Why is a watch called a kettle in cockney rhyming slang?

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Why is a watch called a kettle in cockney rhyming slang?

2007-01-15 06:14:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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No one knows why. It just a cockney slang. Examples of these slangs are:
Adam and Eve = believe ('would you adam and eve it?')
Dickie Bird = word
Jacob's (Crackers) = knackers (testicles)
Moby Dick = sick

2007-01-15 06:35:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

I believe it dates back to the time when men would wear a "fob" watch on a chain and keep it in a waistcoat pocket.
kettle on the hob= fob
i think!!!

2007-01-15 08:36:57 · answer #2 · answered by stevesimon006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