What is cockney rhyming slang for girlfriend?

Squeeze is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Boyfriend or girlfriend.!
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How do you say Girl in Cockney?

Ocean Pearl is Cockney slang for Girl.
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What's the Cockney rhyming slang for mate?

China Plate is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Mate!
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What is Cockney slang for wife?

Trouble and Strife is Cockney slang for Wife.

Trouble and Strife is classic Cockney Rhyming Slang. It's got all the very best elements of the genre. A great rhyme, a double meaning, and a splodge of wicked humour.
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How do you say love in Cockney?

Turtle Dove is Cockney slang for Love.
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What do you call a British girl?

Bird. This is British slang for a girl or a woman.
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How do you say friend in Cockney?

Chalk Farm – arm. china plate – mate (friend)
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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?
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What does Doris mean in slang?

Doris definition

(UK, slang) One's girl friend, wife or significant other. pronoun. (Cockney rhyming slang) Gay.
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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 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.
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What does me old China mean?

Oddly enough, "me old China" is a piece of cockney slang that was introduced into South African English and fossilized there as "my China" or sometimes just "China" to mean friend, as in the phrase: "Howzit my China?" meaning "How is it going my friend?"
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What does Uncle Ned mean?

Noun. Uncle Ned (uncountable) (Cockney rhyming slang) bed.
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What is a slang word for girl?

she (slang) sheila (Australia, slang) skirt (US, offensive slang) squaw (now offensive, ethnic slur) thot (US, offensive slang)
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What is a pony in Cockney?

The most widely recognised Cockney rhyming slang terms for money include 'pony' which is £25, a 'ton' is £100 and a 'monkey', which equals £500. Also used regularly is a 'score' which is £20, a 'bullseye' is £50, a 'grand' is £1,000 and a 'deep sea diver' which is £5 (a fiver).
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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 the meaning of Doreen?

Doreen is a woman's name, usually found in English-speaking countries. It is a combination of Dora with the suffix -een, therefore it can be said to mean "gift" from Greek doron.
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What is the meaning of the name Dorcas?

Save to list. Girl. Greek, English. English name taken from the Greek dorkas, meaning "doe" or "gazelle".
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What does the name Dorris mean?

Dorris as a girl's name is a variant of Doris (Greek), and the meaning of Dorris is "from Doris; gift".
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What is a cup of Charlie?

The common term a nice cup of “char” for a cup of tea is thought to be derived from one of two possible sources. “Char” is most likely the Anglicisation of the Indian word for tea carried here from the early days of the British Empire and the trading activities of the East Indies Company.
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What is Gypsy Rose Lee to a Cockney?

Rosie Lee is Cockney slang for Tea.

Many people think it is named after Gypsy Rose Lee, the American stripper and burlesque artist. This is debatable but just possible - she was born in 1911 and the expression was first recorded in the 1920s.
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Why do they 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 does Kermit mean in Cockney slang?

Kermit is Cockney slang for Road.
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Why do Brits say mate?

Mate is used as a term of endearment, but also frequently used to casually ingratiate oneself with a stranger or new acquaintance. You might refer to a waiter or fellow bar fly using the word 'mate'. When used to address somebody or get their attention, the word mate is usually reserved for men only.
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What does Harris mean in Cockney rhyming slang?

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 . It proves the wide acceptance of Cockney slang that these doublings can evolve over time.
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