to be alone; on one’s own.
To be on one’s Jack Jones is to be alone; on one’s own. This imperfect piece of cockney rhyming slang appears to derive from the music hall song ‘E Dunno Where ‘E Are, written in the early 1890s by Fred Eplett and made famous by Gus Elen.
What does Jack mean in Cockney slang?
Jacks is Cockney slang for Jackson Five (five pounds).
What does it mean to be on your Jack Jones?
On one’s own; alone
Prepositional phrase
(Cockney rhyming slang) On one’s own; alone.
What does Jack and Dani mean in Cockney slang?
“Jack and Dani means something in Cockney rhyming slang….. Fanny. It means fanny.”
What is Jacobs in Cockney slang?
(UK, slang) Testicles (sometimes spelt Jacob’s).
What does a Toby mean in Cockney slang?
“”Toby” means “road” in this context, but it isn’t rhyming slang. It seems to come from about 1811. It is derived from the language of Irish travellers who use the word “tober” to mean road. Another related expression is the toby meaning highway robbery. High toby meaning highway robbery on horseback.
What is a Jimmy in Cockney slang?
The term Jimmy Riddle is rhyming slang for going pee or having a piddle.
What is cockney rhyming slang for deaf?
“Mutt and Jeff” is Cockney rhyming slang for “deaf”
What is Jacks slang for?
Noun. jacks. (slang, now chiefly Ireland) Alternative form of jakes: an outhouse or lavatory.
What does Jack mean in Celtic?
There is also a theory that Jack is Celtic in origin, meaning “healthy, strong, and full of vital energy.” Interestingly, the name was so common in the Middle Ages that Jack became a generic term for a man.
What is a Jaffa in Cockney?
(slang) An impotent or infertile male.
What does two bob mean in Cockney?
two bob (uncountable) (UK, Australia, obsolete) Two shillings; a florin. (Australia, slang) A 20-cent coin. (idiomatic, UK, Australia, often attributive) A trivially small value.
What is a Bob in Cockney slang?
bob = shilling (1/-), although in recent times now means a pound or a dollar in certain regions. Historically bob was slang for a British shilling (Twelve old pence, pre-decimalisation – and twenty shillings to a pound).
What is a lemon in Cockney?
Etymology. “Do me a favour” (rhyming with “lemon flavour”) in Cockney rhyming slang.
What is a Nelson in Cockney slang?
Nelson is Cockney slang for Pint of Stella.
What is egg in Cockney slang?
Clothes Peg is Cockney slang for Egg.
What is the Kermit in Cockney slang?
Kermit is Cockney slang for Road.
What is mug in Cockney?
mug is london slang probably cockney. as it is used mostly by londoners and people from essex. it means a stupid, gullible person. someone easily taken advantage of.
How do you say Girl in Cockney?
Twist and Twirl is Cockney slang for Girl.
What do Cockneys call a kettle?
watch
Kettle and hob = watch
The term means watch, which stemmed from a ‘fob’ watch which was a pocket watch attached to the body with a small chain. The kettle used to boil on the hob of a stove… hence the rhyme.
What is Bob Martins slang for?
Bob Martins Rhyming slang for vitamins, named after the UK’s pet healthcare brand.