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MediaSlayer
09-29-2003, 08:10 PM
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
09-29-2003, 08:16 PM
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
09-29-2003, 08:19 PM
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
09-29-2003, 08:25 PM
Apples and Pears = Stairs
Dickey Dirt = shirt
(Lived in Stains for a while, quite a bit of it round there ;) )
MediaSlayer
09-29-2003, 08:26 PM
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
09-29-2003, 08:37 PM
weird. :huh:
titey will have a field day in here. :lol:
tom tit - (dare i say it?) shit.
4play
09-29-2003, 08:41 PM
furry muff - fair enough :lol:
Lilmiss
09-29-2003, 08:56 PM
<span style='color:blue'>hehe. :D
merry old soul - http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Lynne1977uk/asshole.gif</span>
me old china!
means:
China: China plate
China plate: Mate!
Oily rag: Fag
soopaman
09-29-2003, 10:02 PM
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!! :lol:
Dapadipz
09-29-2003, 10:06 PM
Originally posted by 4play@29 September 2003 - 20:41
furry muff - fair enough :lol:
lol or as Ali G says : Hairy Muff
bigboab
09-29-2003, 10:11 PM
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
09-30-2003, 12:09 AM
10 to 2's = Shoes
Tin Bath = Laugh
Pen and Ink = Stink
Uncle Bert = Shirt
foot loose
09-30-2003, 01:25 AM
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
09-30-2003, 01:40 AM
bubble bath = laugh
people also say
your havin a girafe = your having a laugh.
Also
david gower - shower, as in i'm just gonna jump in the david
digging the grave - shave
apple core - score, as in whats the apple mate?
:D
foot loose
09-30-2003, 11:45 PM
brown bread = dead
Spendog
10-01-2003, 12:10 AM
Foot Loose, a cockle isn`t £75, it`s £10. As in cockle and hen - ten. Just so as you know! ;)
Smooch
10-01-2003, 12:21 AM
Holy Ghost = Toast
Duke of York = Chalk
Jack & Danny = Fanny :blink:
Wallace And Grommit = Vomit
soopaman
10-01-2003, 02:08 AM
Richard the Third = Turd
J Arthur Rank = Wank
Brahms and Liszt (spelling?) = Pissed
:lol:
titey
10-01-2003, 08:33 AM
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 @ 29 September 2003 - 14:37)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
titey will have a field day in here. :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?!?!? http://www.piczonline.com/client/titey/w00t.gif
tommy tank is also wank.
dont worry titey you'll get the hang of it soon!! :D
Illuminati
10-01-2003, 10:42 AM
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't bother with Scouse then
At least Cockney uses full words ;)
Billy_Dean
10-01-2003, 11:32 AM
I just picked up a bit of tom for a pony.
:)
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