rhyming slang in English
Words from Romany (originally an Indian dialect), Shelta (the cant of the Irish tinkers), Yiddish, back slang, rhyming slang and other non-standard English are interspersed with words of Italian origin.
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1. The Cockney rhyming slang translator translates text to Cockney rhyming slang
2. Cockney Rhyming Slang from London
3. Welcome to my Complete Dictionary of Cockney Rhyming Slang! Check out the full list of Cockney rhyming slang phrases below
4. Anne: In cockney rhyming slang what is tomfoolery?
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6. A tea leaf was a thief, in rhyming slang.
7. Read on, to learn more about Cockney rhyming slang.
8. In Cockney rhyming slang, 'apples and pears' means 'stairs'.Sentencedict.com
9. A tea leaf was a thief, in rhyming slang. Sentencedict.com
10. I'd be doing rhyming slang if I didn't watch out.
11. In Cockney rhyming slang, you say 'apples and pears' to mean 'stairs'.
12. Cockney rhyming slang is one of the most famous British English oddities
13. This website is a source of information about London's famous language, Cockney Rhyming Slang.
14. From cockney rhyming slang - 1 - arse becomes 'bottle and glass' which becomes bottle (proper rhyming slang normally leaves out the rhyming word, being designed to obfuscate meaning) 2 - bottle becomes aristotle 3 - which gets shortened to Arris
15. Comes from the cockney rhyming slang 'Boracic lint' (a type of medical dressing): Boracic lint = skint.
16. Then she only goes and kicks me right in me Cobblers, don’t she! (Cockney rhyming slang) Nonsense
17. I remember thinking that use of rhyming slang was going to help clear matters up in no time.
18. Bunts is rhyming slang derived from a David Brent quote'Bunsen burner, nice little earner' while stroking finger against thumb! Often …
19. Although not as widely heard in London as it once was, Cockney rhyming slang remains an intrinsic part of the city’s character
20. Cockney rhyming slang has been around for hundreds of years - so how well do you know it? Credit: Mikael Buck - The Sun
21. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "Cobblers" is short for "Cobblers' awls," rhymes with "balls" (testicles)
22. Cockneys traditionally speak in a rhyming slang which supposedly originated among barrow boys who didn't want their customers to understand what they said to each other.
23. Some rhyming slang only works in specific countries or regions where the local accent can rhyme in a way that would not normally work in other regions.
24. A couple of hundred years ago, England sent its prisoners to Australia to live out their prison sentences. Many people say Strine rhyming slang is evidence of Australia's convict past!
25. Yes, Cockney rhyming slang is a foreign language to most people, so I thought I'd let you in on the secret and help non-Cockneys translate some of our favourite London sayings
26. Boracic It’s pronounced ‘ brassic ’ and it’s slang for being penniless. Like so many other widespread expressions, it derives from the Cockney rhyming slang 'Boracic lint' which rhymes with skint signifying that the person has no money
27. The Backstabber, the one who didn't know Dover was a port, or maybe the one whose name is rapidly becoming rhyming slang used by anyone who's ever worked in the NHS? No skills required in race to be next Prime Minister