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Geographical & Cultural English - Cockney Rhyming English

Here you will find slang from Cockney Rhyming English, featuring playful, rhyming expressions originating in London's East End.

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to Adam and Eve

(Cockney rhyming slang) to believe something

Ex: I don't Adam and Eve it! 
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apples and pears

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. 
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barnet {fair|}

(Cockney rhyming slang) hair on the head; a person's hairstyle

Ex: He got a haircut to fix his barnet. 
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Barney Rubble

(Cockney rhyming slang) trouble; a problematic situation or difficulty

Ex: He's always getting into Barney Rubble. 
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bees and honey

(Cockney rhyming slang) cash or currency

Ex: He's always after some bees and honey. 
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boat race
boat race
[noun]

(Cockney rhyming slang) the face

Ex: He got hit right in the boat race. 
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boracic
boracic
[Adjective]

(Cockney rhyming slang) having little or no money

Ex: I can't go out tonight, I'm boracic. 
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brown bread
brown bread
[Adjective]

(Cockney rhyming slang) no longer alive

Ex: He's brown bread after the accident. 
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bubble
bubble
[noun]

(Cockney rhyming slang) a problematic situation or difficulty

Ex: He's in a bit of a bubble at work. 
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butcher's {hook|}

(Cockney rhyming slang) a look or glance

Ex: Take a butcher's at this new phone. 
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cobblers
cobblers
[noun]

(Cockney rhyming slang) something that is untrue, silly, or ridiculous

Ex: That excuse is pure cobblers. 
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cream crackered
cream crackered
[Adjective]

(Cockney rhyming slang) exhausted or extremely tired

Ex: I'm completely cream crackered after that run. 
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dog and bone
dog and bone
[phrase]

(Cockney rhyming slang) a telephone or phone

Ex: Give me a ring on the dog and bone. 
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elephant's trunk
elephant's trunk
[Adjective]

(Cockney rhyming slang) intoxicated from alcohol

Ex: He was completely elephant's trunk after the party. 
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frog and toad

(Cockney rhyming slang) a road or street

Ex: He lives just down the frog and toad. 
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to [go] Pete Tong

(Cockney rhyming slang) to go wrong or badly

Ex: Everything's gone Pete Tong with this plan. 
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Gregory Peck

(Cockney rhyming slang) neck; the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders

Ex: He hurt his Gregory Peck playing football. 
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to half-inch

(Cockney rhyming slang) to steal or pinch something

Ex: Someone half-inched my wallet on the bus. 
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Hampstead Heath

(Cockney rhyming slang) teeth

Ex: I need to brush my Hampstead Heath. 
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Hank Marvin
Hank Marvin
[Adjective]

(Cockney rhyming slang) extremely hungry; starving

Ex: I'm Hank Marvin after that workout. 
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on {one's} Jack Jones

(Cockney rhyming slang) by oneself, without company

Ex: He went to the cinema on his Jack Jones. 
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jam jar
jam jar
[noun]

(Cockney rhyming slang) a car; an automobile

Ex: He just bought a new jam jar. 
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loaf {of bread|}

(Cockney rhyming slang) the head, or by extension, the brain

Ex: Watch your loaf of bread on that low ceiling. 
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mince pie
mince pie
[noun]

(Cockney rhyming slang) an eye, mostly used in the plural

Ex: He's got blue mince pies. 
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trouble and strife

(Cockney rhyming slang) wife; a man's spouse

Ex: The trouble and strife is calling me home. 
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