Cockney rhyming slang etc

[justinc]

Right,

Some people here will surely know what I'm on about and can post up some beauties with an 'english' explanation. I'll start the ball rolling with;

'Bung me the wedge' = "give me the money"
'North and south' = "Mouth"
'Crinkly Mouth' = " angry, upset"
'See a bit of Claret' = " blood being spilt"

And any other related expressions such as 'Do me a favour!'; You're havin' a larf!'; 'Bleedin' 'eck';

Ad infinitum.....


I find this kind of thing really amusing, and use it a bit everyday including the appropriate accent as it always gets a 'larf'= makes the day go well.

So, come on and help me broaden my vocab!

Thanks, JC

[Psimpson7]

great thread idea Justin:)

"Britney Spears" = Beers
"Pete Tong" = wrong
"Parrafin Lamp" = tramp!
"apples and pears" = stairs
"plates of meat" = feet

Sure I can think of some more:)

[V8Ian]

Right,

Some people here will surely know what I'm on about and can post up some beauties with an 'english' explanation. I'll start the ball rolling with;

'Bung me the wedge' = "give me the money"
'North and south' = "Mouth"
'Crinkly Mouth' = " angry, upset"
'See a bit of Claret' = " blood being spilt"

And any other related expressions such as 'Do me a favour!'; You're havin' a larf!'; 'Bleedin' 'eck';

Ad infinitum.....


I find this kind of thing really amusing, and use it a bit everyday including the appropriate accent as it always gets a 'larf'= makes the day go well.

So, come on and help me broaden my vocab!

Thanks, JC
I'll put me finkin cap on me old china plate ;)

[UncleHo]

Coor Blimey, I got the Trouble in Strife (wife) lookin over me shoulder ;)
only trouble with that, is she's a Scouser :eek:

I'm goin out wif me bow & arrow (going out with my barrow) as in fruit & veg barrow

She's still looking so I'd better hit the frog & toad


cheers

[Psimpson7]

Here you go.

Cockney Rhyming Slang - SLANG to ENGLISH (http://www.phespirit.info/cockney/slang_to_english.htm)

A definitive list! will keep you busy for hours!!

[justinc]

great thread idea Justin:)

"Britney Spears" = Beers
"Pete Tong" = wrong
"Parrafin Lamp" = tramp!
"apples and pears" = stairs
"plates of meat" = feet

Sure I can think of some more:)

Here goes then Pete,

"Oi! Cor Blimey These are the Pete Tong Britney Spears! And tell her indoors not to Parrifin Lamp those Plates of meat of hers up the Apples and pears!"

:D:D Thanks Pete, good start!

JC

[lardy]

jesus wept i am so glad to be a new Australian so i dont take offence at this, to funny but i got tears in me old mince pies.
Strange thing is where-as it was cockney rhyming slang it kinda migrated through the south east and can be heard being chipped in to convo's as far afield from bow as kent,essex and some rough parts of middlesex and surrey mainly in jest i guess,although i have been brainwashed by "Aussie-isms" pretty much i tend not to use anything like that anymore though the occassional "gor blimey" appears

[Hastykiwi]

My all time favourite was the 'spanish archer'.

So you just think of Micheal Caine talking and say ' give em the ol spanish archer' or give them the elbow.

cheers
Nick

[Psimpson7]

As a pragmatic and blunt Yorkshireman:angel:Will offer our version.

How are you?="hey up"

Is it?= "hey up"

Look out="Hey up"

Never!="Hey up"

Well!="hey up"




That genuinely made me laugh out loud:D

[Stepho_62]

Hey,

Wot about

"Dogs Eye" = Pie

"Dead Horse" = Sauce

That'll do 4 now.

[dullbird]

That genuinely made me laugh out loud:D


Yes it did me too....and then Ian when I read it out from the bedroom:D

[Scouse]

This is a great thread :).

I can say I love Bristols & get away with it :p.

[Scouse]

And why not? They were great cars,not LRs of course but still good.;)Yep, the the bigger models are the better ones.

