Rhyming Slang
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Adam And Eve: Believe "Would you Adam & Eve it!" Alan Whickers: Knickers Apples And Pears: Stairs Barclays Bank: Wank "Just looking at her makes me want to 'ave a quick Barclay" Barnet Fair: Hair "My barnet's getting a bit thin" Barney Rubble: Trouble "They was 'aving a right barney!" Boat Race: Face "He punched me in the boat race!" Bob Hope: Dope "Pssstgot any Bob Hope, mate?" Boracic Lint: Skint (having no money) "I'm boracic, mate!" Bottle And Glass: Arse, to loose one's nerve - "He lost his bottle" Brahms And Lizst: Pissed (drunk) "I got really Brahms last night" (Brass) Nail: Tail (loose woman) "She's a right brass" Brass Tacks: Facts "Let's get down to brass tacks" Bristol City: Titty "Cor, nice Bristols on that gal!" Brown Bread: Dead "Sorry to hear yer husband's brown bread" Bubble And Squeak: Greek "My mate Stavros is a bubble" Chalfont St Giles: Piles (haemorrhoids) "Oh, me Chalfont's are playing up!" Chew The Fat: Chat China Plate: Mate (friend) - "Alright, me old china?" Cobblers Awls: Balls (testicles) "He kicked me in the cobblers!" Cream Cracker-ed: Knackered (ie extremely tired) Currant Bun: Sun Daisy Roots: Boots Dog And Bone:Telephone "Give him a ring on the dog and bone" Flowery Dell: Cell (prison) "He's locked up in his flowery" Four By Two:Jew "My tailor's a four be two" Frog And Toad: Road Gary Glitter: Shitter (ie anus) "My old Gary Glitter's sore - it's me Chalfont's!" Gregory Peck: Cheque "I'll write him a Gregory for what I owe him" Gypsy's Kiss: Piss - "I'm going for a Gypsy's" Half Inch: Pinch (to steal) "He's half inched that car" Hampton Wick: Prick "Jim Morrison's got his hampton out!" Hank Marvin: Starving "Ive not eaten all day - I'm Hank Marvin!" Harry Monk: Spunk (sperm) Hit And Miss: On the piss - "He's down the pub on the hit and miss" Iron Hoof: Poof (homosexual) "That bloke's an iron" J Arthur Rank: Wank (see below) Jack And Danny:Fanny (In the UK fanny means cunt, not ass) "I'd rather have a bit of Jack & Danny than a J Arthur!" Jack Jones: Alone "I'm on me Jack Jones tonight" Jackanory: Story (lie) "What a load of Jackanory!" Jimmy Riddle: Piddle "I'm going for a Jimmy!" Joanna: Piano Great! David Cohen's gonna give us a tune on the old Joannna!" Jodrell Bank: Wank "Just looking at her makes me want to 'ave a quickJodrell" Johnny Horner: Corner Khyber Pass: Arse "He kicked me right up the Khyber" La-Di-Da: Cigar "I think I'll have a la- di with me pint" Lemon Squeezy:Easy "Easy peasy lemon squeezy!" Loop The Loop: Soup Merchant Banker: Wa nker "He's a right merchant, him" Mince Pies: Eyes Mother Hubbard: Cupboard Mother's Ruin: Gin Mutt And Jeff: Deaf Pen And Ink: Stink (see below) Plates Of Meat: Feet "Cor, his plates don't half pen!" Plink Plonk: Vin Blanc (wine) "Nice bottle of plonk, this" Pony And Trap: Crap "I'm going for a pony" Pork Pies: Lies "Don't tell porkies!" Rabbit And Pork: Talk "He's got more rabbit than Sainsbury's!" (a big UK grocery chainstore) Radio Rental: Mental "He's radio, him" Raspberry Ripple: Cripple Richard The Third: Turd "His bloody dog laid a big Richard the Third outside my house!" Rosie Lee: Tea "Nice cuppa Rosie Lee, this" Rub-A-Dub: Pub Ruby Murray: Curry "Coming for a Ruby when the pub shuts?" Sherman Tank: Wank - "Just looking at her makes me want to 'ave a quick Sherman" Sweeny Todd: Flying Squad (Police) Syrup Of Figs: Wig "That geezer's wearing a syrup, that's not his own barnet!" Tea Leaf: Thief "He's a right tea leaf" Thrupenny Bits: Tits Tin Lid: Yid (Jew) Tit For Tat (Titfer): Hat "Where's me titfer?" Tom And Dick: Sick "I'm not going to work today - I'm on the Tom & Dick" Tom Tit: Shit "I'm off for a Tom Tit" Tomfoolery: Jewellery "I'm off to buy my missus a bit of tom for her birthday" Trick Cyclist: Psychiatrist Trouble And Strife: Wife Two And Eight: State (anguish) "He was in a right two & eight" Whistle And Flute: Suit "That's nice whistle you're wearing, mate" Here's a dictionary of World War I British slang. And here's a collection of slang links.
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