Condensed version of old scots playground taunt “Has your [budgie] died?”. Used to tease people who have outgrown their trowsers or shrunk them [in the wash], thus exposing their ankles. The trousers were like a [flag at half mast] (a sign of respect for the dead) hence the question. Popular in 1990s Glasgow schools.

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