a woman’s breasts.
bristols in British English (ˈbrɪstəlz ) plural noun. British vulgar, slang. a woman’s breasts.
What does Bristol mean in rhyming slang?
bristols pl (plural only) (Cockney rhyming slang) Breasts.
What’s Cockney rhyming slang for breasts?
Willets is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Breasts!
What is cockney rhyming slang for girlfriend?
Squeeze is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Boyfriend or girlfriend.!
What is rhyming slang for fart?
‘Raspberry tart‘ is an example of Cockney rhyming slang. It is the source of the term ‘raspberry’ – the derisive sound, imitative of a fart, made pressing the lips together and ‘blowing a raspberry’.
What is a lemon in Cockney?
Etymology. “Do me a favour” (rhyming with “lemon flavour”) in Cockney rhyming slang.
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 the Cockney slang for toilet?
Khazi. Another slightly dated alternative word to the toilet, ‘khazi’ (also spelt karzy, kharsie or carzey) is derived from the low Cockney word ‘carsey’, meaning a privy. It has its roots in the nineteenth century, but gained popular usage during the twentieth century.
What is wife in Cockney?
Trouble and Strife is Cockney slang for Wife.
Trouble and Strife. Trouble and Strife is classic Cockney Rhyming Slang.
What is egg in Cockney slang?
Clothes Peg is Cockney slang for Egg.
What is a silent fart called?
Foist. Definition – a silent fart.
Why do Cockneys call a watch a kettle?
Kettle and hob = watch
This is a confusing phrase as it doesn’t rhyme with its modern-day meaning. 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.
Why are balls called Jacobs?
Jacobs is Cockney slang for Testicles.
Probably derived from the Cockney Rhyming Slang: Jacobs Cream Crackers = Knackers.
What is a Jaffa in Cockney?
(slang) An impotent or infertile male.
What is a ruby in Cockney?
A Ruby Murray – or a Ruby, for short – is a well-known Cockney phrase for a curry.
What is coffee in Cockney?
Sticky Toffee is Cockney slang for Coffee.
What does Jack Jones mean in Cockney?
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 is Jack and Danny slang for?
There’s also the unfortunate coincidence that ‘Jack and Dani’ means something a little rude in Cockney rhyming slang – a dialect Danny is very familiar with. See more. “Jack and Dani means something in Cockney rhyming slang….. Fanny. It means fanny.”
Why is a safe called a Peter?
Peter is slang for ‘safe’, as in money box. The origin of the word is unclear. Some sources say it comes from the same root as the Biblical St Peter – the Greek word for rock Petra, since safes are supposed to rock solid.
What do the British call an umbrella?
brolly
In Britain, “brolly” is a popular alternative to the more staid “umbrella.” Sarah Gamp, a fictional nurse who toted a particularly large umbrella in Charles Dickens’s novel Martin Chuzzlewit, has inspired some English speakers to dub oversize versions “gamps.” “Bumbershoot” is a predominantly American nickname, one
Why do Cockneys call glasses bins?
On the subject of ‘bins’ this expression is the cockney rhyming slang for glasses, as in reading glasses, so if someone is having trouble looking up a number in a telephone book you might say put on your ‘bins’.