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Cow and a Biscuit

A phrase derived from the UK, especially the Midlands areas.

It is used generally as a replacement for "Pretty Good"

The origin of the phrase is not quite known specifically, but is rumoured to have been somewhere in the early 1900s in the town of Tipton, stemming from the Pie Factory now known more commonly as "Mad O'Rourke's".

The restaurant chain pays homage to this saying with it's World Famous "Desperate Dan’s Cow Pie", some sources say this meal was originally served with a biscuit as a sweet option to cleanse the palette after a heart-warming and sumptuous meal.

Person A: Hey, how are you doing today?
Person B: Cow and a Biscuit! You?
Person A: Ar! Cow and a Biscuit!

by Paul Oakley July 17, 2021


Cow and a Biscuit

A phrase derived from the UK, especially the Midlands areas.

It is used generally as a "so-so" or more modern term "meh"

The origin of the phrase is not quite known specifically, but is rumoured to have been somewhere in the early 1900s in the town of Tipton, stemming from the Pie Factory now known more commonly as "Mad O'Rourke's". The restaurant chain pays homage to this saying with it's World Famous "Desperate Dan’s Cow Pie", some sources say this meal was originally served with a biscuit as a sweet option to cleanse the palette after a heart-warming and sumptuous meal.

Person A: Hey, how are you doing today?
Person B: Cow and a Biscuit! You?
Person A: Cow and a Biscuit!

by Paul Oakley July 17, 2021