[V8Ian]

All this talk of Bristol Cities but no one has mentioned the cheese and kisses:o

[LOVEMYRANGIE]

Just a few more.....

boracic or brassic - lacking in funds, skint
earner - as in a "nice little ...", a profitable business transaction
grand - £1000
kosher readies - unlaundered money
monkey - £500
pony - £25
potless - to be skint
score - £20
cop - to receive something, or a police officer.
cushty - great; brilliant
dipstick - a fool
Gandhi's revenge - a dodgy stomach
got the 'ump - to be annoyed
jacksie - bum
jaffa - to be 'seedless' as in infertile, one who 'fires blanks'
lovely jubbly - brilliant, excellent

cushdy - good, great

pukka - great, perfect
ruby - Indian takeaway cuisine
schtum - to keep quiet, keep a secret
stoke on trent - a gay man
you plonka! - you idiot!
sorted - done, organised
And my favourite...

GORDON BENNETT!!

[LOVEMYRANGIE]

That genuinely made me laugh out loud:D

Too true!! :D:D Made m 'ed fall off et roll down rooooad!!! 'Ay up wey right laff.
Geordies are worse tho!!


But the thing with Cockney is that very rarely is the rhyming word actually used anymore. Good examples are as above, no one says Bristol Cities its just Bristols, me Hampstead Heath is just Hampsteads and plates of meat has for a long time just been plates.

But like everything, it moves with time, just listen to Aussie accents from the '50's - '70's....

Cheers
Andrew

[Bigbjorn]

Yep, the the bigger models are the better ones.

You never worked on the six cylinder ones, did you, proper PIA. Quite long stroke, low geared and high revving, high maintenance, prone to quick wear, and to breaking the back end off crankshafts. The later ones with the US V8's were the pick.

Back on track, kettle meaning watch is from kettle and hob, watch and fob from the pocket watch days.

[Chenz]

I knew a pommy sheila who was from Essex and she sent me this. We often e-mail each other using these and av a great laugh

ASSA COMMONS - Our Parliament Building.
ART ATTACK - Extremely perturbed, as in "Don't tell Sharon, She'll have an
art attack."
ARST - Past tense of ask. "Jordan, I must've arst ya free fazzund times to
clear up yer room."
BANNSA - A person employed to deny access or eject troublemakers at a club.
"Dave's got izself a job as a Bannsa."
BANTY - A chocolate and coconut snack bar.
BAVE - To wash oneself.
BOAF - The two. "Oi Dave, ooja fancy most, Sharon or Tracy?" "Boaf" is the
reply.
BRANSATCH - Motor racing circuit in Kent.
CANCEL - Administrative body of a town. "Darren, wive ad annuvva letter from
the cancel."
CANTAFIT - Fake, as in money.
CHOONA - An edible fish purchased in a tin and usually prepared with
mayonnaise.
CORT A PANDA - A big hamburger (smaller than an arf panda)
DAN TO URF - Sensible, practical.
DANNING STREET - Where the Prime Minister lives.
DANSTEZ - On the ground floor , where the biggest telly is.
DREKKUN - Do you consider? as in "Which dog drekkun'll win the next race?"
EFTY - Considerable. "Ere, Trace, this credit card bill's a bit efty."
(innit)
EJOG - A small, spiky animal (hedgehog).
ERZ - Belonging to her.
EVVY - A big geezer who protects a smaller and more intelligent geezer,
usually for money. "My name's Frank and this is my evvy, Knuckles."
EYEBROW - Cultured, intellectual.
FANTIN - A jet of water for drinking or ornament.
FARVA - A posh way of saying Dad.
FATCHA - Margaret, British Prime Minister 1979 - 1990.
FINGY - A person or object whose name doesn't come to mind. "I ad it off wiv
fingy last night."
FONG - Skimpy undergarment.
FOR CRYIN AT LAAD - Mild expletive showing annoyance or surprise. e.g. "For
cryin at lad, Britney, if I say Yes will you give it a rest?"
GAWON - Go on. "Gawon Darren, eat ya granny's cabbage, it'll do yer good."
GIVE IT LARGE - To be thorough or enthusiastic.
GRAND - A football stadium. "It all wennoff atside the pub near the grand."
HAITCH - Letter of the alphabet between G and I.
IBEEFA - The Spanish holiday island.
IFFY - Dubious. "Ere, Trace, I fink this bread pudding you made last munf's
a bit iffy."
INT - Indirect suggestion. " I gave Darren a sort of int that it was time to
wash iz feet."
IPS - An unknown area of a woman's body to which chocolate travels. "That
Mars Bar will go straight to me ips."
JA - Do you, did you. "Ja like me new airdo, Sharon."
JACKS - Five Pound note. "Lend us a jacks, wilya?"
JAFTA - Is it really necessary? "Oi mate, jafta keep doing that?"
KAF - Eating house open during the day.
KAFFY - A girl's name.
LAD - Noisy. "Jordan, turn that music dan, it's too lad."
LARJ - Enjoying oneself.
LEVVA - Material made from the skin of an animal.
LOTREE - Costs £1 for a ticket.
MA BLARCH - An arch near Hyde Park.
MAFFS - The study of numbers.
MANOR - Local area.
MINGER - An unattractive person (usually woman).
NARRA - Lacking breadth, with little margin. "Mum wannid to come rand but
changed er mind. That was a narra escape."
NARTAMEAN - Do you know what I mean? (sometimes used as janartamean).
NEEVA - Not one nor the other.>
NES - National Elf Service.
OAF - A solemn declaration of truth or committment.
OLLADAY - Time taken away from home for rest and adventure.
ONNIST - Fair and just, without a lie. "I never did it, onnist."
OPPIT - Go away , as in "Oi you, oppit."
PADDA PUFF - Soft, lacking aggression. "They're alright up front but they
got a padda puff defence."
PACIFIC - Specific.
PAFFUL - Having much power or strength.
PAIPA - Sun, Mirror etc.
PANS AN ANNSIS - Imperial weight system.
PLAMMANS - A pub lunch usually made up of cheese and bread.
QUALIDEE - Good, as in "West 'Am's new striker's qualidee."
RAND - A number of drinks purchased for a group.
RANDEER - Locally. "There ain't much call for it randeer."
REBAND - Period of recovery after rejection by a lover. "I couldn't 'elp it.
I was on the reband from Craig."
ROOFLESS - Without compassion.
SAFF - A direction of the compass, opposite north.
SAFFEND - An Essex seaside town.
SAWTED - Done, arranged, resolved.
SEEVIN - Very angry. "I woz seevin when I urd wot 'e sed."
TALENT - Attractive members of the opposite sex. "Dave's gan dan tan to eye
up the talent."
TAN ASS - A modern terraced house.
TOP EVVY - A woman of plentiful bosom. "Ere look at that, Darren, she's well
top evvy."
UG - An unattractive person. "Sharon's new geezer's a bit of an ug."
UMP - Upset, as in Got the Ump.
VACHER - A document which can be exchanged for goods or services. "I got a
vacher to get in cheap at Forp Park."
WANNED UP - Tense. "I'm all wanned up at the moment."
WAWAZUT? - I beg your pardon.
WENNOFF - A fight commenced as in "It all wennoff".
YAFTA - You must : "Even if yer guilty, yafta av mitigating circumstances."
YOOF OSTALL - A place where holidaymakers can stay the night.
ZAGGERATE - To suggest something is better or bigger than is true. "Craig, I
must've told ya a fazzund times already." "Don't zaggerate."

[dullbird]

bonce=head
mush= mate/bloke
geezer= can mean the above
dog and bone=phone
monkey= can't remember if thats 5 pounds or 500 pounds
score=20 pounds

[willem]

Here's a couple:

Use your loaf - use your head - loaf of bread - loaf
he gives me the tom tits - he gives me the ______s
trouble and strife - wife
plates - plates of meat - feet

I can't think of any more right now - that will happen about 30 seconds after I post this! ;)

Willem

[isuzutoo-eh]

I like and use:
Half inched=pinched
teeth and ankles=tits and arse
and probs others

[justinc]

My all time favourite was the 'spanish archer'.

