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[andyyyyyy]

OK, gambol is defined by the dictionary thusly:

Verb

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[alphabetzoo]

it must be very local then 'cause I'd never heard it to mean forward rolls in Nottingham where I grew up! :D

[andyyyyyy]

Well it was my mate Ed discussing it with people he works with in Burton, who had also never heard of it, who first alerted me to it so I think it's Birmingham and Black Country at the very most.

Roly-poly seems to be a common alternative.

[alphabetzoo]

It was roly-poly round my way.

[boyzici]

my way too

[boyzici]

im good!

[andyyyyyy]

And what's more you never let anyone forget it!

[alphabetzoo]

shame he can't correct the typo :P

[boyzici]

no siree!

Its not like I need to remind you , you should know it already.

[bdouville]

Well, now, I feel very pleased with myself. :)

[the23]

weird, being from round there i'd never heard the word used in the forward rolling context.

[the23]

i remember we had a maths teacher from the south east. can't remember his name. he had a hardcore side parting (no combover!)...must have been when i was in the fourth or fifth year? anyway he refused to accept that anything could be bostin.

[the23]

and iirc soon scurried back to a job in the home counties.