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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
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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.
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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)
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Apples and Pears = Stairs
Dickey Dirt = shirt
(Lived in Stains for a while, quite a bit of it round there ;) )
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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
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weird. :huh:
titey will have a field day in here. :lol:
tom tit - (dare i say it?) shit.
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furry muff - fair enough :lol:
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<span style='color:blue'>hehe. :D
merry old soul - http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Lynne1977uk/asshole.gif</span>
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me old china!
means:
China: China plate
China plate: Mate!
Oily rag: Fag
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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:
