A Conversation for Cockney Rhyming Slang
Cockney Rhyming Slang
Evil Giraffe Posted Jul 24, 1999
Ageing rockers. Rasberry ripples. Wooly mitts. George Best. Agnes Nitts. Acoholic tipples. Birds Nests. Royal Crests. Man U triples. Adolescent zits.
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Fate Amenable To Change Posted Jul 24, 1999
Such choice! Guess that's the marvel of a living language eh?
But enough tits. No, really, enough tits. Do you actually USE these words? (She asks with some trepedation)
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Evil Giraffe Posted Jul 24, 1999
Yes, but perhaps not in the context given. It would be fun though, wouldn't it?
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Tennisball Posted Jul 25, 1999
If I hear any more of this supposed Cockney slang, I'm gonna punch some Ravi Shanka right in the Hale and Pace!
Now Do One!
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Peta Posted Jul 25, 1999
All this talk of beer, I will have to take a Jimmy..... (riddle)....
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Global Village Idiot Posted Jul 27, 1999
And of course your Khyber might hurt from the Emmas (Emma Freuds, Haemorrhoids, thanks to Viz)
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beeline Posted Jul 28, 1999
Did anyone realise that the word 'berk' is also Cockney Rhyming Slang? It's short for Berkshire Hunt. I kid you not!
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SPINY (aka Ship's Cook) Posted Jul 28, 1999
And of course, Berkshire Hunt rhymes with....
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Cheerful Dragon Posted Jul 29, 1999
I always understood that 'Bottle and Class' meant class or style, gradually corrupted to courage (as in 'He's lost his bottle')
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The man in the shack Posted Jul 29, 1999
All this talk of Earthas and Donalds...I might have to sneak off and have a J.Arthur...
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Red Horus (Researcher 45744) Posted Jul 30, 1999
I quite like some of the modern ones...
Wallace and Grommit = vomit as in "Eurgh, that's disgustin' - I think I'm going to Wallace"
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Rojo Habe (48-1+2-7) Posted Apr 24, 2004
This thread shows up in my Conversation list as having -1 new posts. How does that work then?
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Skylander Posted Apr 25, 2004
I am currently working on my Ma thesis concerning Cockney rhyming slang. Since Cockney rabbit is quite a new phenomena in Polish academic field I was wondering if you could help me out with this a little bit. I have enjoyed reading your website, yet I have a few more questions.
Feel free to answer the questionnaire as you please. This means it may take any form. Speech examples provided,appreciated.The important thing is you answer in Cockney (and give me a hand with a difficult bits).
1.What is Cockney. How would you define it?
2.What do you call a woman (note that aunt or sister is also possible)?
3.What do you call a man (the same goes for man)?
4.What would you say you do when you hang out with mates?
5.List five body parts (in Cockney)
6.What are you wearing at the moment (in Cockney)?
7.What do you say when you feel happy (or cheerful), sad (or depressed), tired (or exhausted), in love?Provide some examples:
8.Can you comment on the latest news (in Cockney,of course)?
9.Where and how often do you speak Cockney?
10.Can you comment on living in your city/town and the school/university you graduated (of course in Cockney)
11.What is your job? Is there equivalent of this in Cockney?
Thank you for your help.
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- 23: Evil Giraffe (Jul 24, 1999)
- 24: Tennisball (Jul 25, 1999)
- 25: Peta (Jul 25, 1999)
- 26: Catatonic (Jul 25, 1999)
- 27: Global Village Idiot (Jul 27, 1999)
- 28: Mark Moxon (Jul 28, 1999)
- 29: beeline (Jul 28, 1999)
- 30: Wyvern (Jul 28, 1999)
- 31: SPINY (aka Ship's Cook) (Jul 28, 1999)
- 32: SPINY (aka Ship's Cook) (Jul 28, 1999)
- 33: beeline (Jul 29, 1999)
- 34: SPINY (aka Ship's Cook) (Jul 29, 1999)
- 35: Cheerful Dragon (Jul 29, 1999)
- 36: The man in the shack (Jul 29, 1999)
- 37: The man in the shack (Jul 29, 1999)
- 38: Red Horus (Researcher 45744) (Jul 30, 1999)
- 39: Rojo Habe (48-1+2-7) (Apr 24, 2004)
- 40: Skylander (Apr 25, 2004)
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