The phenomenon of Cockney Rhyming Slang (or Rabbit) is a code of speaking in which a common word can be replaced by the whole or abbreviated form of a well-known phrase which rhymes with that word.
So stairs becomes "apples and pears"). The second word is then often dropped entirely ("I'm going up the apples"), meaning that the association of the original word to the rhyming phrase is not obvious to the uninitiated. For example: "Sherman" for an American (Sherman tank = Yank).
Cockney Rhyming Slang is an ever evolving language. Recently notified additions include:
Becks and Posh – nosh
Bristol & West – chest
Trevor Sinclair – nightmare
Uncle Ted – bed
No ‘ope – soap
Jack Jones - alone
Adam and eve - believe
Albert hall - ball - as in got in me albert halls
Britney spears - beers
ewan mcgreggor - begger
lilley and skinner - beginner
clark kent - bent
dick van dike - bike
ronald riches - bitches
lionel richie - bitchy
right said fred - bread
georgie best/east and west - breasts
coles and coke - broke
andy mcnabs - crabs
jam jar - car
lemon barley - charlie
tick tock - clock
pork chop - cop
lemon and lime - crime
ruby murray - curry
bacon and eggs - leggs
barney rubble - trouble (hence... teyve had a barny)
bricks and mortar - daughter
brown bread - dead
mince pies - eyes
giraffe - laugh
cash and carried - married
Toby jug - mug
half inch - pinch (steal)
lucy locket - pocket
clickety click - 66
dicky bird - word
Now, cheese check this out:
http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/
And here look for cockney rhiming slang translator:
Hope you enjoyed every bird and clock ya soon!!
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