What is wife in Cockney?

Cockney rhyming slang 'Trouble and strife' = wife 'Butcher's hook' = look 'Dog and bone' = phone. Quote Tweet. Aunty disestablishmentarianism. @vorrell. · Apr 17, 2020.
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What is the Cockney slang for wife?

Trouble and Strife is Cockney slang for Wife.

Trouble and Strife is classic Cockney Rhyming Slang.
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What is cockney rhyming slang for woman?

Polone is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Woman!
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How do you say husband in Cockney?

Pot and Pan is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Old man (father or husband)!
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Why is Duchess cockney rhyming slang wife?

The phrase has a number of etymologies; two Cockney rhyming slang explanations identify the phrase as coming from "dutch plate" ("mate") or "Duchess of Fife" ("wife"). "Dutch house" ("spouse"). Chevalier, however, claimed that his wife's face reminded him of the clock face of a Dutch clock.
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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 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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How do you say friend in Cockney?

Giles – piles. Chalk Farm – arm. china plate – mate (friend)
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What is egg in Cockney slang?

Clothes Peg is Cockney slang for Egg.
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What is British slang for girlfriend?

British terms of endearment: 'Sweetheart', 'love', 'darling'…
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What do you call a girl in UK?

Bird. This is British slang for a girl or a woman.
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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 sister in Cockney slang?

Skin and Blister is Cockney slang for Sister.
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What does bubble mean in Cockney?

(Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.
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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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What does alright treacle mean?

Definition of treacle

noun. contrived or unrestrained sentimentality: a movie plot of the most shameless treacle.
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How do Cockneys say water?

Londoners (Cockneys) say "water" in a way which sounds like "waugh-a". It rhymes with "daughter" (without the "'t" being pronounced) "daugh-a".
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What does Uncle Ned mean?

Noun. Uncle Ned (uncountable) (Cockney rhyming slang) bed.
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How do you say hello in Cockney slang?

. 'Hiya' or 'Hey up' – these informal greetings both mean 'hello' and are especially popular in the north of England.
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What is pub in Cockney?

Rub-A-Dub is Cockney slang for Pub.
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Why do Cockneys call 25 a pony?

Also, a "pony" could be a small amount of liquor or a small bottle of liquor. Also, a "pony" could be a cheat sheet or other material used in a test by students. In Cockney slang "pony" means 25 £ which is "25 pounds sterling" or just "25 pounds" in common British usage. Hope this helps.
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What does Poppy mean in Cockney slang?

money (From cockney rhyming slang, bread and honey = money, and which gave rise to the secondary rhyming slang "poppy", from poppy red = bread Letvik)
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What does dog and bone mean in Cockney?

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.
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What's the lemon Cockney?

Lemon and Lime is Cockney slang for Crime.
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