[ Outline ] · Standard · Linear+ English, But Not As You Know It............, Hows your cockney rhyming slang?????

[penelope]

Some of you may have noticed that now and then we have some major language barriers, despite all speaking english! So, heres a thread to test your knowledge of that great London phenomenon, Cockney Rhyming Slang!!!!
I'll put up a phrase, and we'll see who can work out what it means first, i.e. 'apples and pears' is 'stairs'. I might even come up with prizes?!?

Ok, now you know what your doing, who knows what this is.........

'Fife and Drum'

[sweetnsexy]

Cockney slang originates from the East end of London, and was intended to allow the locals to chat without being understood by outsiders.

Some forms of slang are very old, but current day expressions get used too. Often the original expression gets shortened or corrupted....for example, Bottle and Glass = arse (ass or butt to some of you)....Aristotle = Bottle...becomes Aris.

Putting some older expressions (in full) into a context, have a go a decoding this...

I left the rub a dub late, and drove the jamjar down the frog and toad to the cat and mouse. The old pot and pan was waiting up, sat at the cain and abel, and he gave me such a butchers hook.

‘What time do you call this?’ he said. ‘You went out with your skin and blister for a ruby murray hours ago. Too much rabbit and pork, that’s your trouble – and a few vera lynn’s from the state of you – you’re brahms and liszt! I suppose you’ve been flashing your Bristol Citys at the Merchant bankers down the battlecruiser!! ‘

‘Don’t you adam and eve it’ I replied, ‘I tried calling you on the dog and bone, but you are either mutt and jeff or you were having a j arthur rank! We had a couple of tiddlywinks with some china plates, and came straight back! Next you’ll be wanting me up them apple and pears for a Friar Tuck! Well, you can take your mince pies off my raspberry ripples, get on your plates of meat and head for the spare room!’

He can be a right Hampton Wick at times!!

[Gnappster]

Cockney slang originates from the East end of London, and was intended to allow the locals to chat without being understood by outsiders.

Some forms of slang are very old, but current day expressions get used too.  Often the original expression gets shortened or corrupted....for example, Bottle and Glass = arse (ass or butt to some of you)....Aristotle  = Bottle...becomes Aris.

Putting some older expressions (in full) into a context, have a go a decoding this...

I left the rub a dub late, and drove the jamjar down the frog and toad to the cat and mouse.  The old pot and pan was waiting up, sat at the cain and abel, and he gave me such a butchers hook. 

‘What time do you call this?’ he said.  ‘You went out with your skin and blister for a ruby murray hours ago.  Too much rabbit and pork, that’s your trouble – and a few vera lynn’s from the state of you – you’re brahms and liszt!  I suppose you’ve been flashing your Bristol Citys at the Merchant bankers down the battlecruiser!! ‘

‘Don’t you adam and eve it’ I replied, ‘I tried calling you on the dog and bone, but you are either mutt and jeff or you were having a j arthur rank!  We had a couple of tiddlywinks with some china plates, and came straight back!  Next you’ll be wanting me up them apple and pears for a Friar Tuck!  Well, you can take your mince pies off my raspberry ripples, get on your plates of meat and head for the spare room!’

He can be a right Hampton Wick at times!!

Well mission accomplished cuz I didn't understand any of that!

[Bobaloo]

Well mission accomplished cuz I didn't understand any of that!

Agreed! that's a language where I just don't know what the Finn and Huck is going on!!!

[Gnappster]

Agreed!  that's a language where I just don't know what the Finn and Huck is going on!!!

uhhh, is the answer boobs



But honestly, this stuff is mission and wimpossible to figure out. (see if anyone gets that one!)