What does elephant mean in Cockney slang?

(Cockney rhyming slang) Drunk (intoxicated with alcohol)

What does it mean when someone calls you an elephant?

drunk; intoxicated. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C20: shortened from elephant's trunk, rhyming slang for drunk.

Why do Cockneys call a watch a kettle?

The term means watch, which stemmed from a 'fob' watch which was a pocket watch attached to the body with a small chain. The kettle used to boil on the hob of a stove… hence the rhyme.

What does cockle mean in Cockney rhyming slang?

Cockle is Cockney slang for 10 pounds (tenner).

What does Kermit mean in Cockney rhyming slang?

Kermit is Cockney slang for Road.

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What does Tommy Tank mean?

Tommy Tank is Cockney slang for Bank.

More slang for bank. More definitions for Tommy Tank.

What's the lemon Cockney?

Lemon and Lime is Cockney slang for Crime.

What is bunny in Cockney rhyming slang?

Fluffy Bunny is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Money!

What does custard mean in Cockney?

"No one's watching the custard" means "no one's watching the TV." "Custard and jelly" rhymes with "telly."

What is a Moriarty in Cockney rhyming slang?

Moriarty is Cockney slang for Party.

Why do Cockneys call 500 a monkey?

Whilst this is not cemented in fact, the widely held belief is that the terms came from soldiers returning to Britain from India. Old Indian rupee banknotes had animals on them and it is said that the 500 rupee note had a monkey on it and the 25 rupee featured a pony.

How do you say Girl in Cockney?

Ocean Pearl is Cockney slang for Girl.

What is egg in Cockney slang?

Clothes Peg is Cockney slang for Egg.

What is meant by calling a person a fox?

If you describe someone as a fox, you mean they are very clever and deceitful. Enrico was too good, an old fox, cunning. More Synonyms of fox.

What does white elephant in the room mean?

: an obvious major problem or issue that people avoid discussing or acknowledging.

What is meant by calling a person a goat?

Not many people can claim to be the G.O.A.T., but those who can are the Greatest Of All Time in their field. Most often, the acronym G.O.A.T. praises exceptional athletes but also musicians and other public figures.

What does Poppy mean in Cockney slang?

From cockney rhyming slang, bread and honey = money, and which gave rise to the secondary rhyming slang 'poppy', from poppy red = bread. Bread also has associations with money, which in a metaphorical sense can be traced back to the Bible.

What does haddock mean in Cockney slang?

Haddock and Bloater is Cockney slang for Motor.

What does dog and bone mean in Cockney?

dog and bone (plural dog and bones) (Cockney rhyming slang, Australian rhyming slang) A telephone. Oi, keep the noise down! I'm talking to my old lady on the dog and bone.

What does alright treacle mean?

Definition of treacle

noun. contrived or unrestrained sentimentality: a movie plot of the most shameless treacle.

What does take a Toby mean?

Ride the toby or ply the toby meaning practice highway robbery. There are many other related expressions centering around highway robbery.

What does sherbet mean in Cockney rhyming slang?

"Sherbet" as slang for alcoholic drinks

Sherbet has been used in parts of both the UK and Australia as slang for an alcoholic drink, especially beer.

What is a tea leaf slang?

tea leaf noun (PERSON)

UK slang. (in rhyming slang) a thief.

Why do Cockneys call a house a drum?

Drum and Bass is Cockney slang for Place.

The word drum was originally used to describe a room or prison cell or even a road. It then became confined to only mean the home. Finally this was rhymed with Drum and Bass giving its modern interpretation.

What does ice cream mean in Cockney slang?

Ice cream is Cockney rhyming slang for geezer, which is the British equivalent of the American slang word dude; not to be confused with the way Americans use “geezer” to refer to an old man.