So you just think of Micheal Caine talking and say ' give em the ol spanish archer' or give them the elbow.

cheers
Nick

Talking of movies and the such like, Minder was another great source of these colloquialisms, and that most under rated musician Ian Dury (And the Blockheads) had some fantastic lyrics, some of his tracks such as 'Yellow Jersey' , 'I wanna be straight', 'Wake up and make love to me' and others really appealed to me.

JC

[The ho har's]

I find This a very interesting thread as my family talk like this all the time particuarly my dad.......we are from the first fleet and convicts:D...........hhhmmmm


Mrs ho har:angel:

[V8Ian]

I find This a very interesting thread as my family talk like this all the time particuarly my dad.......we are from the first fleet and convicts:D...........hhhmmmm


Mrs ho har:angel:
The scar on your ankle has been duly noted. You must have been quite young when the first fleet arrived. Told you that I would't keep the brownie points long.:p:angel:

[Bigbjorn]

The scar on your ankle has been duly noted. You must have been quite young when the first fleet arrived. Told you that I would't keep the brownie points long.:p:angel:

One of my ancestors was in a red coat and pointing a Tower musket at your rellie. 80th. of Foot, the Staffordshires. Accepted four pounds, eleven and threepence to be discharged in NSW rather than be returned to Staffs. with his family. James Reid, lived into his eighties, and became a prosperous businessman in Bourke.

[Stepho_62]

Hmmmm, sounds just like a woman, :twisted: The bigger the capacity, the longer the stroke, Low geared sounds right too :D High maintenance :eek: quick to wear n breaking the back end off your shaft. :eek2::wasntme::Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:, :Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:



You never worked on the six cylinder ones, did you, proper PIA. Quite long stroke, low geared and high revving, high maintenance, prone to quick wear, and to breaking the back end off crankshafts. The later ones with the US V8's were the pick.

[The ho har's]

The scar on your ankle has been duly noted. You must have been quite young when the first fleet arrived. Told you that I would't keep the brownie points long.:p:angel:


I didn't arrive with the first fleet you fool ..I am far too young for that:D

Mrs ho har:angel:

[mjm295]

I knew a pommy sheila who was from Essex and she sent me this. We often e-mail each other using these and av a great laugh

