What is bird in Cockney?

Bird is Cockney slang for A woman..

Considered by some women to be a derogatory/sexist term.

What is bird in Cockney slang?

Cockney Slang Words. Bird = Good looking female or girlfriend. or she's a nice looking bird.

What does Dicky Bird mean in Cockney?

A dicky bird was a generic term for any little bird, such as a sparrow or chickadee, that was common in England in the 1700s. Dicky bird came to be slang for word due to the common Cockney practice of replacing one word with another rhyming word. Because word rhymed with bird, it was an appropriate substitute.

What is a donkey in Cockney slang?

donkey is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Stupid! Jacks.

What does Cockney sparrow mean?

Cockney sparrow: Refers to the archetype of a cheerful, talkative Cockney.

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What is a Burke slang?

or burk (bɜːk ) noun. British slang. a stupid person; fool.

What does Cocker mean in slang?

(ˈkɑkər ) noun. Slang. a man, esp. an old one: a jocular or derogatory term.

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.

Why do Cockneys call glasses bins?

On the subject of 'bins' this expression is the cockney rhyming slang for glasses, as in reading glasses, so if someone is having trouble looking up a number in a telephone book you might say put on your 'bins'.

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 dog and bone mean in Cockney?

Noun. 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 treacle mean in Cockney?

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

What does a carpet mean in Cockney?

Carpet is Cockney Rhyming Slang for 3! Postman Pat.

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's the lemon Cockney?

Lemon and Lime is Cockney slang for Crime.

What does turd bird mean?

noun An unpleasant or irritating person.

What does a Toby mean in Cockney slang?

""Toby" means "road" in this context, but it isn't rhyming slang. It seems to come from about 1811. It is derived from the language of Irish travellers who use the word "tober" to mean road. Another related expression is the toby meaning highway robbery. High toby meaning highway robbery on horseback.

Why is Derby slang for belly?

"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's a dry lunch in Cockney slang?

Dry-lunch definition

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

Why does rabbit mean talk?

In British English, "to rabbit (on about something)" is "to talk", and it appears that it comes from rhyming slang ("rabbit & pork" = "talk", shortened to "rabbit").

Why is 200 called a bottle?

bottle = two pounds, or earlier tuppence (2d), from the cockney rhyming slang: bottle of spruce = deuce (= two pounds or tuppence). Spruce probably mainly refers to spruce beer, made from the shoots of spruce fir trees which is made in alcoholic and non-alcoholic varieties.

What is Jack and Danny slang for?

“Jack and Dani means something in Cockney rhyming slang….. Fanny. It means fanny.” GIVE HIM FIFTY GRAND IMMEDIATELY #loveisland. — Sophie Levin (@sophielevin11) June 4, 2018.

What is an old mucker?

mucker (plural muckers) (UK, slang, Southern England, Northern Ireland) Friend, acquaintance. Fancy a pint, my old mucker? (slang, British Army) A comrade; a friendly, low-ranking soldier in the same situation.

What does got the Morbs mean?

What does it mean if you've “got the morbs”? Answer: It means you're down in the dumps, that you're melancholy. Morbs means “morbid.” “I don't think I'll be going with you girls today.

What does Cossett mean?

transitive verb. : to treat as a pet : pamper.