| Slang |
English |
Usage |
| Adam and Eve |
Believe |
I don't Adam and Eve it! [Usually full slang expression
is used] |
| Airs and Graces |
Braces |
He's got his new airs on. |
| Alan Whickers |
Knickers |
The 'lastics gone in me alans. [Alan Whicker used to host
a TV programme called Whickers World |
| Alderman's Nail |
Tail |
He's always wagging his alderman's. |
| Almond Rocks |
Socks |
Wouldn't it be nice if your almonds matched? |
| Apple Fritter |
Bitter (beer) |
I've tried that new apple but I prefer my salmon [Salmon
and trout - stout]. |
| Apples and Pears |
Stairs |
Get yourself up the apples. |
| April Showers |
Flowers |
I forgot it was my anniversary, so I picked some aprils
on the way home. |
| Aristotle |
Bottle |
If you want milk, put the Ari on the doorstep. [Every now
and again they throw a curve at you. One person has suggested that, not being
familiar with Aristotle, early Cockney's might have assumed the name was Harry
Stottle!] |
| Aristotle=Bottle=Bottle and Glass=Arse; therefore,
Aris=Arse |
Arse |
I gave him a good kick up the Aris |
| Army and Navy |
Gravy |
Can I have some army for my mashed? |
| Artful Dodger |
Lodger |
She's taken in an artful to help pay the way. |
| Auntie Nellie |
Belly |
I punched him in the Auntie but he didn't even notice. |
| Auntie Ella |
Umbrella |
Wonderful - it's starting to rain and me without my
Auntie Ella. |
| Babbling Brook |
Crook |
He's always on the babble. [Meaning he's always planning
something crooked. See also Cook]. |
| Babbling Brook |
Cook |
My missus couldn't babble to save her life. [See also
Crook] |
| Bacon and Eggs |
Legs |
Lovely set of bacons. |
| Baked Potato |
Later |
I'll see ya baked. |
| Ball of Chalk |
Walk |
After a heavy meal I like quick ball round the square. |
| Balloon Car |
Saloon Bar |
I'll be at the balloon. |
| Barclays Bank |
Wank (masturbate) |
He's having a barclays. |
| Barn Owl |
Row (argument) |
Went up to the dole office today. 'Ad a bit of a barney
with the geezer behind the desk.[Not satisfied
with the slang, the word is extended to 'Barney' to thoroughly confuse everyone] |
| Barnaby Rudge |
Judge |
I'm up in front of the Barnaby tomorrow morning. |
| Barnet Fair |
Hair |
She must be going out - she's got her Barnet done. |
| Barney Rubble (Flintstones) |
Trouble |
Stay away from him. He's really Barney. |
| Bat and Wicket |
Ticket |
I've got a bat for tonight's train. |
| Battle Cruiser |
Boozer (liquor store) |
I've got to get to the battle before I go to the party
|
| Beecham's Pill |
Bill (statement) |
I got my Beecham's from the tax people. |
| Bees and Honey |
Money |
Can't go in there without any bees. |
| Bengal Lancer |
Chancer (someone not qualified) |
News paper adds would state no bengal lancers when advertising for
tradesmen. |
| Bird Lime |
Time |
What's the bird? |
| Biscuits and Cheese |
Knees |
I've been on my biscuits all day. |
| Boat Race |
Face |
Nice legs, shame about the boat. [Also a good song by The
Monks] |
| Bonney Fair |
Hair |
She's got beautiful shiny bonney. |
| Borassic Lint |
Skint (broke) |
He's right boric. |
| Bottle and Glass |
Arse |
I gave him a good kick up the bottle. |
| Bottles and Stoppers |
Coppers (police) |
Blimey - I think the bottles are on to me! |
| Bow and Arrow |
Sparrow |
Little bow and arrow fell out of the nest. [Usually the
full slang expression is used] |
| Box of Toys |
Noise |
Hold your box - they can hear you miles away! |
| Brace and Bits |
Tits (breasts) |
Blimey - what a brace! |
| Brahms and Liszt |
Pissed (drunk) |
He's well Brahms and Liszt , don't give him any more to drink. |
| Bread and Cheese |
Sneeze |
I hate allergy season - one good bread after another. |
| Bread and Honey |
Money |
Let's drink with him - he's got bread. [This one has
enjoyed very common usage] |
| Bread and Butter |
Gutter |
