by Gordon
22. January 2010 09:46
Mike from the US writes with an interesting question:
"I'm an American. I have a Master's Degree. I speak 2 other languages besides English and I still have to watch Guy Ritchie and some other English movies with subtitles.
Do people who use the Cockney rhyming slang all use the same celebrities' ...
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by Gordon
10. January 2010 10:02
BlimeyStrewth writes:
1/2 - Lamb (and calf)
1 - Lost (and won)
2 - Bottle (of glue)
3 - Holy (see)
4 - Stand (in awe)
5 - Scuba (dive)
6 - Fiddle (-sticks)
7 - Exeter (in devon)
8 - Fartoo (late; another explanation is that "far" is supposed to be "four" and "too" is supposed to be two ...
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by Gordon
10. January 2010 09:50
Richard writes:
"My mum used the phrases: HOW'S YOUR BELLY OFF OF SPOTS" and "HOW'S YOUR MOTHER OFF OF DRIPPING"?"
What do these phrases mean?
by Gordon
10. January 2010 09:49
Roberta writes:
"This is a great dictionary and web site !
In the old days Cockneys - at least my Victorian Cockney ancestors- were all known by a nickname . My great uncles for example were known as Speck ,Missel and Banger . I was dubbed Topsy by my grandfather when I was born, and he always u...
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