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MR Rhyming Slang
In london there is a group of people called Cockneys. Cockneys use a slightly different but fun way of speaking called Cockney Rhyming Slang. Cockney rhyming slang works by using two (sometimes more) words to rhyme with a third which is the word you actually mean. Ok that is a bad explaination lets look at a few example:
Trouble & Strife = Wife Holy Ghost = Toast Rosie Lee = tea Dig & Bone = phone Now most often when you use them in a sentence you only use the first word, so stealing PDurrant's example from a previous post: I was on the dog to me trouble.... meaning I was on the phone to my wife Now I thought it may be fun to see what a silly bunch of word crafters such as you lot may be able to come up with for new MR Rhyming Slang terms. Last edited by Peverel; 05-23-2009 at 07:06 AM. |
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Just a couple more actual ones to give you a few more examples:
Plates of Meat = Feet Apples & Pears - Stairs Artful Dodger = Lodger Fanny Craddock = Haddock Alan Whickers = Knickers Pony and Trap = ..... well I'll let you work that one out lol |
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line and hook = book
cats and mice = device birch and cedar = reader |
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So I knew a french birch was forever looking at lines on her cats
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Mischief and Mayhem = DRM
There are already several common ones for book. http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/ is a 'useful' site in this regard. I like fish hook = book. Taking this one step further (which is allowed), ebooks (electr(on)ic books) are obviously eels. "I don't want none of that mischief on my eels" |
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i'll go with fish hook instead of line and hook (i think i got it into my head there had to be an "and" in there, which is obviously untrue), it's much better ! |
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Totally brilliant
EDIT: if you say it in a Micheal Caine voice it sounds even better ![]() Last edited by Peverel; 05-23-2009 at 01:49 PM. |
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A fascinating public information short about Cockney's and the 'Working Class'
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which also contributes another to the list of "crazy british pronunciations" : Cholmondley is pronounced "Chumley", apparently.
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iron pyrite = infringe copyright.
What'cha been up to on the car and scooter* all evening? You ain't been ironing any eels I hope? *computer |
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you're really good at this.
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beans and rice = ebook device
"I've just got to put some more eels on my beans'n'rice, and then I'll be ready to go." " ’ave you ’eard? Amazon's bringing out a bigger beans this summer." (Note that 'a' is correct, as 'beans' in this context is singular.) . |
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