What is Cockney slang for Kermit?
What is Cockney slang for Kermit?
Kermit is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Road!
Why is 3 called a carpet?
Some people have said that a three-month sentence was called a carpet because it took that long to make one in the prison workshop, but the rhyming slang joke on an existing usage makes more sense. (It doesn’t ever seem to have meant so long a sentence as three years.)
What is the Cockney Translation for lazy?
Patrick Swayze is Cockney slang for Lazy.
Why is bugle slang for nose?
“It’s rhyming slang,” he said. `Drum’ rhymes with `hum’. `Hum’ means to smell. So `bugle’ means `to smell’.”
Why do Cockneys call a watch a kettle?
The term means watch, which has stemmed from a fob watch which was a pocket watch with attached to the body with a small chain. The kettle used to boil on the hob of a stove… hence the rhyme.
What does Bunny mean in Cockney slang?
If you don’t already know the relevance of the word “rabbit” in the title, “rabbit and pork” is rhyming slang for “talk” (and is variously used to mean “speech”, “conversation”, etc.).
What is Cockney slang for brother?
One and t’Other is Cockney slang for Brother.
What does treacle mean in cockney rhyming slang?
Sweetheart
(Cockney rhyming slang) Sweetheart (from treacle tart). Listen, treacle, this is the last time I’ll warn you!
What does Burke mean in cockney rhyming slang?
A mild insult, approximating to ‘fool’, derived from the cockney rhyming slang ‘Berkeley Hunt’, meaning ‘cunt’.
What does Tommy Tank mean?
Tommy Tank is Cockney slang for Bank. More slang for bank »
Why is a safe called a Peter?
Peter is slang for ‘safe’, as in money box. Others say it comes from the Cockney rhyming slang Peter Pan = can, where ‘can’ could mean ‘safe’ or ‘prison cell’ – both safes and prison cells are enclosed spaces and need to be hard to break into/out of.
What is a cherry hog?
Cherry Hogg is Cockney slang for Dog.
What are the top 10 Cockney rhyming slang names?
1. Syrup 2. Rosie 3. Peckham Rye 4. Ruby 5. Jimmy 6. Adam and Eve 7. Uncle Bert 8. Biscuits 9. Chalfonts 10. Titfer To download the Cockney Rhyming Slang quiz as a PDF contestant question paper, with printed questions only plus spaces for contestant answers, please click on the grey box below.
What do you know about Cockney?
Cockney Language Quiz Can you work out what the nice Londoner is going on about? Cockney is a rhyming slang dialect spoken mainly, but not only, in the East End of London. It came about in the mid-19th-century and was thought to be used by criminals and salesman to keep secret their conversations.
Is traditional cockney slang dying?
Traditional cockney slang is dying, according to a new survey. Test your knowledge in our quiz, then tell us how you got on in our open thread 1. Porky pies means …