Reply With QuoteBubble and squeak = Greek.
I've had a deep admiration for rhyming slang ever since I learnt what the seemingly innocuous insult berk meant. I used to feel quite irate about inauthentic examples, but since it's Christmas I'm sufficiently full of charitable spirit to ask: what newly-minted but properly-amusing examples are there?
If you don't know of any, I guess you can make up your own, we won't be able to pick you up on it, will we?
Bubble and squeak = Greek.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
U wot old china plate?
Fas est ab hoste doceri
Fry: sorry
Grumble and grunt.
Aris.
Sorry, just read 'newly minted', this one is old.
J. Arthur
New or old, I can't work it outOriginally Posted by Dave O'Sullivan
Thomas Tank.
Aris = Aristotle = Bottle = Bottle & Glass = Ar*eNew or old, I can't work it out
I knew that long ago as a TommyNot very spurious!
Jackal - fake
This thread needs to be a BP thread for full effect.
This thread has given me the Richard Pitts
This thread was very deliberately not started there
Should that be Jekyll??
I’m surprised nobody has used the word 'kettle' on this forum.
Yep
Jekyl ans Hyde - Snide
Cherry hog =dog
Apple= apple core =score=£20
Bag of sand= £1k
Pie and liquor= vicar
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Septic = Septic Tank =“ Yank” = American person
Why yes it should, not sure if I was having a senior moment or focused on the estuary accent delivery.
Pie - Vicar
Nelson - Stellar Artois
Britneys - beers
Goldie - porn
Desmond - £4 or £400
Dead Brazilian - £10
Commodore - £15
Last edited by Captain Morgan; 23rd December 2018 at 08:28.
Bangers (‘n’ mash)=cash
You want it?
I’ll do it for a bag o’sand-bangers!
I had to Google that one, no chance of working it out. I like that it builds on a genuine example.
‘Old out ya ‘annnd - you are Mike Brewer and I claim my lady. ;-)
If you liked that, you might like £25 - spit roast...
And I like Adam - Pest
Are you sure it wasn't a Ruby Murray that gave you the Richard Pitts?
"Bumbles" and " Tubby"
Keys and taxi ,respectively.
As I understand it , the correct form is to use just the first word of the rhyme, e.g., bottle, apples, pony at.
I always thought it was a ham as in ham shank?
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When I were a lad it was 'J. Arthur'.
Two Ayrtons and a Lady
Biscuit and Cheese -Knees
Im trying to watch the Custard and Jelly -Telly
Harriet, as in Harman, for stupid woman?
Love the classics
Boat race - face
Apple pies -eyes
Plates of meat - feet
Beecham pill - hill
Sky rocket -pocket
Trouble and strife - wife
Sweaty sock - jock
I think this was earlier but the septic tank -yank
And on the other hand, being a Merchant....
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A nice bit to Tom - Tom Foolery - Jewellery
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Apple's and pears - stairs
Tennis racquet- jacket
Ones and twos - shoes
Pony and trap - crap
Butchers hook - look
Barney Rubble - trouble
Having just walked up the frog and toad on me way back to the cat and mouse from the local battle cruiser I had a butchers hook and found the trouble and strife wiv the saucepan lids shoving a ruby Murray down their Gregory pecks.
I thought they're aving a giraffe and so went up the apple and pears to me uncle ned.
That's All Folks
Always thought 'eyes' were mince pies not apple pies?
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Is £500 a monkey & £100 a pony?
If so, why?
Ta
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Pony is 25
Monkey is 500.
Nothing to do with rhyming slang though.
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Monkey is because there was one on the 500 rupee note I believe.
Lady = £5 is rhyming slang though.
Also a 'farmers' is (or was) used in money terms too.
'Three and a farmer's bags would be £3250.
Farmers daughter = quarter.
Catchy!
Used to work with a lad who preferred ladies who liked action involving the Council Gritter.
F.T.F.A.
“Spruced up in my piccolo, my titfer and my daisies...” to quote the song from Viv Stanshall’s ‘Sir Henry at Rawlinson End. Can’t remember all the cockney rhymes he used.
Found it:
https://www.last.fm/music/Vivian+Sta...Geezer/+lyrics
Last edited by David_D; 23rd December 2018 at 20:41.
My FiL always used to say someone who misheard him was a bit Mutt and Jeff.
Sorry gents, time to take to me uncle, up with the larks to make the John into town for a 6 am start, on a Leo with me spa’s.
Is she a Norris.
I 'avent got a Scooby.
Frankie Vaughan
Cockle/Cock & Hen
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