ASSA COMMONS - Our Parliament Building.
ART ATTACK - Extremely perturbed, as in "Don't tell Sharon, She'll have an
art attack."
ARST - Past tense of ask. "Jordan, I must've arst ya free fazzund times to
clear up yer room."
BANNSA - A person employed to deny access or eject troublemakers at a club.
"Dave's got izself a job as a Bannsa."
BANTY - A chocolate and coconut snack bar.
BAVE - To wash oneself.
BOAF - The two. "Oi Dave, ooja fancy most, Sharon or Tracy?" "Boaf" is the
reply.
BRANSATCH - Motor racing circuit in Kent.
CANCEL - Administrative body of a town. "Darren, wive ad annuvva letter from
the cancel."
CANTAFIT - Fake, as in money.
CHOONA - An edible fish purchased in a tin and usually prepared with
mayonnaise.
CORT A PANDA - A big hamburger (smaller than an arf panda)
DAN TO URF - Sensible, practical.
DANNING STREET - Where the Prime Minister lives.
DANSTEZ - On the ground floor , where the biggest telly is.
DREKKUN - Do you consider? as in "Which dog drekkun'll win the next race?"
EFTY - Considerable. "Ere, Trace, this credit card bill's a bit efty."
(innit)
EJOG - A small, spiky animal (hedgehog).
ERZ - Belonging to her.
EVVY - A big geezer who protects a smaller and more intelligent geezer,
usually for money. "My name's Frank and this is my evvy, Knuckles."
EYEBROW - Cultured, intellectual.
FANTIN - A jet of water for drinking or ornament.
FARVA - A posh way of saying Dad.
FATCHA - Margaret, British Prime Minister 1979 - 1990.
FINGY - A person or object whose name doesn't come to mind. "I ad it off wiv
fingy last night."
FONG - Skimpy undergarment.
FOR CRYIN AT LAAD - Mild expletive showing annoyance or surprise. e.g. "For
cryin at lad, Britney, if I say Yes will you give it a rest?"
GAWON - Go on. "Gawon Darren, eat ya granny's cabbage, it'll do yer good."
GIVE IT LARGE - To be thorough or enthusiastic.
GRAND - A football stadium. "It all wennoff atside the pub near the grand."
HAITCH - Letter of the alphabet between G and I.
IBEEFA - The Spanish holiday island.
IFFY - Dubious. "Ere, Trace, I fink this bread pudding you made last munf's
a bit iffy."
INT - Indirect suggestion. " I gave Darren a sort of int that it was time to
wash iz feet."
IPS - An unknown area of a woman's body to which chocolate travels. "That
Mars Bar will go straight to me ips."
JA - Do you, did you. "Ja like me new airdo, Sharon."
JACKS - Five Pound note. "Lend us a jacks, wilya?"
JAFTA - Is it really necessary? "Oi mate, jafta keep doing that?"
KAF - Eating house open during the day.
KAFFY - A girl's name.
LAD - Noisy. "Jordan, turn that music dan, it's too lad."
LARJ - Enjoying oneself.
LEVVA - Material made from the skin of an animal.
LOTREE - Costs £1 for a ticket.
MA BLARCH - An arch near Hyde Park.
MAFFS - The study of numbers.
MANOR - Local area.
MINGER - An unattractive person (usually woman).
NARRA - Lacking breadth, with little margin. "Mum wannid to come rand but
changed er mind. That was a narra escape."
NARTAMEAN - Do you know what I mean? (sometimes used as janartamean).
NEEVA - Not one nor the other.>
NES - National Elf Service.
OAF - A solemn declaration of truth or committment.
OLLADAY - Time taken away from home for rest and adventure.
ONNIST - Fair and just, without a lie. "I never did it, onnist."
OPPIT - Go away , as in "Oi you, oppit."
PADDA PUFF - Soft, lacking aggression. "They're alright up front but they
got a padda puff defence."
PACIFIC - Specific.
PAFFUL - Having much power or strength.
PAIPA - Sun, Mirror etc.
PANS AN ANNSIS - Imperial weight system.
PLAMMANS - A pub lunch usually made up of cheese and bread.
QUALIDEE - Good, as in "West 'Am's new striker's qualidee."
RAND - A number of drinks purchased for a group.
RANDEER - Locally. "There ain't much call for it randeer."
REBAND - Period of recovery after rejection by a lover. "I couldn't 'elp it.
I was on the reband from Craig."
ROOFLESS - Without compassion.
SAFF - A direction of the compass, opposite north.
SAFFEND - An Essex seaside town.
SAWTED - Done, arranged, resolved.
SEEVIN - Very angry. "I woz seevin when I urd wot 'e sed."
TALENT - Attractive members of the opposite sex. "Dave's gan dan tan to eye
up the talent."
TAN ASS - A modern terraced house.
TOP EVVY - A woman of plentiful bosom. "Ere look at that, Darren, she's well
top evvy."
UG - An unattractive person. "Sharon's new geezer's a bit of an ug."
UMP - Upset, as in Got the Ump.
VACHER - A document which can be exchanged for goods or services. "I got a
vacher to get in cheap at Forp Park."
WANNED UP - Tense. "I'm all wanned up at the moment."
WAWAZUT? - I beg your pardon.
WENNOFF - A fight commenced as in "It all wennoff".
YAFTA - You must : "Even if yer guilty, yafta av mitigating circumstances."
YOOF OSTALL - A place where holidaymakers can stay the night.
ZAGGERATE - To suggest something is better or bigger than is true. "Craig, I
must've told ya a fazzund times already." "Don't zaggerate."

Sounds like Eastenders...

