Dad's Dictionary...

 JOLLOP

I remember my father using this word to refer to anything from a new batch of Mum's homemade jam to the grease he used to lubricate his lathe!

Let's take a look...

The meaning of the word, according to The Collins English Dictionary, is "unguent" or "cream".

Some dictionaries say the word jollop was used to refer either to a liquid medication or a strong liquor (often one and the same!)

Others indicate that it's real roots are Mexican and that the word is derived from the Spanish JALAPA. Jalapa was a city in Mexico (now Xalapa-Enrìquez). It was here that a notorious laxative was created.

Another source writes that the word originates from the word 'julep', of Persian origin and arrived to our shores via French and Latin. The word 'julep' means 'rose water'.

The word JOLLOP first appeared in England in 1675.

"Pass me some o' that there JOLLOP, will 'e?" Sigh... Some fun memories!