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- adjective Northern England
Early , near the start or beginning - adverb Northern England Early; at a time before expected; sooner than usual.
- noun Cockney rhyming slang woman's drawers.
Etymologies
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When English pubs closed in the afternoon, customers who were waiting or arrived soon after the pub re-opened in the evening were known as 'early doors'.
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bilby commented on the word early doors
British slang - early, premature.
September 23, 2008