What is egg in Cockney slang?

Clothes Peg is Cockney slang for Egg.

What does egg mean in Cockney slang?

"Borrow and beg" (egg)

What is bubble in Cockney?

(Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.

What is jam jar in Cockney?

(Cockney rhyming slang) A car.

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).

Cockney Rhyming Slang

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 is a cockle in Cockney slang?

Cockle is Cockney slang for 10 pounds (tenner).

What is car in Cockney slang?

Jam Jar is Cockney slang for Car.

What is a kite in Cockney?

Kite: originally meant a worthless bill or cheque. Hence you would say "I am going to fly a kite" means you are going to pass a bad cheque. The word seems to now mean any cheque (bad or not).

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 does treacle mean in Cockney slang?

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

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."

How do you say Girl in Cockney?

Ocean Pearl is Cockney slang for Girl.

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'.

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 a brass in Cockney slang?

Brass is Cockney slang for Prostitute.

What is jam jar slang for?

slang A car. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "jam jar" rhymes with "car." Primarily heard in UK.

What does Kermit mean in Cockney slang?

Kermit is Cockney slang for Road.

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's the lemon Cockney?

Lemon and Lime is Cockney slang for Crime.

What's a dry lunch in Cockney slang?

Dry-lunch definition

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

What does pony and trap mean in Cockney?

pony and trap (uncountable) (Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense.

What is a carpet in Cockney slang?

Carpet is Cockney Rhyming Slang for 3! Bow and Arrow.

Why is hair called Barnet?

In 1896, a film was made about Barnet Fair, entitled Barnet Horse Fair. The term 'Barnet Fair', normally shortened to 'Barnet', has become rhyming slang for 'hair'.