+ aro42020 Language: Top 100 Cockney Rhyming Slang Words ané Phrases - Londontopia LANGUAGE: TOP 100 COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG WORDS AND PHRASES Jan 29, 2012 By jonathan PLEASE NOTE! COCKNEY SPOKEN ‘ERE WE ACCEPT: GODIVAS, MONKEYS, PONIES, EDGES, CARPETS AND VISA Hot on the heels of our success with our Top 100 Best British Slang Phrases , we thought we'd explore the beauty of Cockney Rhyming Slang next. Rhyming slang is believed to have originated in the mid-19th century in the East End of London, with sources suggesting some time in the 1840s. It dates from around 1840 among the predominantly Cockney population of the East End of London who are well- known for having a characteristic accent and speech patterns. hitps:tondontopia netiondonismfur-londorilanguage-1op-100-cockney-hyming-slang-words-and-phrases! 18‘wou2020 Language: Top 100 Cockney Ring Slang Words and Phases - Londontopa It remains a matter of speculation whether rhyming slang was a linguistic accident, a game, or a cryptolect developed intentionally to confuse non-locals. If deliberate, it may also have been used to maintain a sense of community. It is possible that it was used in the marketplace to allow vendors to talk amongst themselves in order to facilitate collusion, without customers knowing what they were saying. Another suggestion is that it may have been used by criminals (see thieves' cant) to confuse the police. Whatever the origins - there are many fun turns of phrases and we've put together the Top 100 Words and Phrases that we could find for your reading pleasure. Here's an interesting lesson on the slang from locals in London: TOP 100 COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG WORDS AND PHRASES: 1. Adam and Eve - believe 2. Alan Whickers - knickers 3. apples and pears - stairs 4, Artful Dodger ~ lodger 5. Ascot Races - braces 6. Aunt Joanna - piano hitps:tondontopia neviondonismfur-londorvlanguage-top-100-cockney-thyming-slang-words-ane-phrases! 28‘41042020 Language: Tap 100 Cocknay Rhyming Slang Words and Phrasas -Londontpia 7. Baked Bean - Queen 8, Baker's Dozen - Cousin 9. Ball and Chalk - Walk 10. Barnaby Rudge - Judge 11. Barnet Fair - hair 12. Barney Rubble - trouble 13. Battlecruiser - boozer 14, bees and honey - money 15. bird lime - time (in prison) 16. Boat Race - face 17. Bob Hope - soap 18. bottle and glass - arse 19. Brahms and Liszt - pissed (drunk) 20. Brass Tacks - facts 21. Bread and Cheese - sneeze 22. Bread and Honey - money 23. Bricks and Mortar - daughter 24. Bristol City - breasts 25. Brown Bread - dead 26. Bubble and Squeak - Greek 27. Bubble Bath - Laugh 28, butcher's hook - a look 29. Chalfont St. Giles - piles 30. Chalk Farm - arm 31 china plate - mate (friend) 32. Cock and Hen - ten 33. Cows and Kisses - Missus (wife) 34, currant bun - sun (also The Sun, a British newspaper) 35. custard and jelly - telly (television) hitps:tondontopia neviondonismfur-londorvlanguage-top-100-cockney-thyming-slang-words-ane-phrases!‘wou2020 Language: Tp 100 Cockney ying Slang Words and Prases-Londontoia 36. Daisy Roots - boots 37, Darby and Joan - moan 38. Dicky bird - word 39, Dicky Dirt - shirt 40. Dinky Doos - shoes 41. dog and bone - phone 42. dog's meat - feet [from early 20th c] 43. Duck and Dive - skive 44, Duke of Kent - rent 45, dustbin lid - kid 46, Elephant's Trunk - drunk 47. Fireman's Hose - nose 48, Flowery Dell - cell 49, Frog and Toad - road 50. Gypsy's kiss - piss 51 half-inch - pinch (to steal) 52. Hampton Wick - prick 53, Hank Marvin - starving 54. irish pig - wig 55, Isle of Wight - tights 56. jam-jar - car 57. Jayme Gibbs 58. Jimmy Riddle - piddle 59. joanna - piano (pronounced ‘pianna’ in Cockney) 60. Khyber Pass - arse 61. Kick and Prance - dance 62, Lady Godiva - fiver 63, Laugh na joke - smoke 64, Lionel Blairs - flares hitps:tondontopia neviondonismfur-londorvlanguage-top-100-cockney-thyming-slang-words-ane-phrases!1r042000 Language: Top 100 Cockney Ring Slang Words and Phases - Londontopa 65. Loaf of Bread ~ head 66. loop the loop - soup 67. Mickey Bliss - piss 68, Mince Pies - eyes 69. Mork and Mindy - windy’ 70. north and south - mouth 71. Orchestra stalls ~ balls 7 S Pat and Mick ~ sick 73, Peckham Rye - tie 74, plates of meat - feet 75. Pony and Trap ~ crap 7 Ss raspberry ripple - nipple 77. raspberry tart - fart 7 @ Roast Pork - fork 79. Rosy Lee - tea (drink) BI 5 Round the Houses - trousers 81. Rub-a-Dub - pub 82. Ruby Murray - curry 8 9 Sausage Roll ~ goal 84, septic tank - Yank 85. sherbert (short for sherbert dab) - cab (taxi) 86. Skin and Blister - sister 87. Sky Rocket - pocket 88, Sweeney Todd - flying squad 89. syrup of figs - wig (sic) 90. tables and chairs - stairs 91. tea leaf - thief 92. Tom and Dick - sick 93, tom tit - shit hitps:tondontopia neviondonismfur-londorvlanguage-top-100-cockney-thyming-slang-words-ane-phrases!+ aro42020 94, tomfoolery - jewellery 95. Tommy Trinder - window 96. trouble and strife - wife 97. two and eight - state (of upset) 98, Vera Lynn - gin 99. whistle and flute - suit (of clothes) 100. Wonga - cash (London Lingo: Handy Cockney Rhyming ‘Slang Translation Chart The Edge Studio in London have made this beautiful Cockney Rhyming Slang translation chart. You can buy it as a poster. Check it cout here.) London Lingo: Handy Cockney Rhyming Slang Translation CChartitondon Ling: Handy Cockney Rhyming Slang Translation Chart The Edge Studio in London have made this beautiful Cockney Rhyming Slang Lranslation chart. Youcanbuyit as aposterCheckt couthere) Jan 23,2015, In"Site News" hitps:tondontopia neviondonismfur-londorvlanguage-top-100-cockney-thyming-slang-words-ane-phrases! your favorite? Let us know in the comments! (Top 11 Myths Americans Generally Believe about Landon and Londoners Editor's Note: Before anyone gets too offended by this post-it all eant in .g00d humor! One of our most popular posts on out parent site Angiotopia isa post called the Top 16 Myths Americans Believe About Britain I's generates alot of great discussion so for the...) Top 11 Myths Americans Generally Believe about London and Londoners (top 11 myins Americans Generally ‘Believe about London and Londoners Editor's Note: ‘Before anyone gets too offended by this post-it! ‘meant ingood humor! 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