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. . .!! COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG !!
To most people living outside London a "Cockney" is any Londoner; But a Cockney is a person born within hearing distance of the sound of Bow bells, the bells of the Church of St Mary Le Bow in Cheapside, London, EC2 . Although much of Cockney Rhyming slang has now become part of general speech, originally it was a secret language, thought to have originated in the 18th century by street traders to communicate with each other whilst trading illegally. (although it's roots may go far deeper)
There is a lot of modern rhyming slang around these days.

WORDS TO
"Fings Ain't What They Used T' Be"

MONEY SLANG

Speckled Hen = £10
Uncle Ben = £10
Nigel Ben = £10
Paul McKenna = £10
Ayrton (Senna) = Tenner = £10
Lady (Godiva) = Fiver = £5
Taxi Driver = Fiver = £5
Nicker or Quid = £1
Ten Bob Bit = 50p piece
Oxford = 5 shillings
Lord of the Manor = Tanner (sixpence)
Tanner = sixpence

COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG

NUMBERS
Wunner = 1
Bottle Of Glue = 2
3
4
Jacks Alive = 5
Ching = 5
6
7
Harry Tate = 8
9
Bill & Ben = 10
Cock & Hen = 10
Tony Ben = 10
Big Ben = 10
Nifty = 50
Bullseye = 50
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Chineses Dentist = 2:30 = tooth hurty

BITS & BOBS
Adam and Eve = Believe
Apples and Pears = Stairs
Aunt Mable = Table
Baked Potato = See You Later
Ball and Chalk = Walk
Barnaby Rudge = Judge
Barny Rubble = Trouble
Bat and Wicket = Ticket
Bees Wax = Tax
Bird Lime = Time = Prison Sentence
Bob Hope = Dope (Marijuana)
Bobble Hat and Scarf = Laugh (You 'avin' a bobble; you can't be serious)
Borasic Lint = Skint (broke: no money)
Brixton Riot = Diet
Brown Bread = Dead
Bread and Honey = Money
Bubble Barf/Bath = laugh (you 'avin' a bubble..)
Bubble and Squeak = Speak
Bull and Cow = Row
Bunny Ears = Tears
Butchers Hook = Look
Cain and Abel = Table
Candle Wax = Tax
Cape of Good Hope = Soap
Cat and Mouse = House
Cellar Flap = Tap (to borrow)
Cherry Hog = Dog
Cloud Seven = Heaven
Coffee and Cocoa = Say So (I should cocoa)
Collar and Tie = Pie
Currant Bun = Sun
Custard & Jelly = Telly (TV)
Daily Mail = Tale
Dicky Bird = Word (Don't say a Dicky Bird)
Ding Dong = Sing Song (now means argument or fight)
Dog and Bone = Telephone
Duke of Cork = Talk
Duke of Kent = Rent
Duke of York = Fork
Dunlop Tyre = Liar
Earwig = twig (understand, to catch on)
Earwigging = To Eavesdrop (evolved from earwig)
Elephant and Castle = Parcel
Flowery Dell = Cell (Prison Cell)
Fore and Aft = Daft
Frog and Toad = Road
Gary Glitter = Shitter
Greengages = Wages / Money
Gregory = Cheque (Peck)
Half-inch = pinch (to steal)
Highland Fling = Ring
Holy Ghost = Toast
Jack Jones = Alone (On your Jack)
Jam Jar = Car
Jack and Jill = Hill or Bill or even Cash Register(till)
Jack the Ripper = Kipper
Jackanory = Story / Tall Tale
Jiminee Cricket = Ticket
Joanna = Piano
Johnny Horner = Corner
Kick and Prance = Dance
Lemonade = Spade
Lemon Dash = Flashy
Linen Draper = Newspaper (Reading the Linen)
Little White Mice = dice
Mickey Bliss = Piss (Taking the Mickey/ Piss = jovial sarcasm)
Mutt and Jeff = Deaf
Oily Rag = Fag (cigarette)
On The Floor = Poor
Oxford Scholar = Dollar
Oxo Cube = tube = the London Underground
Pen and Ink = Stink
Peter Pan = Tan
Pipe Your Eye = Cry
Pork Pies = Lies
Potatoes in the Mould = cold (It's taters, aint it !)
Rabbit and Pork = Talk (Rabbit's too much)
Rory O'Moore = Door
Ruby Murray = Curry
Sausage and Mash = Cash
Scapa Flow / Scarper = run away/go
Scooby Doo = Clue (Ain't got a Scooby)
Sherbet Dab = Cab
Steam Tug = Mug
Sweeny Todd = Flying Squad (Police)
Syrup of Fig = Wig
Tin Tack = Sack
Todd Sloane = On your own (on yer Todd)
Tomfoolery = Jewellery (A nice piece of Tom)
Tom Mix = Six
Trick Cyclist = Psychiatrist
Trombone = Phone
Uncle Ned = Bed

