 Cockney Rhyming Slang:J |
Jabba the Hutt
Jabba the Hutt = shut
Jabba the Hutt is a character in Star Wars.
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper = kipper (smoked herring)
Jack the Ripper was a nineteenth century murderer in London.
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| Cockney Rhyming Slang:I |
Irish jig
Irish jig = wig
Irish stew
Irish stew = true
Iron lung
Iron lung = bung- a bung is a bribe, an illegal payment, especially in sport.
Iron tank
Iron tank = bank |
| Cockney Rhyming Slang:H |
Hairy chest
Hairy chest = best
I did me hairy chest.
Hairy knees
Hairy knees = please
Half inch
Half inch = pinch (to steal)
Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath = teeth
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| Cockney Rhyming Slang:G |
Gamma ray
Gamma ray = stray
Gang and mob
Gang and mob = gob (mouth)
Garden gate
Garden gate = magistrate
Gary Neville
Gary Neville= level
Gary Neville is an English |
| Cockney Rhyming Slang:F |
Faith and hope
Faith and hope = soap
Falun Gong
Falun Gong = wrong
Falun Gong is a religious sect.
Far East
Far East = priest
Farmer Giles
Farmer Giles = piles (haemorrh |
| Cockney Rhyming Slang:E |
Earwig
Earwig = twig (a colloquial verb meaning 'understand')
Edna Everage
Edna Everage = beverage (alcoholic drink- while 'beverage' can mean a soft drink as well, it doesn't in Cockney Rhyming Slang)
Edna E |
| Cockney Rhyming Slang:D |
Daisy roots
Daisy roots = boots
"Nice daisies."
Dancing bears
Dancing bears = stairs
Davina McCalls
Davina McCalls = balls (testicles)
Davina McCall is a TV personality.
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| Cockney Rhyming Slang:C |
Cab rank
Cab rank = bank
Cabin cruiser
Cabin cruiser = boozer (pub- 'booze' is a colloquial term for alcohol)
Cape Horn
Cape Horn = gay porn (Pornography)
Car and scooter
C |
| Cockney Rhyming Slang:B |
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth = truth
Baby giraffe
Baby giraffe = half (half a pint)
Bacardi Breezer
Bacardi Breezer = geezer (guy)
Bacardi Breezer = freezer
Bag of sand
Bag of sa |
| Cockney Rhyming Slang:A |
Ace of Spades
Ace of spades = AIDS
Acid trip
Acid trip = rip
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve = believe
Often used in questions 'Would you Adam'n'Eve it?'
After eight
After eig |
| English Slang:Z |
Zeds
If you need to get some zeds, you need to sleep. (derived from the ZZZZZ used in cartoons to show someone is asleep)
Zilch
'Zilch' means nothing or zero.
Zit
A zit is a spot or other skin b |
| English Slang:Y |
Yinz
Yinz is a plural form of 'you'.
Yob
A yob is a hooligan, an anti-social young person.
You snooze, you lose
If you don't act, you will miss an opportunity |
| English Slang:W |
Wacko
Someone who is wacko is mad or very eccentric.
Wadge
A bundle of money
WAG
A WAG is an excessively dressed trophy female with ludicrously expensive tastes. (It comes from W'ives And Girlfr |
| English Slang:V |
Vache
If you vache, you relax or chill out, not doing very much.
Vamoose
This means 'let's go' or 'go'.
('Vamose' and 'Vamos' are also used.)
Vamping
Vamping is showing off.
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| English Slang:U |
Uggers
Someone who is uggers is very ugly indeed.
Ugly as sin
Someone who is as ugly as sin is very ugly indeed.
Umpteen
Umpteen means a lot, very many.
Underwater basketweaving |
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