Cockney rhyming slang history: the roots, the rhymes and the reasons how that horse laughs! These guys were pushing their creativity to the limit while earning money to pay their Duke of Kent and indulging in a pint or two. Finally a comprehensive and excellently written "dictionary" of this very interesting quirk of the English English! "The Self Preservation Society") contains many slang terms. Tony Sky (author) from London UK on February 25, 2014: PS.. Well, patience is a virtue My mother was always telling me to 'Use your loaf'. The terms listed here are well established. "To have a butcher's", meaning to have a look, originates from "butcher's hook", an S-shaped hook used by butchers to hang up meat, and dates from the late nineteenth century but has existed independently in general use from around the 1930s simply as "butchers". [24]:30 Similarly, "use your loaf", meaning "use your head", derives from "loaf of bread" and also dates from the late nineteenth century but came into independent use in the 1930s. It took me awhile just to catch on to pig Latin. Rhyming slang, Sceptic Tank = Yank. There are numerous other parodies, though it has been pointed out that the result is even more impenetrable than a conventional rhyming slang and so may not be quite so illogical as it seems, given the assumed purpose of rhyming slang as a means of communicating in a manner unintelligible to all but the initiated. It is a kind of antilanguage where words are replaced by phrases that rhyme (sound the same):. As an actor accents and dialects in general also interest me since they're a huge help to my career. Cockney rhyming slang may have been around since the 16th century, but it really came to life in the 1840s among market traders and street hawkers.
9: "Butcher's hook" - A look. Rhyming Slang: Brahms and Liszt Example: "He got Brahmsed after two drinks." Original Word: Money Rhyming Slang: Bees and honey Example: "I went to the bank for bees and honey." Original Word: Wife Rhyming Slang: Trouble and strife Example: "Got in an argument with the trouble last night." Note: Yes, this one's sexist. Its more about the cleverness and the fun. Michael Murchie from Parts Unknown on November 03, 2010: Brilliant and fun hub!
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