Found him laying in the bread and butter. [Usually full
slang expression is used] |
| Briney Marlin |
Darlin' |
You look lovely tonight, me old briney. |
| Bristol Cities |
Titties (breasts) |
She's got a lovely pair of Bristols. |
| Brown Bread |
Dead |
I'm telling you, mate. He's brown bread |
| Brussel Sprouts |
Scouts |
He's always been a brussel. |
| Bubble and Squeak |
Greek |
He's a bubble. |
| Bucket and Pail |
Jail |
One drink too many and I get seven days in the bucket. |
| Bull and Cow |
Row (argument) |
Had a right bull with my misses last night. |
| Burton on Trent |
Rent |
They've raised my burton again. |
| Bushel and Peck |
Neck |
He's got a bushel like tree trunk. |
| Butcher's Hook |
Look |
Here - take a butcher's at this. |
| Cain and Abel |
Table |
Sit yourself at the cain and I'll bring you your Tommy
(Tommy Tucker - supper). |
| Cape of Good Hope |
Soap |
Go wash yourself - and use the cape. |
| Captain Hook |
Book |
I've read this captain. |
| Cash and Carried |
Married |
Poor bloke got cashed on the weekend. |
| Cat and Mouse |
House |
Went 'round to his cat to wake him up. |
| Chalk Farm |
Arm |
He broke his chalk. |
| Cheerful Giver |
Liver |
Lovely - cheerful for dinner tonight. |
| Cheque |
Gregory Peck |
I never 'ad any bread on me, so I 'ad to pay by Gregory. |
| Cherry Hogg |
Dog |
My bloody cherry is off again. |
| China Plate |
Mate |
How are you, my old china? |
| Cobbler's Awls |
Balls (testicles) |
Go on! Kick him in the cobblers! |
| Cock Sparrow |
Barrow |
He's wheeling his cock 'round the market. |
| Cock and Hen |
Ten |
I didn't get much change back from a cock |
| Conan Doyle |
Boil |
[This one was sent to me - I'm not familiar with it.
Don't know if it means boil as in hot water or boil as in 'better see a
doctor']. |
| Cream Crackered |
Knackered (tired) |
I'm cream crackered, mate. |
| Crust of Bread |
Head |
Use your crust, mate. |
| Cuddle and Kiss |
Miss |
She's a cute little cuddle. |
| Currant Bun |
Son |
He's awfully proud of his currant. |
| Current Bun |
Sun |
Old current bun's out today |
| Custard and Jelly |
Telly (TV) |
As usual, nothing on the custard tonight. |
| Cuts and Scratches |
Matches |
Do you have any cuts? |
| Daisy Roots |
Boots |
You can't go out in the rain without your daisies. |
| Dickory Dock |
Clock |
What's the time on the dickory? |
| Dicky Bird |
Word |
He left without so much as a dicky. |
| Dicky Dirt |
Shirt |
Put your dicky on before the company gets here. |
| Dig in the Grave |
Shave |
A quick shower and dig and I'll be ready to go. |
| Ding Dong |
Song |
Everyone gather round the piano for a ding dong. [Usually
the full slang expression is used] |
| Dog and Bone |
Phone |
She's always on the dog. |
| Donkey's Ears |
Years |
Ain't seen you in donkeys mate. |
| Duchess of Fife |
Wife |
Now my old dutch, where are we off to tonight? |
| Duke of York |
Chalk |
All I got for my birthday is a bit of duke. |
| Dustbin Lids |
Kids |
A nice girl but too many dustbin's. |
| Eartha Kitt |
Shit |
I'm going for an Eartha [See also 'Tit' |
| Eartha Kitts |
Tits (breasts) |
Nice Eartha's |
| Elephant's Trunk |
Drunk |
He shouldn't be driving! He's bloody elephant's. |
| Field of Wheat |
Street |
He out standing in the field, waiting for a bus. |
| Fine and Dandy |
Brandy |
A small drop of fine would suit me. |
| Fish Hook |
Book |
I've read the new fish by Deighton. |
| Five to Two |
Jew |
If you're a fiver then today's your Sabbath. |
| Flowery Dell |
Cell |
I've got three more years in this flower. |
| Four by Two |
Jew |
He's not from around here - he's a four. |
| Frog and Toad |
Road |
Don't ride your bike on the frog. |
| Front Wheel Skid |
Yid (Jew) |
He's a front wheel. |
| Gay and Frisky |
Whisky |
I'll have a gay and I'm off. [Be careful where you use
this] |
| German Bands |
Hands |
Get your germans off my missus. |
| Ginger Beer |
Engineer |
