What does treacle mean in Cockney slang?

(Cockney rhyming slang) Sweetheart (from treacle tart).

What does treacle mean in London?

Definition of treacle

1 chiefly British. a : molasses. b : a blend of molasses, invert sugar, and corn syrup used as syrup.

Can you call a guy treacle?

In a movie, British soldiers in Iraq nickname a fellow soldier "Treacle". He's young and not very tough.

What does a Toby mean in Cockney slang?

(Also to toby, and a toby, meaning a tramp. Slang Dictionary gives toby as the highroad.) Read in context, these paragraphs clearly refer to a life of vagrancy.

What does lemon mean in Cockney slang?

Lemon and Lime is Cockney slang for Crime.

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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.

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.

What is a cockle in Cockney slang?

Cockle is Cockney slang for 10 pounds (tenner).

What does Poppy mean in Cockney slang?

money (From cockney rhyming slang, bread and honey = money, and which gave rise to the secondary rhyming slang "poppy", from poppy red = bread Letvik)

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.

Is treacle an insult?

When someone lays on the flattery, that's treacle, as are overly sentimental music and calling your girlfriend "schmoopy-poo." Interestingly, the word treacle was originally used to mean "poison antidote," from the Greek root word thēriakē, "antidote for venom."

What do you call a British girl?

Bird. This is British slang for a girl or a woman.

What does slice mean in cockney rhyming slang?

"I called someone a 'slice', in cockney rhyming slang it means you are not all with it. So they said 'hold on, slice? ', the headphones come off, and then they say 'you can have slice'." A 'slice' is absolutely a thing ( Rex)

Why is treacle called treacle?

Etymology. Historically, the Middle English term treacle was used by herbalists and apothecaries to describe a medicine (also called theriac or theriaca), composed of many ingredients, that was used as an antidote for poisons, snakebites, and various other ailments.

What does walking through treacle mean?

There is an expression 'like running/walking through treacle', which can be used to describe something which feels like hard work, or a bit of an effort.

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."

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.

What does shovel mean in Cockney slang?

Shovel and Pick is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Nick (prison)! Brian Clough.

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.

What does brown bread mean in Cockney?

Many of us know that "brown bread" is Cockney rhyming slang for dead, "china plate" for mate, and "bubble bath" for laugh.

What's a dry lunch in Cockney slang?

Dry-lunch definition

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

What does Kermit mean in Cockney rhyming slang?

Kermit is Cockney slang for Road.

What does Tommy Tank mean?

Tommy Tank is Cockney slang for Bank.

More slang for bank. More definitions for Tommy Tank.

What does sailors cake mean in Cockney slang?

The term is actually "navy cake" and it means taking it from behind if you like- men, (blush).