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Do you routinely use (Cockney) rhyming slang in everyday conversation?

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TheTecknician · 22/04/2024 21:13

I do but only a few examples, e.g. butcher's, half-inch, two and eight. Those are my usual ones. BTW, I am from Yorkshire so I perhaps have no excuse anyway!

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SeanBeansMealDeal · 23/04/2024 22:57

TheThingIsYeah · 23/04/2024 20:50

J Arthur.

Careful - that can often result in a load of wayward Harry...

TheThingIsYeah · 24/04/2024 07:12

SeanBeansMealDeal · 23/04/2024 22:57

Careful - that can often result in a load of wayward Harry...

Especially if it ends up on your boat 😊

Lampslights · 24/04/2024 07:30

No, but I have a male Londoner friend who does, invited him over for curry and beers and he responded with love a ruby.

lul1 · 24/04/2024 07:40

No never

mitogoshi · 24/04/2024 07:47

The only expression I've used is Porkies, which I widely hear. Never heard anyone use any others in real life

Heliss · 24/04/2024 07:57

Used to use quite a few words (I'm from Essex / London). Most of my colleagues and friends now though aren't English, so I've got out of the habit.

Sandwichgen · 24/04/2024 08:19

Scapa’d (scarpered)

Scapa Flow- go

sashagabadon · 24/04/2024 08:21

I refer to my sister as my skin and blister regularly after a man that used to say this to both of us growing up. Where’s your skin and blister?

sashagabadon · 24/04/2024 08:25

I love cockney accent and lingo and I love to hear it in the wild!

TheLadyofShalotts · 24/04/2024 08:35

I do because I enjoy the cross over between CRS and polari.

RubyGemStone · 24/04/2024 08:35

Yes, and I'm an East Londoner (and so are my close friends and husband) but not a 'true' cockney. Like others have said I often don't realise I'm doing it until someone can't understand.

Having a bubble
Railings
Boat
Telling porkies
Currant Bun

All get regular use.

Recently found out Score and Bread (re Money) are both cockney terms as well and use those daily.

Had a very confusing conversation about a barnet, as in hair but colleague thought I was talking North London.

TheThingIsYeah · 24/04/2024 11:03

sashagabadon · 24/04/2024 08:25

I love cockney accent and lingo and I love to hear it in the wild!

Be quick, proper cockney is a dying accent.

TheTecknician · 24/04/2024 13:48

Farmer Giles/Harry Styles = piles
Clement Freuds = haemorrhoids

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