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The 'O'London' is descriptive, not prescriptive – in fact, I will answer to 'Hi' or to any loud cry.
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He would answer to 'Hi!' or to any loud cry,
Such as 'Fry me!' or 'Fritter my wig!'
To 'What-you-may-call-um!' or 'What-was-his-name!'
But especially 'Thing-um-a-jig!'
While, for those who preferred a more forcible word,
He had different names from these:
His intimate friends called him 'Candle-ends',
And his enemies 'Toasted cheese.'