What does daisies mean in Cockney rhyming slang?
Boots
daisy roots pl (plural only) (Cockney rhyming slang) Boots or other footwear.
What is a Nat King Cole rhyming slang?
Nat King Cole is Cockney slang for Dole (welfare).
What’s Cockney rhyming slang for breasts?
Willets is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Breasts!
What does apples and pears mean in Cockney slang?
stairs
The rhyming phrase “apples and pears” was used to mean “stairs”. Following the pattern of omission, “and pears” is dropped, thus the spoken phrase “I’m going up the apples” means “I’m going up the stairs”. The following are further common examples of these phrases: Slang word.
What’s rhyming slang for boots?
Daisy-roots definition (Cockney rhyming slang) Boots or other footwear.
What is Bristols slang for?
British slang a woman’s breasts.
Why are they called Bristols?
This supports the theory Bristol evolved from the two early English words for Bridge and Stow (meaning meeting place). So Bristol simply means ‘the meeting place at the bridge’.
Why do Cockneys call a house a drum?
Drum and Bass is Cockney slang for Place. The word drum was originally used to describe a room or prison cell or even a road. It then became confined to only mean the home.
Who was old King Cole and his fiddlers?
Although the song of ‘Old King Cole’ is well-known, the man named Old King Cole, with his fiddlers three, remains shrouded in mystery. Before we examine this issue a little more closely, here’s a reminder of the words to the song. And he called for his fiddlers three. Twee tweedle dee, tweedle dee, went the fiddlers.
What are some examples of rhyming slang that you can date?
Over the years, a good deal of rhyming slang has been inspired by famous people. This provides an interesting way of dating such terms. A good illustration of this would be ‘Gertie Gitana’ which is old rhyming slang for ‘banana.’ Gertie was a celebrated music-hall star and would’ve been a well known name in the early 20th century.
What are some modern examples of Cockney rhyming slang?
More recent celebrity inspired phrases include “Britney Spears” (beers) and “Danny Glover” (Lover). Such modern terms demonstrate how Cockney rhyming slang is fluid and often being added to- although no doubt some purists would be dismissive of these new-fangled modern terms! Below is a basic A-Z of Cockney Rhyming Slang.
What is rhyming slang and how did it originate?
It’s believed rhyming slang was initially intended as a coded language, utilised by groups such as thieves and market traders in order to mask conversations whenever strangers or law enforcers lurked nearby.