Why is a house called a drum?

[granda-grunt 10]

It isn't, as established earlier in the thread. It's some sort of rubbish modern cockney rhyming slang. Like Britney Spears = beers. Oof..

 

What as in 'Threppney Bit's?----- T**'s

[puskas 10]

I was told that it comes from the Roma language. (You know, Gypsy).

[Crackers 10]

What as in 'Threppney Bit's?----- T**'s

Yup. Or "Bristols".

[Ally_Fraser 10]

It isn't, as established earlier in the thread. It's some sort of rubbish modern cockney rhyming slang. Like Britney Spears = beers. Oof..

 

I'm not sure it's particularly modern, I can remember it being used for a long long time.

[Crackers 10]

I'm not sure it's particularly modern, I can remember it being used for a long long time.

Which slang, "Britney Spears" or "Drum 'n' Bass"? Britney Spears wasn't famous until 1998, Drum 'n' Bass wasn't a widely used musical term until the mid 1990s. Both fairly recent IMO..

[never wrong 10]

It is criminal slang years ago burglars used to go down roads knocking on doors until they came to empty house the distictive sound of a empty house gave name to this activity and it was called drumming and over many years a house became a drum. the echo from knocking at doors is completely different when the house is empty, believe me.

[Ally_Fraser 10]

Which slang, "Britney Spears" or "Drum 'n' Bass"? Britney Spears wasn't famous until 1998, Drum 'n' Bass wasn't a widely used musical term until the mid 1990s. Both fairly recent IMO..

 

Neither.

 

I meant the use of 'drum' to mean a house.

[Crackers 10]

Neither.

 

I meant the use of 'drum' to mean a house.

Ah.. well that's alright then.

[Ally_Fraser 10]

Ah.. well that's alright then.

 

Mind you, I'm not claiming to be some know-it-all, I only really know because I heard Albert Steptoe say it once or twice, and I can't exactly see him listening to drum and bass in the 60's....

[never wrong 10]

I forgot to mention in my previous post it did have it,s orgin in London but well before the 60,s

[Crackers 10]

It is criminal slang years ago burglars used to go down roads knocking on doors until they came to empty house the distictive sound of a empty house gave name to this activity and it was called drumming and over many years a house became a drum. the echo from knocking at doors is completely different when the house is empty, believe me.

I've heard this before somewhere.. it sounds very plausible.

[never wrong 10]

It is the fact, this is the correct explanation any other is wrong. I know some "drummers" personally, just so nobody gets the wrong idea the practice of drumming was faded out in the early 60,s mainly due to "Neighboured Watch scheme"