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Gregory Peck

What's the meaning of the phrase 'Gregory Peck'?

The neck.

What's the origin of the phrase 'Gregory Peck'?

Visitors to London may be confused to hear the locals talking about their Gregory – “He’s a proper pain in the Gregory” and the like. Fear not, this is one of the more simple examples of Cockney rhyming slang and the Gregory is just the Gregory Peck, that is, the neck.

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Writer and researcher on the origins of phrases and the creator of the Phrase Finder website. Over the past 26 years more than 700 million of his pages have been downloaded by readers. He is one of the most popular and trusted sources of information on phrases and idioms.
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