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Rosie Lee

Syllables: Ros·ie LeeUK/ˌɹəʊzi ˈliː//ˌɹoʊzi ˈli/

Rosie Lee noun: synonym of tea (“(uncountable) a drink made by infusing dried leaves or buds of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) in hot water; (countable) a cup of this drink”).

rosie lee: synonym of tea (“(uncountable) a drink made by infusing dried leaves or buds of the tea plant...
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Noun

Rosie Lee (usually uncountable, plural Rosie Lees)

  1. (Cockney, slang, usually) Synonym of tea (“(uncountable) a drink made by infusing dried leaves or buds of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) in hot water; (countable) a cup of this drink”)
    • I’ll put the kettle on and make us a cup of Rosie Lee.
    • "'Ow about a drop o' Rosie Lee?" said Mr. Joby Jackson. He was very found of this queer rhyming slang, most of which must be omitted from any record of his talk because it is incomprehensible to ordinary people. Even Mr. Oakroyd, […] was sometimes puzzled. But he was not bewildered, of course, by...1929 July, J[ohn] B[oynton] Priestley, “Mr. Oakroyd on t’Road”, in The Good Companions, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, published 1929, →OCLC, book 1, section III...

Examples of Rosie Lee in a sentence

  • "'Ow about a drop o' Rosie Lee?" said Mr.1929 July, J[ohn] B[oynton] Priestley, “Mr. Oakroyd on t’Road”, in The Good Companions, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.; London...
  • Which only goes to show that there must be something in the soldier's traditional liking for "a cup of rosie lee."1944 February 24, “‘They march better on tea’”, in H. R. Tompkins, editor, The Stirling News-Argus, volume 64, number 26, Stirling, Ont....
  • “[…] Nice cup of Rosie Lee?” he asked, using the Cockney tradition of rhyming slang.2007 July, Rhys Bowen [pseudonym; Janet Quin-Harkin], Her Royal Spyness, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Prime Crime, Berkley Books, published...
  • They all nodded sagely in agreement and carried on puffing away on their fags and drinking their Rosie Lees.2008, Alf Townsend, “Return to War-torn London”, in Blitz Boy: An Evacuee’s Story, Osney Mead, Oxford, Oxfordshire: ISIS Publishing...

Synonyms of Rosie Lee

Forms of Rosie Lee

pluralRosie Lees
alternative formRosie Lea
alternative formrosie lee
alternative formRosey Lee
alternative formRosy Lee

Origin of Rosie Lee

From Rosie (“female name”) + Lee (“surname, or female or male given name”), chosen for its rhyme with tea.

Words that rhyme with Rosie Lee

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Questions about Rosie Lee

What does Rosie Lee mean?
Rosie Lee means synonym of tea (“(uncountable) a drink made by infusing dried leaves or buds of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) in hot water; (countable) a cup of this drink”).
How do you use Rosie Lee in a sentence?
"'Ow about a drop o' Rosie Lee?" said Mr.
What part of speech is Rosie Lee?
Rosie Lee is a noun.
How do you pronounce Rosie Lee?
Rosie Lee is pronounced /ˌɹəʊzi ˈliː/ (UK).
What is the plural of Rosie Lee?
The plural of Rosie Lee is Rosie Lees.

Words near Rosie Lee in the dictionary

  1. Rosicrucians
  2. rosiculture
  3. rosid
  4. rosids
  5. rosie
  6. Rosie Lee
  7. Rosie Lees
  8. Rosie Palmer and her five sisters
  9. Rosie Rottencrotch
  10. rosied
  11. rosier

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