He knows his stuff. He is a ginger, after all. |
| Ginger Beer |
Queer |
I don't know about that - sounds a bit ginger. |
| God Forbids |
Kids |
Couldn't hear a thing 'cause of all the Godfor's. |
| Goose's Neck |
Cheque |
He stuck me with a bouncing goose. |
| Grasshopper |
Copper |
He got nabbed by the grass. |
| Hampstead Heath |
Teeth |
His hampsteads (hamps) are a crime. |
| Hampton Wick |
Prick |
He gets on my wick. [Don't even try to understand this
one - just accept it] |
| Harry Rag |
Fag (cigarette) |
Have you got a harry? [I don't know who or what a "Harry Rag is. If
you know please tell me. |
| Harry Randall |
Candle |
Look at all the Harry's on his cake. |
| Hearts of Oak |
Broke (financial) |
I'm skint mate. Bleedin' hearts. |
| Hit and Miss |
Piss |
I've got to have a hit before we go out. |
| I Suppose |
Nose |
[This one was sent to me - I don't know how to use it] |
| Irish Rose |
Nose |
She gave me a kiss on my Irish. |
| Iron Hoof |
Poof (homosexual) |
He's a bit of an iron. |
| Iron Tank |
Bank |
He lost his house to the iron. |
| J. Arthur Rank |
Wank (masturbate) |
'e's off having a J. Arthur |
| Jack and Jill |
Hill |
The store is up the jack. [See also Bill] |
| Jack Jones |
Alone |
He went to the pub all Jack. |
| Jack Tar |
Bar (pub) |
I'm off to the Jack. [See also 'Alone' and Bar (pub).
Could be very confusing if you're going alone - "I'm off to the jack jack".
Or, if you were telling your brother Jack, "I'm off to the jack jack, Jack"] |
| Jack and Jill |
Bill (statement) |
I'm going home - can I have my Jack? [See also Hill] |
| Jam Jar |
Car |
Bloody jam is down again. |
| Jim Skinner |
Dinner |
Is my Jim ready yet? |
| Jimmy Riddle |
Piddle (urinate) |
I've had three pints - I could use a jimmy. |
| Joanna |
Piano |
He sparkles on the joanna. [Just to confuse you, they
mispronounce the word you're trying say, so instead of 'piano' they call it a
'piana'] |
| Johnnie Horner |
Corner |
I'll meet you 'round the Johnnie. |
| Kate Karney |
Army |
He's off and joined the Kate. |
| Kate and Sydney |
Steak and Kidney |
A lovely Kate and Sydney pie [Not really rhyming slang -
more a matter of getting your mords wixed up] |
| Khyber Pass |
Arse |
Stick it up your khyber. |
| Lady Godiva |
Fiver (5 pound note) |
Ere, that bloke still owes me lady! |
| Lilian Gish |
Fish |
Good day at the stream. Got a pair of Lilian's. |
| Linen Draper |
Paper (newspaper) |
Has the morning linen come yet? |
| Lion's Lair |
Chair |
Have a lion's while you wait. |
| Loaf of Bread |
Head |
Don't just stand there - use your loaf. |
| Loop de Loop |
Soup |
Nothing like a good loop on a cold day. |
| Lucy Locket |
Pocket |
Keep it in your Lucy. |
| Mickey Mouse |
House |
I'm taking my missus to the mickey tonight. [Usually
means a theatre rather than a residence] |
| Mince Pies |
Eyes |
She got beatiful minces. |
| Mother Hubbard |
Cupboard |
There's nothing in the mother. |
| Mother's Ruin |
Gin |
Another mothers would sit well. |
| Mum and Dad |
Mad |
He's a bit mum and dad. |
| Mutt and Jeff |
Deaf |
Poor buggers mutt and jeff. [Usually full slang
expression is used] |
| Nanny Goat |
Boat |
I took my nanny out on the river. |
| Near and Far |
Bar (pub) |
I saw him at the near. |
| Needle and Pin |
Gin |
I'll have a small needle and tonic. |
| Noah's Ark |
Park |
I'm taking my misses to the Noah. |
| North and South |
Mouth |
I gave him a punch up the north. |
| Oily Rag |
Fag (cigarette) |
Give us a rag. [Once again, this one is backward] |
| Oliver Twist |
Pissed (drunk) |
I 'ad one over the eight last night and got completely
Olivered. See also 'Fist' and 'Brahms & Liszt' |
| Oliver Twist |
Fist |
Next thing I know he's got his Oliver in my face. |
| Oxford Scholar |
Dollar |
Stupid horse cost me an Oxford. |
| Peas in a Pot |
Hot |
Don't touch that - it's bloody peasy. |
| Pen and Ink |
