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Cockney Rhyming Slang

English to Cockney letter L

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Lager Forsythe Saga

Lambourghini Martini
Yeah, I'll ave a Lambourghini

Lardy Oliver Hardy
I'm too Oliver Hardy -- I'm going on a Brixton.

Lark (fun) Bushey Park

Lark (fun) Tufnell Park

Later Alligator

Later Kat Slater
Alternatives
You comin' down the the rub-a-dub, Kat Slater?

Laters Fish 'n' Taters
See's you fish 'n' taters mate

Laters (see you later) Kat Slaters

Lather How's Your Father?

Laugh Hat and Scarf
You 'avin a Hat and Scarf mate or what.

Laugh Jimmy Giraffe
Your 'avin a Jimmy

Laugh Rory McGrath
Alternatives
Havin a Rory McGrath

Laugh Steffi Graf
He's 'aving a Steffi Graf, right?

Laugh Tin Bath

Laugh Giraffe
Yer 'avin' a giraffe, pal!

Laugh Bird Bath
You're 'aving a bird bath mate

Laugh Bobble Hat and Scarf
Bobble Hat and Scarf, ur having a laugh.

Laugh Bubble Bath
Alternatives
He's 'avin' a bubble

Laugh Bubble Bath
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Laugh Cow's Calf
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Laugh Turkish Bath

Laugh Wooly Hat and Scarf

Lazy Patrick Swayze
Alternatives
He's a bit Patrick Swayze inne

Leeds String o' Beads
Gonna watch String o' beads tonight

Legs Scotch Eggs

Legs Scotch Pegs

Legs Pins or Pin Pegs
Nice pins

Legs Mystic Megs
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Legs Mystic Megs
Alternatives
Have you seen the Mystics on that?

Legs Cribbage Pegs
'and right through my Rank and Riches did my Cribbage Pegs burst'

Legs Bacon and Eggs

Legs Ham and Eggs

Leicester Square Euan Blair
Meet me at Euan Blair

Lesbian West End Thespian

Level Gary Neville
Alternatives
The scores are Gary Neville

Level Gary Neville
Alternatives
He's on the Gary Neville

Liar Dunlop Tyre

Liar Deep Fat Fryer
You're just a Deep Fat Fryer.

Liar Bob Cryer

Liar Holy Friar

Liar Town Crier

Lie Cherry Pie
U're tellin a Cherry ain't ya son!!

Lies Pork Pies
Stop tellin' me porkies!

Lighter Street Fighter
Alternatives
Who's got a street fighter?

Lighter Street Fighter
Alternatives
Pass me the Street Fighter will you?

Lighter German Fighter
Borrow us your German Fighter

Line (cocaine) Patsy Cline
I'll sort out a few Patsy's mate

Lips Filter Tips
Not a dickie has past my filter

Lisp Quentin Crisp
You heard that muppet with the Quentin?

Liver Swanee River

Liver Cheerful Giver

Liverpool Poor Man's Gruel
You support Poor Man's Gruel? You fool!

Living room Bride and Groom

Loan shark Cutty Sark

Lodger Artful Dodger

Loner Jack Joner
Look at that Jack Joner.

Long Donkey Kong
Mate, this journey's well Donkey Kong.

Look Butcher's Hook

Look Captain Cook

Looney Wayne Rooney
Don't go near that Geezer, he's a bit of a Wayne Rooney

Loose Mother Goose
This wheel's a bit Mother Goose

Loot (money) Fibre of Your Fabric

Lose Tom Cruise
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Lost Jonathan Ross'd
I'm totally Jonathan Ross'd here

Lost Kate Mossed

Lot (serving or share) Hopping Pot

Love Push and Shove

Love Rubber Glove

Love Turtle Dove

Lover Funk Soul Brother
Leave off mate that's me funk soul yer speakin' ter

Lover Danny Glover
How's my little Danny

Luck Donald Duck
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Luck Friar Tuck
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Lug (ear) Toby Jug
Alternatives
I've put a splash of aftershave behind my Toby Jugs

Lunch Kidney Punch

Lunch Brady Bunch
Going down to the Nuclear for Bradys... coming?

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