Cockney Rhyming Slang

[MediaSlayer]

this is a copy and paste from a dvd extra of the movie"lock,stock,and two smoking barrels"

Forged in Victorian England by the working class laborers, appropriated by the underworld, Cockey Rhyming Slang is ideal for those who wish to talk amongst themselves: secret societies,brotherhoods,gangs, and the like. Suppose your a rob roy in a read-and-write over river ouse....
All right, Let's translate:
Rob Roy=boy
Read-and-write=fight
River ouse=booze
So suppose your a boy in a fight over booze. When telling the story to another lad who's up on his cockney rhyming slang, you can communicate that much quicker(and more in secret) by doing what the natives do: dropping the rhyme portion of the phrase.

Therefore:Adam and Eve it or not
Becomes:Adam it or not

Here are some random examples:
english words-------------------Cockney Rhyming Slang abbreviated(and full rhyme)
Believe--------------------------Adam(and Eve)
Church--------------------------Left(in the lurch)
Deaf-----------------------------Mutt(and Jeff)
Geezer--------------------------Lemon squeezer
Kiss------------------------------Heavenly(bliss)
Pint(of ale)----------------------Ship(in full sail)
Here are some of icons:
Chevy Chase-------------------Face
Mickey Mouse-------------------Scouse
Brad Pitt-------------------------Shit

[4play]

lol i stil use bits of rhymin slang to this day without even noticing.

people do not use this as much as they used to but it is still about.

[JONNO_CELEBS]

I know, I've worked with London Builders

Lord (Lovel)= Shovel
Bride (and Groom) = Broom
Pete (Tong) = Wrong
Lady (Gadiver)= Fiver
Gold (frankensense and mur) = Hammer


etc etc.......

At first it took some getting used to but you soon learn :D

Jonno B)

[Mr. Mulder]

Apples and Pears = Stairs

Dickey Dirt = shirt

(Lived in Stains for a while, quite a bit of it round there ;) )

[MediaSlayer]

In casual conversations with english people, I remember a few:
apple and pear=stairs
dog and bone=telephone
sub(marine)=pub

fiver hehe thank god for dictionary.com

[Lilmiss]

weird. :huh:
titey will have a field day in here. :lol:

tom tit - (dare i say it?) shit.

[4play]

furry muff - fair enough :lol:

[Lilmiss]

<span style='color:blue'>hehe. :D

merry old soul - http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Lynne1977uk/asshole.gif</span>

[RGX]

me old china&#33;

means:

China: China plate

China plate: Mate&#33;



Oily rag: Fag

[soopaman]

Hampton Wick = Dick

On Yer Jack (as in Jack Jones) = Alone

Berk (as in Berkshire Hunt) = Cunt

Plates (of meat) = Feet

Pete Tong = Wrong

:lol: I love slang&#33;&#33; :lol:

[Dapadipz]

Originally posted by 4play@29 September 2003 - 20:41
furry muff - fair enough :lol:
lol or as Ali G says : Hairy Muff

[bigboab]

No you cant steal that one. I was walking through the wood one day. I met a fairy, she said her name was nuff. I said thats fairy nuff. :D

The old ones are the best. :lol:

[Smooch]

10 to 2&#39;s = Shoes
Tin Bath = Laugh
Pen and Ink = Stink
Uncle Bert = Shirt

[foot loose]

bubble bath = laugh
"give me a million pounds"
reply
ur havin a bubble mate

kitchen sing= drink
booby moore = score (20 pounds)

english money slang

blue or lady gadiver = 5 pounds
brown=10 pounds
score=20 pounds
bulls eye=50 pounds
cockle= 75 pounds
ton or onner =100 pounds
monkey=500 pounds

it goes on http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk

[4play]

bubble bath = laugh

people also say
your havin a girafe = your having a laugh.

[DanB]

Also

david gower - shower, as in i&#39;m just gonna jump in the david

digging the grave - shave

apple core - score, as in whats the apple mate?

:D

[foot loose]

brown bread = dead

[Spendog]

Foot Loose, a cockle isn`t £75, it`s £10. As in cockle and hen - ten. Just so as you know&#33; ;)

[Smooch]

Holy Ghost = Toast
Duke of York = Chalk
Jack & Danny = Fanny :blink:
Wallace And Grommit = Vomit

[soopaman]

Richard the Third = Turd

J Arthur Rank = Wank

Brahms and Liszt (spelling?) = Pissed

:lol:

[titey]

Originally posted by lilmiss+29 September 2003 - 14:37--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (lilmiss &#064; 29 September 2003 - 14:37)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
titey will have a field day in here.&nbsp; :lol: [/b]
I have enough trouble figuring out what you Europeans are saying wifout havin to screw wif rymin stuff. http://members.shaw.ca/wenpigsfly/smileys/crazyeyes.gif



<!--QuoteBegin-lilmiss@29 September 2003 - 14:37
tom tit - (dare i say it?) shit.[/quote]
Someone say tit?&#33;?&#33;? http://www.piczonline.com/client/titey/w00t.gif

[DanB]

tommy tank is also wank.

dont worry titey you&#39;ll get the hang of it soon&#33;&#33; :D

[Illuminati]

Originally posted by titey+1 October 2003 - 09:33--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (titey @ 1 October 2003 - 09:33)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-lilmiss@29 September 2003 - 14:37

titey will have a field day in here. :lol:
I have enough trouble figuring out what you Europeans are saying wifout havin to screw wif rymin stuff. http://members.shaw.ca/wenpigsfly/smileys/crazyeyes.gif [/b][/quote]
Heh - Don&#39;t bother with Scouse then

At least Cockney uses full words ;)

[Billy_Dean]

I just picked up a bit of tom for a pony.


:)