Cockney-rimmande engelska slang
Här hittar du slang från Cockney Rhyming English, med lekfulla, rimande uttryck som härstammar från Londons East End.
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apples and pears
[Fras]
a staircase; a set of steps for going from one floor to another
Ex:
I
ran
up
the
apples
and
pears
to
grab
my
coat.
bees and honey
[Fras]
(Cockney rhyming slang) cash or currency
Ex:
He's
always
after
some
bees
and
honey.
dog and bone
[Fras]
(Cockney rhyming slang) a telephone or phone
Ex:
Give
me
a
ring
on
the
dog
and
bone.
elephant's trunk
[adjektiv]
full som en elefant
Ex:
He
was
completely
elephant's
trunk
after
the
party.
frog and toad
[Fras]
(Cockney rhyming slang) a road or street
Ex:
He
lives
just
down
the
frog
and
toad.
to [go] Pete Tong
[Fras]
(Cockney rhyming slang) to go wrong or badly
Ex:
Everything's
gone
Pete
Tong
with
this
plan.
on {one's} Jack Jones
[Fras]
(Cockney rhyming slang) by oneself, without company
Ex:
He
went
to
the
cinema
on
his
Jack
Jones.