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You don’t have to be a Londoner to know a bit of Cockney Rhyming Slang. I’m just wondering how many famous people have made it into the Rhyming Slang Dictionary. There are quite a few both old and modern.
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 | | BigCol - 2010-07-23 11:37:42 | | | I remember you telling us that on the last JD tour NG and we all spent the next few days talking about being Hank Starving and going next door to the Rub-a-dub-pub for some Frank Scoff. Oh how we laughed. | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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 | | NotGandalf - 2010-07-23 10:00:23 | | | It's slightly off the subject but back in the seventies, Peters & Lee had a driver who tried to join in with Lennie's patter but only got it half right. He would trot out phrases like " I'm just popping up the Apples and Stairs" and "That bloke's a real pain in the Gregory Neck". | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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 | | Hi_ImJenny - 2010-07-04 23:19:19 | | | Thinking about it and 'cause this post is funny: Davina McCall's = balls (got kicked in the Davina's) Ringo Starr = car (Right, back to the Ringo!) There must be hundreds! x | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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 | | PaulaK - 2009-11-03 20:04:26 | | | @ Hoodie, no I meant I was in trouble, but the stubble thing made me laugh even more after the Pauline Fowler! | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-11-03 19:15:02 | | | Just personalising the old 'Elephant & Castle' - Arsehole to 'Roy Castle' Foxy. Must admit I was rather proud of 'Brad-Chevied' | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-11-02 20:21:10 | | | Yep! Went to a Russell. Got completely Roy Castled out of my Peggy Lee. Totally Brad-Chevied. | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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 | | messmanager - 2009-11-01 12:20:07 | | | I went for a ball down the frog and popped into the rub a dub for a pigs. When I got back the trouble was havin' a go at the saucepan and gave me a right Tony. But as I was feelin' right Walter I went up the apples for a kip. | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-10-31 18:21:46 | | | @ Foxy - And what do we call a member of the audience? Answer - a 'Billy Bunter' - Punter. | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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 | | FoxyCollins - 2009-10-31 17:56:03 | | | I remember BC's old mate Jim Davidson asking an audience member if he'd had a J Arthur. | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-10-31 09:15:08 | | | ..............or embibing in a small 'Dame Edna' out on the 'Carmen'. | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-10-30 23:40:20 | | | Surprised no-one has mentioned having an 'Eartha' which produces a 'Kermit' rocking 'Richard' the size of an 'Alexie'. | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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| | Hi_ImJenny - 2009-10-30 19:06:49 | | | I once got, and I quote a bunch of Austin's (Austin Powers = Flowers) .... yes, strange I know! | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-10-30 15:53:23 | | | @ Nibbles - At least he didn't say "Ouch! Me 'hydraulics'!" | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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 | | nibbles - 2009-10-30 15:18:10 | | | My 10 year old son was quite interested in this post rhyming slang! He has just bumped into the table and screamed ..OUCH my Peter and Pauls! Don't they start young! | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-10-30 14:07:04 | | | I like that Nibbles - X Factor Rhyming slang. From now on when I've had enough of anything you'll find me throwing in the 'Simon'. | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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| | nibbles - 2009-10-30 13:45:22 | | | New one in our house form last years X factor...Diana Vickers-Nickers! | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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 | | Hoodie - 2009-10-30 12:45:51 | | | yeah i realised mid morning when Mephisto pointed it out...whoops. in my defence i was catching up with VD over an early brekkie and obviosuly wasnt concentrating... | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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 | | Doggerdan - 2009-10-30 09:37:27 | | | When someone we're playing pool with plays a crap shot... "what a barrie". (Barrie Crocker - shocker) | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-10-30 08:01:25 | | | Oh oops Hoodie. We're looking for famouse people. So I have to say your suggestion is a bit 'Adam' (as in 'and the Ants') | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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| | Hoodie - 2009-10-30 07:42:42 | | | apples n pears is the obvious one for me (meaning stairs) | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-10-30 00:22:45 | | | For 'Face' in the early days I used to say 'Boat Race', but then I heard someone say they were gonna wipe the smile of my Chevy. Been using Chevy Chase ever since. | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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| | PaulaK - 2009-10-29 22:40:37 | | | Just laughing at the Pauline Fowler one, brilliant. Ha! I'm in a bit of Barney Rubble. | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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 | | pjhoppy - 2009-10-29 22:33:40 | | | Brahms and Liszt meaning Pissed.
Two famous composers in one bit of rhyming slang | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-10-29 19:03:25 | | | I wish I'd had your 'Wilson Picket' suggestion when I was addressing messy earlier Foxy. I'd have said his suggestion of 'pony' isn't quite the Wilson. | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-10-29 18:44:20 | | | @ messy - I don't think 'Pony and Trap' meaning 'crap' is lowering the tone any more than 'Gary Glitter' meaning 'shitter' does. Unfortunately we're looking for famous people's names being used as Rhyming Slang. Don't think 'pony' quite fits the bill. | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | messmanager - 2009-10-29 18:36:47 | | | I know, BC, that you will quickly state that I can lower the tone of a brothel, but how about a 'Pony' and it's nothing to do with betting. | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | Hi_ImJenny - 2009-10-29 14:40:17 | | | Yeah, I usually do but I like to interchange it, bring a bit of variety - that's the beauty of the language :) | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-10-29 14:39:01 | | | My last comment was directed at your 'Ronan' one Jenny. Being of my generation I always say 'Hank' for starving. | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-10-29 14:37:26 | | | Never heard that before Jen. I Like it. There is of course 'Gary Glitter' for one's 'botty-hole'. How apt that we use one arsehole to describe the real one. | | Nod+ (2) | Report | Follow |
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| | Hi_ImJenny - 2009-10-29 14:32:17 | | | 'Ronan Keating' - Beating. e.g. "Did you see that guy outside the Red Lion?" "No, why?" "Corr, he took a right Ronan!" :) | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | Hi_ImJenny - 2009-10-29 14:20:27 | | | Oh! I'm always saying 'Ahh, it's all gone Pete Tong!' :) This has got me off on one, I'll be commenting hundreds of times if I'm not careful. | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-10-29 14:07:23 | | | @ Mephisto - I always use 'Gregory Peck' for Cheque, but 'neck' works. The other one for 'neck' of course is 'Jeff Beck'. | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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 | | mephisto - 2009-10-29 13:31:35 | | | You've got some "Gregory" bringing this poll up!-Gregory Peck=Neck! | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2009-10-29 09:02:49 | | | I'll start off with 'Alan Whickers', as in "Her slacks were so tight you could see the outline of her Alans". | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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