2006-09-20 10:14:38 · 7 answers · asked by Ciaran G 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
To have a butchers at something is to have a look. This is a cockney rhyming slang word that has become common. The reason "butchers" means a look even though it doesn't rhyme is because it is short for "butchers hook" and "hook" of course, does rhyme.
2006-09-20 12:10:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cockney rhyming slang. Butchers Hook....Look.
2006-09-20 10:24:55 · answer #2 · answered by greebo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cockney Rhyming Slang. Look = Butcher's Hook.
2006-09-20 10:16:44 · answer #3 · answered by Phish 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's cockney rhyming slang, butcher's hook ryhmes with look.
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2006-09-21 01:45:32 · answer #4 · answered by Michael E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cockney Rhyming slang - butchers hook = look
2006-09-20 10:27:01 · answer #5 · answered by Jude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cockney rhyming slang: "butcher's hook" = "look"
2006-09-20 10:17:23 · answer #6 · answered by gellhorn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is cockney rhyming slang
Butcher's Hook = Look
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2006-09-20 10:19:26 · answer #7 · answered by Mr Glenn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