OF THE PERSON
Aldermans Nail = Tail
Barnet Fair = Hair
Berkshire Hunt = Cunt (He's a right Berk)
Boat Race = Face
Bottle and Glass = Arse
Bristol City = Titty (breast)
Bunny Ears = Tears
Chalfont St Gyles = Piles
Chalk Farm = Arm
Cobblers Awls = Balls (A load of old cobblers)
Corn Beef = Teeth
Dipstick = Prick/Penis
Derby Kelly = Belly
Douglas Hurd = Turd
Eartha Kitt = Shit
Farmer Giles = Piles
Fife and Drum = Bum
Friar Tuck = Fuck
Ghunga Dhin = Chin
Gregory Peck = Neck
Gypsies Kiss = Piss
Ham and Eggs = Legs
Hampstead Heath = Teeth
Hampton Wick = Prick (penis)
Hit and Miss = Kiss or Piss (could be complicated!!)
Hobson's Choice = Voice
Holly Reath = Teeth
Ivory Band = Hand
J. Arthur Rank = Wank (Having a J. Arthur)
Jimmy Riddle = Piddle (urinate)
Khybur Pass = Arse
Loaf of Bread = Head
Mince Pies = Eyes
Nellie Duff = Puff = Breathe = Life
Newington Butts = Guts
Niagra Falls = Balls / Testicles
North and South = Mouth
Oliver Twist = Wrist
Orchestra Stalls = Balls
Outings and Festivals = Testicals
Pipe and Drum = Bum
Plates of Meat = Feet
Pony and Trap = Crap
Raspberry Ripple = Nipple
Raspberry Tart = Fart (blowing raspberries)
Richard the 3rd = Turd
Sherman Tank = Wank
Tom and Dick = Sick
Tom Tit = Shit
Tommy Rollocks = Bollocks
Turkish Delight = Shite (speaking shite/rubbish)
Two and Eight = state (in a right old two and eight/hypo mood)
Uncle Dick = Sick

ON THE PERSON
Airs and Graces = Braces
Almond Rocks = Socks
Daisy Roots = Boots
Dicky Dirt = Shirt
East and West = Vest
Fly-By-Nights = Tights
Kippers = Slippers
Lional Blairs = Flares (flared trousers)
Peckham Rye = Tie
Round the Houses = Trousers
Sky Rocket = Pocket
Syrup of Fig = wig (golden syrup an awful wig)
Tit for Tat (Titfer) = Hat
Turtle Doves = Gloves
Weasel and Stoat = Coat
Whistle and Flute = Suit

PEOPLE
Artful Dodger = Lodger
Bottle of Porter = Daughter
Bricks and Mortar = Daughter
China Plate = Mate
Duchess of Fyfe = Wife
Dustbin Lid (Bin Lid) = Kid
Four by Two = Jew
Ginger Beer = Queer
Hillman Hunter = Punter/Customer
Horse & Cart = Tart
Iron Hoof = Poof
Joe Soap = Dope / Stupid Person
Love and Kisses = Mrs.
Merchant Banker = Wanker
Mother of Pearl = Girl
Old Bag = Hag = Horrible Woman
Old Pot and Pan = Old Man
One Time Looker = Hooker = Prostitute
Paraffin Lamp = Tramp
Septic Tank = Yank
Silver Spoon = Coon
Skin and Blister = Sister
Spiders & Bugs = Thugs
Tea Leaf = Thief
Toe Rag = Slag = Female of Easy Virtue
Tin Lid = Yid = Jewish Person
Treacle Tart = Sweetheart
Trouble and Strife = Wife

DRINKING
Aristotle = Bottle
Brahms and Liszt = Pissed
Battlecruiser = Boozer (Pub)
Chewy Toffee = Coffee
Elephants Trunk = Drunk
Fine and Dandy = Brandy
Finger and Thumb = Rum
Fishermans Daughter = Water
Gold Watch = Scotch
Pigs Ear = Beer
Plink-Plonk = vin Blanc (Wine, A bottle of plonk)
Rosie Lee = Tea
Rub-a-Dub-Dub = Pub
Salmon and Trout = Stout
Tiddlywink = Drink
Tiddly = Drunk
Vera Lynn = Gin

BIG THANKS
TO ADE WHO HAS SENT ME ENOUGH TO START THE PAGE
AND TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED
If you know anymore to add to these
~ please e-mail them through ~

COMMENTS
Reading the list of rhyming slang brought back some memories, one that crops up now and again is HARRIS for arse, i had to ask around a bit to find out how it works out to be arse.
HARRIS pronounced ARRIS (SILENT COCKNEY 'H') = ARISTOTLE = BOTTLE BOTTLE AND GLASS = ARSE.
I wonder how many more have a slang for a slang? ~ David
Thanks for your information David ~ great to get some roots info.
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Was searching the net for the origins and meaning of harris and found
your site. a few there that made some sense... how about another one...
scooby doo = clue (eg "sorry mate, i ain't got a scooby")
Thanks James for the Scooby-Doo
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I, also, was looking for the origin of ‘Harris’ and came across your site. Thanks for the information. Am I happy? I should cocoa. (Coffee and cocoa – say so). - Cheers Thanks Brian for the Coffee and Cocoa
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