a leftie.

A versatile word

Isn't there a Scottish equivalent (like buachar but great volumes of it!) that you mentioned some time ago?

 

[rulefan]

what is 'cack?"

I know you have an aversion to 'googling' but it would have given the answer.

Incidentally, cack-handed also means 'clumsy or awkward'

 

[atticusfinch]

Why is this on the rules of golf section?

In fact why is this on the forum in the first place?

Because more than one (golf) poster on this (golf) site has referred to his (golf) ball being in the cack and, being an ignorant yank and having never heard the word I wanted to know what it meant, (golf-wise). Send me to Coventry. :blah:

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Because more than one (golf) poster on this (golf) site has referred to his (golf) ball being in the cack and, being an ignorant yank and having never heard the word I wanted to know what it meant, (golf-wise). Send me to Coventry. :blah:

Fair enough, but as it's got nothing to do with the rules of the game, I'm moving the thread to the lounge.

Welcome to our shores, we have loads more weird expressions btw

 

[BelliedWedge]

A semantic enquiry. Foxholer referred in another thread to putting his ball in the cack and our transatlantic friend was obviously not familiar with the word but is clearly a seeker after truth.

By the way Atticus, the reference to -handed relates to the use of cack in cack-handed, meaning a leftie.

A versatile word

I'm pretty sure cack-handed refers to someone who grips right handed clubs with their left hand below their right. Or the opposite for a leftie.

 

[garyinderry]

I'm pretty sure cack-handed refers to someone who grips right handed clubs with their left hand below their right. Or the opposite for a leftie.

that is my thinking too!!

 

[bladeplayer]

that is my thinking too!!

yep

or as the oirish say , a hurlers grip

 

[garyinderry]

yep

or as the oirish say , a hurlers grip

probably why I never took to the hurling! :rofl:

 

[Bratty]

I'm pretty sure cack-handed refers to someone who grips right handed clubs with their left hand below their right. Or the opposite for a leftie.

I use it to reference any left-handed golfing friends, when in their company!

I remember a time, when watching telly in the US as a 13 year old, hearing a girl on a kids TV show shout at a friend, "Blair! Get your fanny downstairs!" and being shocked, amazed and short of breath from laughing all at the same time. Imagine my surprise ( and disappointment!) When told that it meant "backside".

I love the English to US translations.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Corrie pawed is also a Scottish expression for cack handed.
Belly wedges [great name BTW] description is correct.

 

[North Mimms]

A lot of people use cack -handed in the wider non-golfing sense as generally left handed.

Which is very leftist of them

 

[HomerJSimpson]

It's what we call left handers at our place. Strange bunch. Good golfers some of them though

 

[One Planer]

Cack when referred as describing an action generally is as previous (poo, not very good)

When applied to dexterity, cack handed is a lefty.

I've never heard of the rough called the cack. Generally I call it the cabbage

 

[williamalex1]

I've heard the saying someone khaked their pants, as in khaki.