Blowing.The.Lid. *Unfeasible Shock* Yep, 'Cheeky Nando's' doesn't mean anything! This phrase became used a few years ago, in the UK, to confuse
(US) foreigners who couldn't understand 'cheeky', and then for young
Brits to create really long, non-sensical explanations for it. The whole
process is an urban joke! (Not invented by the restaurant). Cheeky in British slang could imply 'local, fun, a bit
naughty'. If anything here, it refers to the local 'naughtiness' of
inventing bogus explanations of the slang to foreigners. Which, though it was a phenomenon at the time, and has doubtless spawned many inventive and creative outpourings, is also rather dumb and irritating.
No!
(Yes)
The best
option with this phrase is to ignore it - or enjoy the amusement of
listening to the young Brits' complex, serious, joke responses to you if
you ask what it means. (It just means eating a meal in Nando's chicken restaurant, ultimately.)
The whole joke has (hopefully) gone out of fashion now. Though it was so popular at one point that many neutral people have since nicknamed the dining chain 'Cheeky Nando's'.
The whole joke has (hopefully) gone out of fashion now. Though it was so popular at one point that many neutral people have since nicknamed the dining chain 'Cheeky Nando's'.
Hope that's cleared that up!
Feeling oddly hungry now...
Note to English learners: 'blowing the lid' on something means exposing it. (As if you are removing the lid on jar, to show what is really inside.) It usually refers to something bad or criminal, which needs to be exposed!
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