Stink |
That's a bit of a pen. |
| Pig's Ear |
Beer |
Can I buy you a pig? |
| Pimple and Botch |
Scotch |
He enjoys a good pimple. |
| Pitch and Toss |
Boss |
My bloody pitch kept me late again. |
| Plates of Meat |
Feet |
Get your plates of the table. |
| Pleasure and Pain |
Rain |
Any more pleasure and we'll be swimming. |
| Pony and Trap |
Crap |
'Ang on, mate. Just gotta 'ave a pony |
| Pope in Rome |
Home |
Let's pop 'round his pope and fetch him. |
| Potatoes in the mould |
Cold |
Cor, taters out there init? |
| Rabbit and Pork |
Talk |
He's always rabbitting on about something. |
| Radio Rental |
Mental |
He's a bit radio |
| Read and Write |
Fight |
He'd rather read than walk away. |
| Richard the Third |
Turd (shit) |
He's a bit of a Richard. |
| Richard the Third |
Bird |
Look what that bloody Richard's done to my car! |
| Rink-a-dink |
Chink (Chinese) |
We're going to get rinky take-away. |
| Rosy Lea |
Tea |
I've just put the rosy on. |
| Rub a Dub |
Sub (pay advance) |
Guvnor Give us a rub a dub till pay day. |
| Rub-a-dub-dub |
Pub |
I'm off to the rub-a-dub-dub. |
| Ruby Murray |
Curry |
I'm going for a ruby.[Ruby Murray was a singer
back in the 30's or 40's |
| Salmon and Trout |
Stout (beer) |
Stop by and have a salmon. |
| Salmon and Trout |
Snout (cigarette) |
'Ere mate, give us a salmon, I'm right out. [If you know where the expression 'snout' for cigarette comes
from I'd like to include it] |
| Saucepan Lids |
Kids |
I'm forever buy clothes for the saucepan lids |
| Sausage and Mash |
Crash |
He was in a fearsome sausage. |
| Sausage and Mash |
Cash |
I haven't got a sausage. [A little bit different, but
fairly common in many English speaking countries]. |
| Scapa Flow |
Go |
Scapa off! [Actually pronounce 'Scarper' - just one
example of not being satisfied with the slang, they then mispronounce the word
to thoroughly confuse everyone] |
| Scotch Pegs |
Legs |
Sit down and take a load off your pegs. [For whatever
reason, the common usage is the rhyming word rather than the first] |
| Septic Tank |
Yank |
He's not very bright... septic, you know. |
| Skin and Blister |
Sister |
She may be his blister but she's nothing like him. |
| Sky Rocket |
Pocket |
I've got nothing in my skies. |
| Sorry and Sad |
Bad |
That dinner was a bit sorry. |
| Stammer and Stutter |
Butter |
Extra stammer for me. |
| Stand at Ease |
Cheese |
Wouldn't mind a bit of ease. [For whatever reason this
one is backwards - the only rule is that there are no rules!]. |
| Syrup of Figs |
Wig |
What a syrup. |
| Tea Leaf |
Thief |
He's always been a bit of a tea leaf. [Usually the fully
slang expression is used] |
| Teapot Lids |
Kids |
I'm taking my little teapot to country. |
| Teapot Lid |
Quid |
I'm down a teapot already. |
| Thr'penny Bit |
Tits (breasts) |
Look at the Thr'penny's on her. |
| Tiddley Wink |
Drink |
Just one more tiddley and I'm off; or, He's popped down
to the pub for a tiddle. |
| Tit for Tat |
Hat |
Lovely titfer. [This one uses the first two words -
probably because saying "lovely tit" proved awkward] |
| Todd Sloan |
Alone |
Looks like I'm on my Todd tonight. |
| Tom Foolery |
Jewellery |
That bloke looks a flash, look at all his tom. |
| Tom Thumb |
Rum |
A wee bit of Tom and I'm off. |
| Tom and Dick |
Sick |
He's feeling a bit Tom. |
| Tom Tit |
Shit |
I'm going for a Tom Tit. |
| Tommy Tucker |
Supper |
You can sing for your Tommy. |
| Trouble and Strife |
Wife |
I'm taking my trouble dancing tonight. |
| Two and Eight |
State (anguish) |
He's in a two and eight over it. [Usually the full slang
expression is used] |
| Uncle Fred |
Bread |
Hey, mum. Can I have some Uncle Fred with
this? |
| Uncle Bert |
Shirt |
I've got to press my uncle. |
| Weasel and Stoat |
Coat |
I left my weasel in the pub. |
| Whistle and Flute |
Suit |
He bought himself a new whistle for the wedding. |
