What is a Darby in Cockney?

"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.

Why do Cockneys call watches kettles?

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 derby belly?

Derby Kelly is Cockney slang for Belly.

Boiled beef and carrots, Boiled beef and carrots, That's the stuff for your "Derby Kell", Makes you fit and keeps you well. Don't live like vegetarians.

What is a Vera in Cockney?

Vera Lynn is Cockney slang for Skin (cigarette paper).

What's the lemon Cockney?

Lemon and Lime is Cockney slang for Crime.

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What is a Peter in Cockney slang?

Peter is slang for 'safe', as in money box.

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 treacle mean in Cockney slang?

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

What does cup of Rosie mean?

For those who aren't familiar with cockney rhyming slang, 'Rosie' or 'Rosie Lee' translates to 'cup of tea'. When we say 'does anyone fancy a cup of Rosie? ' what we actually mean is 'Would anyone like a cup of tea?

What is a butchers in Cockney?

Other common-if-kitschy rhyming slang words include "trouble," which means "wife" (trouble and strife = wife); "butcher's," which means "look" ("butcher's hook" = look); "dog," which means "phone" (dog and bone = phone); and "barnet," which means "hair." (Barnet fair = hair.)

What is a cockle in Cockney slang?

Cockle is Cockney slang for 10 pounds (tenner).

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 is egg in Cockney slang?

Clothes Peg is Cockney slang for Egg.

What does alright treacle mean?

Definition of treacle

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

What does down the Kermit mean in Cockney slang?

Kermit is Cockney slang for Road.

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 is a Doris slang?

informal. a wife, girlfriend, etc.

Why is a pound called a nicker?

Not pluralised for a number of pounds, eg., 'It cost me twenty nicker..' From the early 1900s, London slang, precise origin unknown. Possibly connected to the use of nickel in the minting of coins, and to the American slang use of nickel to mean a $5 dollar note, which at the late 1800s was valued not far from a pound.

What is Cockney slang for brother?

One and t'Other is Cockney slang for Brother.

Why is money called P's?

"P's" is the shortened form of "pounds", which is British currency. Here's the translated version of what the two are saying: Hi-Hatz: You sell my weed from Ron still?

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's a dry lunch in Cockney slang?

Dry-lunch definition

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

What does Tommy Tank mean?

Tommy Tank is Cockney slang for Bank.

More slang for bank. More definitions for Tommy Tank.