Learn Cockney Slang!

[akuza]

Expression Meaning Notes / Examples
have a butchers = take a look from butcher's hook = look
as in "take a butchers at that"
north and south = mouth
plates feet from plates of meat = feet
as in "you've got big plates"
boat race face as in "nice legs, shame about the boat race"
skin and blister sister
trouble wife from trouble and strife = wife
as in "going home to the trouble"
dustbin lids kids / children
whistle suit from whistle and flute = suit
as in "do you like the whistle?"
Adam and Eve believe as in "would you Adam and Eve it?"
Rosie Lea tea as in "I'd love a cup of rosie"
Mutt and Jeff = deaf
oily rag fag = cigarette as in "I'm going for an oily"
jam jar car
mince pies eyes as in "feast your mincers on this"
pen and ink stink as in "cor! what a pen and ink"
porky lie from pork pies = lies
as in "he's telling porkies"
Barnet hair from Barnet Fair = hair
as in "he's losing his Barnet"
Brahms pissed (i.e. "drunk") from Brahms and Liszt = pissed
Gregories glasses / spectacles from Gregory Pecks = specs
Titfer hat from tit for tat = hat
apples and pears stairs
Jimmy urinate from Jimmy Riddle = piddle
borassic broke / skint from borassic lint = skint
as in "can't go out, I'm borassic"
two and eight state as in "he's in a bit of a two and eight"
Bertie Woofter gay man from Bertie Woofter = poofter
China mate / friend from China plate = mate
as in "how are you, my old China"
Khyber buttocks from Khyber Pass = arse
rabbit and pork talk as in "Don't rabbit so much"
tea leaf thief
potato mould cold as in "it's a bit taters in here"
dog and bone phone as in "you're wanted on the dog and bone"
loaf head from loaf of bread = head
as in "Use your loaf"
brown bread dead
battle cruiser boozer boozer = pub = public house (a place to drink)
elbows and knees trees
gold watch Scotch Scotch = whiskey
pride and Joy boy Take the pride and joy to the match
current bun Sun I'm going out to get a bit of current bun
dicky shirt from dicky dirt = shirt
pots and pans hands
Peckham Rye tie named after a place in London
Hampstead Heath teeth named after a place in London
jugs ears from jugs of beers = ears
Errol Flynn chin
almonds socks from almond rocks = socks
ones and twos
rhythm and blues shoes
daisies boots from daisy roots = boots
bird prison from bird lime = time as in "doing bird"

[jatti_down_under]

I learnt how to speak in the cockney accent for this play.

[akuza]

Originally Posted by jatti_down_under

I learnt how to speak in the cockney accent for this play.

hahahahA thats runnin fool gunvor!

[akuza]

Running Fool = Cool Btw

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[shreefjatt]

Originally Posted by akuza

Expression Meaning Notes / Examples
have a butchers = take a look from butcher's hook = look
as in "take a butchers at that"
north and south = mouth
plates feet from plates of meat = feet
as in "you've got big plates"
boat race face as in "nice legs, shame about the boat race"
skin and blister sister
trouble wife from trouble and strife = wife
as in "going home to the trouble"
dustbin lids kids / children
whistle suit from whistle and flute = suit
as in "do you like the whistle?"
Adam and Eve believe as in "would you Adam and Eve it?"
Rosie Lea tea as in "I'd love a cup of rosie"
Mutt and Jeff = deaf
oily rag fag = cigarette as in "I'm going for an oily"
jam jar car
mince pies eyes as in "feast your mincers on this"
pen and ink stink as in "cor! what a pen and ink"
porky lie from pork pies = lies
as in "he's telling porkies"
Barnet hair from Barnet Fair = hair
as in "he's losing his Barnet"
Brahms pissed (i.e. "drunk") from Brahms and Liszt = pissed
Gregories glasses / spectacles from Gregory Pecks = specs
Titfer hat from tit for tat = hat
apples and pears stairs
Jimmy urinate from Jimmy Riddle = piddle
borassic broke / skint from borassic lint = skint
as in "can't go out, I'm borassic"
two and eight state as in "he's in a bit of a two and eight"
Bertie Woofter gay man from Bertie Woofter = poofter
China mate / friend from China plate = mate
as in "how are you, my old China"
Khyber buttocks from Khyber Pass = arse
rabbit and pork talk as in "Don't rabbit so much"
tea leaf thief
potato mould cold as in "it's a bit taters in here"
dog and bone phone as in "you're wanted on the dog and bone"
loaf head from loaf of bread = head
as in "Use your loaf"
brown bread dead
battle cruiser boozer boozer = pub = public house (a place to drink)
elbows and knees trees
gold watch Scotch Scotch = whiskey
pride and Joy boy Take the pride and joy to the match
current bun Sun I'm going out to get a bit of current bun
dicky shirt from dicky dirt = shirt
pots and pans hands
Peckham Rye tie named after a place in London
Hampstead Heath teeth named after a place in London
jugs ears from jugs of beers = ears
Errol Flynn chin
almonds socks from almond rocks = socks
ones and twos
rhythm and blues shoes
daisies boots from daisy roots = boots
bird prison from bird lime = time as in "doing bird"

email forward????

[akuza]

Originally Posted by shreefjatt

email forward????

YES.!