What is tea in cockney rhyming slang?

For anyone familiar with cockney rhyming slang will know that tea is called 'Rosie Lee' because it rhymes with 'cup of tea'.

What is a cup of Rosie Lee?

Rosy Lee (uncountable) (Cockney rhyming slang) Tea (the drink). I'll put the kettle on and make us a cup of Rosy Lee.

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 coffee in Cockney?

Sticky Toffee is Cockney slang for Coffee.

What is cockney rhyming slang for drink?

Kitchen Sink is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Drink!

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What is a sherbet dip in Cockney slang?

Sherbet Dip is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Kip! Kisses and Hugs.

What is a sherbet in Cockney slang?

"Sherbet" as slang for alcoholic drinks

Sherbet has been used in parts of both the UK and Australia as slang for an alcoholic drink, especially beer.

What does toffee mean in Cockney rhyming slang?

Everton Toffee is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Coffee!

What's the lemon and lime Cockney?

Lemon and Lime is Cockney slang for Crime.

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.

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.

Why is a house called a gaff?

Then there's the British slang meaning of gaff for the place where one lives (“come round my gaff for a coffee”), which is almost certainly derived from the use of gaff in the eighteenth-century to mean a fair, and later a cheap music-hall or theatre (as in the infamous penny gaff) and which probably comes from the ...

What does alright treacle mean?

Definition of treacle

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

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.

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.

What does cup of joe mean?

Joe is a slang name for “the common man”. The first usage of “Joe” in this instance had appeared in English lexicon around 1846. Hence, a “cup of Joe” is the “common man's drink”.

What is egg in Cockney slang?

Clothes Peg is Cockney slang for Egg.

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.

What does haddock mean in Cockney slang?

Haddock and Bloater is Cockney slang for Motor.

What is Bob Martins slang for?

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

What is a brass in Cockney slang?

Brass is Cockney slang for Prostitute.

What does Kermit mean in Cockney rhyming slang?

Kermit is Cockney slang for Road.

What is a Peter in Cockney slang?

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

What is Cockney rhyming slang for beer?

Pig's Ear is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Beer!