T-rex
T-rex = text (SMS, send a message on a mobile phone- the final 't' is often not pronounced)
T-rex- the name of a dinosaur and a 1970s pop group.
Taters in the mould
Taters in the mould = cold ('taters' = potatoes)
Tea leaf
Tea leaf = thief
This can also be used as a verb 'to tea leaf', meaning 'steal'.
Ten eight
Ten eight = great
Terry Waite
Terry Waite = late
Terry Waite was taken hostage in the Middle East.
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison = medicine
Thomas Edison was a famous inventor.
Tin bath
Tin bath = laugh (noun- have a tin bath- the Cockneys often pronounce an unvoiced 'th' as 'f' so it does rhyme)
Tin tack
Tin tack = the sack (to lose your job)
Titfer
Titfer = hat (derived from the expression 'tit for tat')
Tod Sloane
Tod Sloane = alone
'I'm on my tod'
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise = booze (alcoholic drink)
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks = thanks
Tom Hanks is an actor.
Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb = rum
Tom Thumb is a character in a children's book.
Tony Blair
Tony Blair = hair
Tony Blair = nightmare
Tony Blair is a British politician
Top hat
Top hat = prat (fool, idiot)
Trombone
Trombone = phone
Trouble and strife
Trouble and strife = wife
Two and eight
Two and eight = state (poor condition, mess)
'This house is in a right two and eight.'
