Kermit is Cockney slang for Road.
What does frog mean in Cockney slang?
road
Frog is cockney-rhyming slang, short for frog and toad, meaning road.
What is a Vera in Cockney?
vera (plural veras) (Cockney rhyming slang) A skin (rolling paper for cigarettes).
What is Jacobs in Cockney slang?
(UK, slang) Testicles (sometimes spelt Jacob’s).
What does Rabbit mean in Cockney slang?
talk
Ever wondered where the phrase “rabbiting on” comes from? It’s actually from the Cockney rhyming slang “rabbit & pork “– talk – but your bunny has plenty to say, even if it can’t speak out loud.
What is egg in Cockney slang?
Clothes Peg is Cockney slang for Egg.
How do you say Girl in Cockney?
Twist and Twirl is Cockney slang for Girl.
What is a lemon in Cockney?
In Cockney rhyming slang, it means Smart. Lemon Tart = Smart. You could say, “Don’t get lemon (with me)” But most people don’t use the word Lemon for smart anymore. It’s more used to call someone an idiot.
How do you say hot in Cockney?
Peas in the Pot is Cockney slang for Hot.
What is a Cockney Toby?
“”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 fart in Cockney?
The term “raspberry” derives from the Cockney rhyming slang “raspberry tart” for “fart” (that is, “blowing a fart”).
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 a Nelson in Cockney slang?
Nelson is Cockney slang for Pint of Stella.
What is a Peter in Cockney slang?
It’s Cockney rhyming slang. A safe is called “a can”, which leads you in the obscure logic of East End language to be “peter pan” which is shortened to “Peter”. So a Peter man was a man who dealt with safes. Many Scottish safe crackers ended up in Peterhead prison….
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.
What does mutton mean in Cockney?
For Deaf
Cockney Rhyming Slang For Deaf! Life has a strangeness about it that is sometimes genuinely hard to understand.
What is milk in Cockney?
Acker Bilk is Cockney slang for Milk.
What does mug mean in Cockney?
To be a ‘mug’ or to ‘mug somebody off’ basically means to take advantage of or to treat someone as an idiot/fool. This is ‘street language’ widely used across the UK in both youths and adults.
What does porky pies mean in Cockney?
Lie (false statement)
Noun. porky pie (plural porky pies) (Cockney rhyming slang, chiefly in the plural) Lie (false statement).
What is a Cockney slang for wife?
Trouble and Strife is Cockney slang for Wife.
Trouble and Strife is classic Cockney Rhyming Slang.
What is Cockney slang for drunk?
Brahms and Liszt – pissed (drunk)