The Silly Book of Weird and Wacky Words by Andy Seed

Author:Andy Seed
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781408866856
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2015-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Cockney rhyming slang

Cockney rhyming slang is a form of wordplay that developed a long time ago in the East End of London. It uses rhyming substitutes for words (often abbreviating them, just to confuse everyone). Here are some common examples:

Word

Short for

Meaning

apples

apples and pears

stairs

jam

jam jar

car

dog

dog and bone

phone

plates

plates of meat

feet

raspberry

raspberry tart

fart

boat

boat race

face

mince

mince pie

eye

loaf

loaf of bread

head

china

china plate

mate

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