What is Paraffin Lamp?
1.
cockney rhyming slang for tramp
shut up u fuckin paraffin lamp
2.
Normally one who chooses to live outside society's boundaries. Scavengers and beggars. Unwashed and unkempt, sleeping rough.
"Look at that dirty old 'paraffin lamp' sleeping in that doorway!!"
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A synonym for being intoxicated, shit-faced, drunk, and etc.
A drinker's version for Uncle Sam, "he wants YOU to drink"
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