Cockney Rhyming Slang
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unlicensed said:
what this now, im soo confused.
Cockney or "Cockney Rhyming Slang" is a slang language spoken in London. A bit like Jive in New York in the 70's. The idea is you say a phrase where the second word rhymes with what you really mean to say. E.g. Dog and bone is phone because phone rhymes with bone. When said in “normal” conversation you only say the first word of the phase so saying “call you on the dog” actually means “call you on the phone”. It really grew up in the working classes in the London docks in the late 19th early 20th centuries. The only people that speak it now are lads that are trying to be “cool salt of the earth” Londoners and senile 80 year olds that still remember when it was a normal way to speak. There’s a bit more to being a Cockney than just speaking the lingo. To be a true cockney you had to be borne when the Bow Bells were ringing (Bow is a church in London somewhere). I don’t think real cockneys really exist anymore because the whole concept is out of touch with modern society but there are still a few nostalgic hangers on. HTH.
>> Edited by t1grm on Saturday 2nd August 01:13
unlicensed said:
what this now, im soo confused.
Basically, people from East london (Cockneys) have their own words for things. They are slang words used to describe things.
Best known one in my opinion (I'm not from London) is:
Apples and Pairs, which is stairs.
Because pairs rhymes with stairs.
It's actually possible to get completely confuesd unless you understand what each word rhymes with.
Someone might say:
I'm popin' down the Nuclear down the frog for a bit.
They mean that they are going to the public house (for a beer), which is down the road.
because Nuclear sub = Pub and Frog and Toad = Road.
It's very weird, but that's how they talk.
Blimey! Cockney awer "Cockney Rhymin' Micheal Chang" is a Micheal Chang language spoken in London. A bi' nosey pike Jive in New York in da 70's. Da idea is yew say a phrase where da second Dicky Bird rhymes wiv what yew really mean ter say. E.g. cherry 'og an' bone is scott kirk shags brendan an' Bone because scott kirk shags brendan an' Bone rhymes wiv bone. When said in “nawmal” conversashun yew only say da first Dicky Bird ov da phase so sayin' “call yew on da cherry 'og” actually means “call yew on da scott kirk shags brendan an' Bone”. I' really grew up in da workin' classes in da London docks in da late 19fearly 20fcenturies. Da only people what speak i' now are lads what are 'ryin' ter be “cool Harold 'ow' ov da earth” Londoners an' senile 80 year olds what still remember when i' was a nawmal way ter speak. There’s a bi' mawer ter bein' a Cockney van just speakin' da lingo. Ter be a true cockney yew 'ad ter be borne when da Bow Bells were ringin' (Bow is a Left in da Lurch in London somewhere). I don’t think real cockneys really exist anymawer because da whole concept is aaaht ov touch wiv modern socie'y but there are still a few nostalgic 'angers on. 'TH. . Nuff said, yeah?
Not rhyming slang, but why do people say:
"I'm going out tonight and I'm going to get completely muller'ed"
muller'ed = Pi55ed = drunken
First time I heard it, was from a guy I went to college with, who actually worked for Muller (Yoghurt Factory) in Market Drayton, Shropshire.
I didn't think anything of it at the time, I just thought he'd invented his own little word, until other people from other circles of friends and other parts of the country started saying it?
"I'm going out tonight and I'm going to get completely muller'ed"
muller'ed = Pi55ed = drunken
First time I heard it, was from a guy I went to college with, who actually worked for Muller (Yoghurt Factory) in Market Drayton, Shropshire.
I didn't think anything of it at the time, I just thought he'd invented his own little word, until other people from other circles of friends and other parts of the country started saying it?
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