Lokum/Turkish Delight is no longer the addictive confection to which Edmund succumbs in the book The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis or recently in the film version Narnia.
Mavi Boncuk
The long name for the sweet called "lokum" is rahat lokum. The etymology of the word lokum has puzzled linguists for many years; it seems to be a corruption of the Arabic word rahat-al hulkum, meaning the contentment of throat while in Ottoman Era Turkish it means a piece of contentment. Remember the confectioner that invented lokum was a haci/hadji/pilgrim. So, "Turkish Delight" may not be far off. The confection is called Rahat in Romania, the word Rahat is also a slang term for excrement in that country. Lingering resentment for the Turkish rule may be the reason for this, but the origin of the slang use is unknown. This is not very far off since Turkish Delight is the Rhyming Slang for 'shite' in London's Cockney use.
Turkish Delight is sometimes a euphemism for hashish candy, as hashish is sometimes thought to have been an ingredient in the original recipie.
As part of Gay Slang
1. Anal virgin
2. Turkish sailor (in main harbor towns)
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