Anyone use the cockney rhyming slang?
Bees and honey
2007-10-20 16:59:16 · 4 answers · asked by Philip Augustus 3 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
There are some phrases which have drifted into everyday use. For example:
"Having a butchers" is "Having a look " [Butchers hook, look]
"Having a dicky" is "Having a word" [Dicky bird, word]
"To half-inch" is "to steal" [Half-inch, pinch]
"Using your loaf" is "using your head" [Loaf of bread, head]
"Porkies" are "lies" [Pork pie, lie]
2007-10-20 19:49:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"china plate, china" for "mate" ...my old china
"mince pies, minces" for "eyes" ...look in the minces
"Punch and Judy" for "moody" ...don't get all Punch and Judy
"bubble bath" for "laugh" ...having a bubble
"Jackson Pollocks" for "bollocks" ...a load of Jackson
2007-10-20 22:43:35 · answer #2 · answered by jupiter FIVE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm cream crackered (knackered)
strangely enough i was taught that by a welsh person
2007-10-20 17:15:58 · answer #3 · answered by innit_x 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
apples and pears - stairs
whistle and flute - suit
2007-10-22 01:22:32 · answer #4 · answered by Angelina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