What does Jack and Dani mean in Cockney slang?

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What does Jack mean in Cockney slang?

Jacks is Cockney slang for Jackson Five (five pounds).

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What is Danny slang for?

the hand (used esp when addressing children) Word origin. probably from dandy, childish pronunciation of hand.
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What does Kermit mean in Cockney rhyming slang?

Kermit is Cockney slang for Road.
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What does Doris mean in Cockney rhyming slang?

Doris definition

(UK, slang) One's girl friend, wife or significant other. pronoun. (Cockney rhyming slang) Gay.
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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.
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What's the lemon and lime Cockney?

Lemon and Lime is Cockney slang for Crime.
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What does treacle mean in Cockney slang?

(Cockney rhyming slang) Sweetheart (from treacle tart).
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What does Burke mean in Cockney rhyming slang?

A mild insult, approximating to 'fool', derived from the cockney rhyming slang 'Berkeley Hunt', meaning 'cunt'. The alternative 'Berkshire Hunt' ... Introduction.
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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."
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What is a wanny?

Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

†WANNY, adj. Pale, sickly-looking.
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What is Fawny?

Verb. fawn, toady, truckle, cringe, cower mean to behave abjectly before a superior. fawn implies seeking favor by servile flattery or exaggerated attention. waiters fawning over a celebrity toady suggests the attempt to ingratiate oneself by an abjectly menial or subservient attitude.
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What is Fanny mean in English?

Definition of fanny

1 British slang, offensive : vulva. 2 : buttocks.
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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.
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What is Cockney rhyming slang for husband?

Pot and Pan is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Old man (father or husband)!
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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.
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What is a cockle in Cockney slang?

Cockle is Cockney slang for 10 pounds (tenner).
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What is Richard the Third slang for?

Richard the Third is Cockney slang for Turd.
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How do you say hello in Cockney slang?

. 'Hiya' or 'Hey up' – these informal greetings both mean 'hello' and are especially popular in the north of England.
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Why do Cockneys call 25 a pony?

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.
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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.
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What is a Darby in Cockney?

On boiled beef and carrots. "Derby Kell" is old Cockney rhyming slang for belly ("Derby Kelly"). "Blow out your kite" means "fill your stomach". It uses the word kite (also kyte), a dialect word, originally derived from an Old English word for the womb which, by extension, came to mean the belly.
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What is egg in Cockney slang?

Clothes Peg is Cockney slang for Egg.
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How do you say Girl in Cockney?

Ocean Pearl is Cockney slang for Girl.
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What is a sherbet in Cockney 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.
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