[87County]

I enjoy seeing/hearing this language in use -

and to do that...

just borrow some old Minder DVDs from the local council library:)

[V8Ian]

Jail........Porridge. (Was a funny show too):D

[carjunkieanon]

"Pete Tong" = wrong



Funnily enough I happen to know a Pete Tong. Great guy too.

[Gullible]

I felt sorry for poor old Emma Freud when she became famous her name was used.

"Suffering from a case of Emma's"

Emma Freud = haemorrod

[V8Ian]

'er indoors...........thank-you Minder
SWMBO...............thank-you Rumpole

[dullbird]

to be honest SWMBO I never heard until I came here

heres another one gander = to have a look

[V8Ian]

Who remembers The SWEENEY? When it was first shown in the USA they had to put subtitles on it for them.:D
Me. One of my favourite shows.

[LOVEMYRANGIE]

I knew a pommy sheila who was from Essex and she sent me this. We often e-mail each other using these and av a great laugh

ASSA COMMONS - Our Parliament Building.
ART ATTACK - Extremely perturbed, as in "Don't tell Sharon, She'll have an
art attack."
ARST - Past tense of ask. "Jordan, I must've arst ya free fazzund times to
clear up yer room."
BANNSA - A person employed to deny access or eject troublemakers at a club.
"Dave's got izself a job as a Bannsa."
BANTY - A chocolate and coconut snack bar.
BAVE - To wash oneself.
BOAF - The two. "Oi Dave, ooja fancy most, Sharon or Tracy?" "Boaf" is the
reply.
BRANSATCH - Motor racing circuit in Kent.
CANCEL - Administrative body of a town. "Darren, wive ad annuvva letter from
the cancel."
CANTAFIT - Fake, as in money.
CHOONA - An edible fish purchased in a tin and usually prepared with
mayonnaise.
CORT A PANDA - A big hamburger (smaller than an arf panda)
DAN TO URF - Sensible, practical.
DANNING STREET - Where the Prime Minister lives.
DANSTEZ - On the ground floor , where the biggest telly is.
DREKKUN - Do you consider? as in "Which dog drekkun'll win the next race?"
EFTY - Considerable. "Ere, Trace, this credit card bill's a bit efty."
(innit)
EJOG - A small, spiky animal (hedgehog).
ERZ - Belonging to her.
EVVY - A big geezer who protects a smaller and more intelligent geezer,
usually for money. "My name's Frank and this is my evvy, Knuckles."
EYEBROW - Cultured, intellectual.
FANTIN - A jet of water for drinking or ornament.
FARVA - A posh way of saying Dad.
FATCHA - Margaret, British Prime Minister 1979 - 1990.
FINGY - A person or object whose name doesn't come to mind. "I ad it off wiv
fingy last night."
FONG - Skimpy undergarment.
FOR CRYIN AT LAAD - Mild expletive showing annoyance or surprise. e.g. "For
cryin at lad, Britney, if I say Yes will you give it a rest?"
GAWON - Go on. "Gawon Darren, eat ya granny's cabbage, it'll do yer good."
GIVE IT LARGE - To be thorough or enthusiastic.
GRAND - A football stadium. "It all wennoff atside the pub near the grand."
HAITCH - Letter of the alphabet between G and I.
IBEEFA - The Spanish holiday island.
IFFY - Dubious. "Ere, Trace, I fink this bread pudding you made last munf's
a bit iffy."
INT - Indirect suggestion. " I gave Darren a sort of int that it was time to
wash iz feet."
IPS - An unknown area of a woman's body to which chocolate travels. "That
Mars Bar will go straight to me ips."
JA - Do you, did you. "Ja like me new airdo, Sharon."
JACKS - Five Pound note. "Lend us a jacks, wilya?"
JAFTA - Is it really necessary? "Oi mate, jafta keep doing that?"
KAF - Eating house open during the day.
KAFFY - A girl's name.
LAD - Noisy. "Jordan, turn that music dan, it's too lad."
LARJ - Enjoying oneself.
LEVVA - Material made from the skin of an animal.
LOTREE - Costs £1 for a ticket.
MA BLARCH - An arch near Hyde Park.
MAFFS - The study of numbers.
MANOR - Local area.
MINGER - An unattractive person (usually woman).
NARRA - Lacking breadth, with little margin. "Mum wannid to come rand but
changed er mind. That was a narra escape."
NARTAMEAN - Do you know what I mean? (sometimes used as janartamean).
NEEVA - Not one nor the other.>
NES - National Elf Service.
OAF - A solemn declaration of truth or committment.
OLLADAY - Time taken away from home for rest and adventure.
ONNIST - Fair and just, without a lie. "I never did it, onnist."
OPPIT - Go away , as in "Oi you, oppit."
PADDA PUFF - Soft, lacking aggression. "They're alright up front but they
got a padda puff defence."
PACIFIC - Specific.
PAFFUL - Having much power or strength.
PAIPA - Sun, Mirror etc.
PANS AN ANNSIS - Imperial weight system.
PLAMMANS - A pub lunch usually made up of cheese and bread.
QUALIDEE - Good, as in "West 'Am's new striker's qualidee."
RAND - A number of drinks purchased for a group.
RANDEER - Locally. "There ain't much call for it randeer."
REBAND - Period of recovery after rejection by a lover. "I couldn't 'elp it.
I was on the reband from Craig."
ROOFLESS - Without compassion.
SAFF - A direction of the compass, opposite north.
SAFFEND - An Essex seaside town.
SAWTED - Done, arranged, resolved.
SEEVIN - Very angry. "I woz seevin when I urd wot 'e sed."
TALENT - Attractive members of the opposite sex. "Dave's gan dan tan to eye
up the talent."
TAN ASS - A modern terraced house.
TOP EVVY - A woman of plentiful bosom. "Ere look at that, Darren, she's well
top evvy."
UG - An unattractive person. "Sharon's new geezer's a bit of an ug."
UMP - Upset, as in Got the Ump.
VACHER - A document which can be exchanged for goods or services. "I got a
vacher to get in cheap at Forp Park."
WANNED UP - Tense. "I'm all wanned up at the moment."
WAWAZUT? - I beg your pardon.
WENNOFF - A fight commenced as in "It all wennoff".
YAFTA - You must : "Even if yer guilty, yafta av mitigating circumstances."
YOOF OSTALL - A place where holidaymakers can stay the night.
ZAGGERATE - To suggest something is better or bigger than is true. "Craig, I
must've told ya a fazzund times already." "Don't zaggerate."


:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:ROFL ROFL ROFL :Rolling::Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:

You really have to read it with an Essex accent......

Anyone mentions Essex, Kathy Burke is the first voice that pops in my head!!

[camel_landy]

Yep, I was going to suggest Merchant Banker too but someone got there before me.

Have we mentioned money? Pony, Monkey, etc...

The there's always going out for a Ruby... (Ruby Murray = Curry)

But you'd better get them on the old Dog & Bone to book a table. (Dog & Bone = Phone)

Apples & Pairs... Stairs.
Plates of Meat... Feet.
Whistle & Flute... Suit.
Gregory Peck... Neck.

There's loads.

Also, talking of Michael Caine, who remembers "The Self Preservation Society" from the Italian Job?? :D

Here you go...


This is the self-preservation society
This is the self-preservation society

Go wash your German bands, your boat race too
Comb your Barnet Fair we got a lot to do
Put on your Dickie Dirt and your Peckham Rye
Cause time's soon hurrying by

Get your skates on mate, get your skates on mate
No bib around your Gregory Peck today, eh?
Drop your plates of meat right up on the seat

This is the self-preservation society
This is the self-preservation society

Gotta get a bloomin move on
Babadab-babadabadab-bab-ba
Gotta get a bloomin move on
Babadab-babadabadab-bab-ba
Jump in the jam jar gotta get straight
Hurry up mate – don't wanna be late
How's your father?
Tickety boo
Tickety boo
Gotta get a bloomin move on

Self-preservation society
This is the self-preservation society
Put on your almond rocks and daisy roots
Wash your Hampstead Heath and wear your whistle and
flute
Lots of lah-di-dahs and cockneys here
Look alive and get out of here

