What is Cockney slang for mate?

China Plate is Cockney slang for Mate.

How do you say friend in Cockney?

Chalk Farm – arm. china plate – mate (friend)

What's Cockney slang for husband?

Pot and Pan is Cockney slang for Old man (father or husband).

What is a lady in Cockney rhyming slang?

Polone is Cockney slang for Woman.

What is Cockney slang for brother?

One and t'Other is Cockney slang for Brother.

Cockney Rhyming Slang

What is a Peter in Cockney slang?

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

What is Bob Martins slang for?

Bob Martins Rhyming slang for vitamins, named after the UK's pet healthcare brand.

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 Lolly in Cockney slang?

Definition of lolly

1 British : a piece of candy especially : hard candy. 2 British : money. Synonyms Example Sentences Phrases Containing lolly Learn More About lolly.

What does alright treacle mean?

Definition of treacle

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

What is wife in Cockney?

Trouble and Strife is Cockney slang for Wife.

Trouble and Strife is classic Cockney Rhyming Slang.

What does Tommy Tank mean?

Tommy Tank is Cockney slang for Bank.

More slang for bank. More definitions for Tommy Tank.

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 Uncle Ned mean?

Noun. Uncle Ned (uncountable) (Cockney rhyming slang) bed.

What is a cockle in Cockney slang?

Cockle is Cockney slang for 10 pounds (tenner).

What Is A Lady Godiva in Cockney?

Cockney rhyming slang for a fiver is a 'Lady Godiva', and the group the Commodores are best-known for their song 'Three Times A Lady'. 5.

Why is 300 called a carpet?

The term has since the early 1900s been used by bookmakers and horse-racing, where carpet refers to odds of three-to-one, and in car dealing, where it refers to an amount of £300.

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.

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 cherry Hogg?

Cherry Hogg is Cockney slang for Dog.

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 is a Doris slang?

informal. a wife, girlfriend, etc.

What does haddock mean in Cockney slang?

Haddock and Bloater is Cockney slang for Motor.

What is a brass in Cockney slang?

Brass is Cockney slang for Prostitute.