What does salmon mean in cockney rhyming slang?

Salmon and Trout is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Snout (cigarette)!

What does the slang word salmon mean?

Noun. salmon and trout (uncountable) (Cockney rhyming slang) snout: tobacco or cigarettes.

Why is a cigarette called a salmon?

It comes from the Cockney slang "Salmon & Trout" a rhyming slang for "Snout" i.e. tobacco.

What's Cockney rhyming slang for breasts?

Willets is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Breasts!

What does haddock mean in Cockney slang?

Haddock and Bloater is Cockney slang for Motor.

Cockney Rhyming Slang

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 is a cockle in Cockney slang?

Cockle is Cockney slang for 10 pounds (tenner).

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 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 is a macaroni in Cockney rhyming slang?

Macaroni is Cockney slang for 25 pounds (Pony).

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.

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's the lemon Cockney?

Lemon and Lime is Cockney slang for Crime.

How much is a salmon in slang?

Salmon and Trout is Cockney slang for Snout (cigarette).

Credit: contributed by smallsie on 20-Feb-2002.

What drug is known as salmon?

> no "salmon" refers to salmon and perch=lurch (lurch is a slang for rohypnol) Along time ago I worked with the geezer himself (Mr C) I can confirm that salmon refers to snout and thus tobacco, in any case this was long before rohypnol came onto the scene.

How is salmon pronounced?

The pronunciation of salmon is often object of confusion. In English, the correct pronunciation of salmon is sam-un. The "l" in salmon is silent. However, in certain dialects and varieties of English salmon is occasionally pronounced with an "l".

What is a Jimmy in Cockney slang?

Source: Brewer's Dictionary of London Phrase & Fable Author(s): Russ Willey. 'Piddle' in cockney rhyming slang, meaning to urinate.

What does Kermit mean in cockney rhyming slang?

Kermit is Cockney slang for Road.

What's a dry lunch in Cockney slang?

Dry-lunch definition

Filters. (England, slang) A contemptible or uncool person. noun.

What does alright treacle mean?

Definition of treacle

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

What does Tommy Tank mean in slang?

Tommy Tank is Cockney slang for Bank.

More slang for bank. More definitions for Tommy Tank.

Why is your bum called your Harris?

Aris is Cockney slang for Arse.

In this case the phrase Bottle and Glass became rhyming slang for Artse . Then Bottle because Aristotle , which was finally shortened just to Aris .

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 bunny in Cockney rhyming slang?

Fluffy Bunny is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Money!

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.