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Cockney rhyming slang

Cockney rhyming slang noun: a cant used by Cockneys in which a word or phrase is replaced by a rhyming word or phrase, this word or phrase then often being abbreviated to its first syllable or syllables, or its first word. The word chosen as the rhyme often shares attributes of the word that it replaces.

Noun

Cockney rhyming slang (uncountable)

  1. A cant used by Cockneys in which a word or phrase is replaced by a rhyming word or phrase, this word or phrase then often being abbreviated to its first syllable or syllables, or its first word. The word chosen as the rhyme often shares attributes of the word that it replaces.

Questions about Cockney rhyming slang

What does Cockney rhyming slang mean?
Cockney rhyming slang means a cant used by Cockneys in which a word or phrase is replaced by a rhyming word or phrase, this word or phrase then often being abbreviated to its first syllable or syllables, or its first word. The word chosen as the rhyme often shares attributes of the word that it replaces.
What part of speech is Cockney rhyming slang?
Cockney rhyming slang is a noun.

Words near Cockney rhyming slang in the dictionary

  1. cockmuncher
  2. cockmunchers
  3. cockmunches
  4. Cockneian
  5. cockney
  6. Cockney rhyming slang
  7. cockneycalities
  8. cockneycality
  9. Cockneydom
  10. Cockneyese
  11. cockneyess

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