EXAMPLES OF SENTENCES USING
COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG
It is all very well knowing
cockney slang but it is not always recognisable in use as many of the
phrases are abbreviated.
Pat
has kindly sent in some examples of how various cockney slang phrases
maybe used during conversation.
You will notice that many
of these phrases are in common use (here in the UK anyway) but I expect
there are a lot of people that do not realise their origin.
|
COCKNEY SLANG |
MEANING |
WAY
IN WHICH IT MAYBE USED |
|
Adam and Eve |
Believe |
Would
you Adam and Eve it? |
|
Alligator |
Later |
See
you later alligator. |
|
Apples and Pears |
Stairs |
Get
up those apples to bed! |
|
Army and Navy |
Gravy |
Pass
the army, will you? |
|
Bacon and Eggs |
Legs |
She
has such long bacons. |
|
Barnet Fair |
Hair |
I'm
going to have my barnet cut. |
|
Bees and Honey |
Money |
Hand
over the bees. |
|
Biscuits and Cheese |
Knees |
Ooh!
What knobbly biscuits! |
|
Bull and Cow |
Row |
We
don't have to have a bull about it. |
|
Butcher's Hook |
Look |
I
had a butchers at it through the window. |
|
Cobbler's Awls |
Balls |
You're
talking cobblers! |
|
Crust of Bread |
Head |
Use
your crust, lad. |
|
Daffadown Dilly |
Silly |
She's
a bit daffy. |
|
Hampton Wick |
Prick |
You're
getting on my wick! |
|
Khyber Pass |
Arse |
Stick
that up your Khyber. |
|
Loaf of Bread |
Head |
Think
about it; use your loaf. |
|
Mince Pies |
Eyes |
What
beautiful minces. |
|
Oxford Scholar |
Dollar |
Could
you lend me an Oxford? |
|
Pen and Ink |
Stink |
Pooh!
It pens a bit in here. |
|
Rabbit and Pork |
Talk |
I
don't know what she's rabbiting about. |
|
Raspberry Tart |
Fart |
I
can smell a raspberry. |
|
Scarpa Flow |
Go |
Scarpa!
The police are coming! |
|
Trouble and Strife |
Wife |
The
trouble's been shopping again. |
|
Uncle Bert |
Shirt |
I'm
ironing my Uncle. |
|
Weasel and Stoat |
Coat |
Where's
my weasel? |
There are a couple of other pages on this
site covering this subject; one gives the
word then the relevant cockney slang phrase the other lists the phrases
and then provides the meaning.
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