So get your skates on mate, get your skates on mate
No bib around your Gregory Peck today, eh?
Drop your plates of meat right up on the seat

This is the self-preservation society
This is the self-preservation society

M

[lardy]

Just a few more.....

boracic or brassic - lacking in funds, skint
earner - as in a "nice little ...", a profitable business transaction
grand - £1000
kosher readies - unlaundered money
monkey - £500
pony - £25
potless - to be skint
score - £20
cop - to receive something, or a police officer.
cushty - great; brilliant
dipstick - a fool
Gandhi's revenge - a dodgy stomach
got the 'ump - to be annoyed
jacksie - bum
jaffa - to be 'seedless' as in infertile, one who 'fires blanks'
lovely jubbly - brilliant, excellent

cushdy - good, great

pukka - great, perfect
ruby - Indian takeaway cuisine
schtum - to keep quiet, keep a secret
stoke on trent - a gay man
you plonka! - you idiot!
sorted - done, organised
And my favourite...

GORDON BENNETT!!




The origin of the expression is not entirely certain. It is probably a minced version of the blasphemous oath "(Oh) God!" (pronounced by Londoners to sound more like "gawd") ...this is lifted from the wiki being of the southern persuasion i think it would be derived from Gawd as we have a knack of lack of pronounciation especially if "t" appears halfway through a word water = wa-ar butter= bu-ar

[lardy]

:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:ROFL ROFL ROFL :Rolling::Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:

You really have to read it with an Essex accent......

Anyone mentions Essex, Kathy Burke is the first voice that pops in my head!!

"OI GEEZER NUFFIN WRONG WIV ESSEX ENNIT, JUST GLAD I DONT LIVE THERE"

[lardy]

Me. One of my favourite shows.

me ol' mucker dennis waterman lame as a buggered horse can't act for toffee,
but john thaw great bloke especially in his later stuff before he carked it.
and of course the sweeney is rhyming slang in it's own right "sweeney todd" flying squad which is part of the met police ...er vice i think

[the badger]

Heres anuver favourite used when someone has an accident/mishap 'gone for a burton' originaly started during WWII 'burtons' beer posters.

[DeanoH]

Re - 'Gordon Bennett' from LOVEMYRANGIE



The origin of the expression is not entirely certain. It is probably a minced version of the blasphemous oath "(Oh) God!" (pronounced by Londoners to sound more like "gawd") ...this is lifted from the wiki being of the southern persuasion i think it would be derived from Gawd as we have a knack of lack of pronounciation especially if "t" appears halfway through a word water = wa-ar butter= bu-ar



General Gordon Bennett was the commander of the Australian 8th Division in Singapore in 1942. He became infamous for escaping and leaving his troops to be captured by the Japanese.
His troops and the public never forgave him for this and his name went down in history as an oath.


Deano

[Bigbjorn]

Re - 'Gordon Bennett' from LOVEMYRANGIE






General Gordon Bennett was the commander of the Australian 8th Division in Singapore in 1942. He became infamous for escaping and leaving his troops to be captured by the Japanese.
His troops and the public never forgave him for this and his name went down in history as an oath.


Deano

There was a much earlier Gordon Bennett, a wealthy newspaper proprietor, and the sponsor of the Gordon Bennett Trophy races in the early days of motoring.

[garryc]

Talking of movies and the such like, Minder was another great source of these colloquialisms, and that most under rated musician Ian Dury (And the Blockheads) had some fantastic lyrics, some of his tracks such as 'Yellow Jersey' , 'I wanna be straight', 'Wake up and make love to me' and others really appealed to me.

JC
Minder was where it started for me as well, even though my dear old dad had a few. One I seem to remember from Minder was 'aris' which was short for 'Aristotle' which rhymed with 'bottle' which was 'bottle and glass' which was your arse:D Reading a recent article about rhyming slang in past centuries where using bad language or the lord's name in vain could put you in jail substitutes were used. Don't call anyone a 'berk' because it was short for 'Berkeley Hunt':o