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Cockney Rhyming Slang

Cockney to English letter A

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Code A la Mode
We've got to talk a la mode round by the dustbins.

Penny Abergavenny

Shilling Able and Willing
'Ere mate I'm skint, lend us an Able

Stinking Abraham Lincoln
There's a dead cat in the garden and it's Abraham Lincoln!

AIDS Ace of Spades
You've been dealt the Ace of Spades

Rip Acid Trip
Did your trousers just acid?

Milk Acker Bilk

Believe Adam and Eve
Can you Adam and Eve it?

Pants Adam and the Ants
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Plants Adam and the Ants
Alternatives
I've just Son and Daughter'd me Adam and the Ants.

Pants Adam's

Dole Adrian Mole
I'm on the old Adrian Mole.

Rubber (contraception) Advice from Mother
Did you use your Advice from Mother?

Street Ain't It A Treat
That's me Lemon down the Ain't It A Treat.

Sauce Air Force
Do you wan't any Air Force on yer chips luv?

Stunner Air Gunner
Cwar! She's a right Air Gunner!

Faces Airs and Graces
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Braces Airs and Graces
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Epsom races Airs and Graces
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Jacket AJ Hackett
Where's me AJ Hackett?

Telephone Al Capone
She just keeps Rabbiting on the Al Capone.

Stoned Al Caponed
Are we getting Al Caponed tonight?

Cappucino Al Pacino

Out of order Alan Border

Hot Alan Knott
It ain't half Alan Knott in here.

Bad Alan Ladd
It's well Alan

Printer Alan Minter
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Looks like the paper has got jammed in the Alan again !

Splinter Alan Minter
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Flu Alan Pardew
I've got a bad case of the alan!

Knicker (a pound) Alan Whicker
Ten Alan Whickers

Knickers Alan Whickers
Where's me Alan Whickers?

Ball Albert Hall
I got kicked in the Albert Halls

Tail Alderman's Nail

Slash (Urinate) Alex Nash

Pleb Alexander Hleb
"I'm sorry. I made a complete Alexander Hleb of myself last night"

Email Alexei Sayle
Send us an Alexei Sayle later on with the details.

Barnet (hair) Alf Garnet
Been in the barbers to get something done about me Alf Garnet

Pee Ali G
I need an Ali G

Score Ali McGraw
What's the Ali mate?

Bike. Alibi Ike was a movie star. Alibi Ike

Shave All Night Rave

Boozer (pub) All Time Loser

Later Alligator

Socks Almond Rocks

Ponce Alphonse

Incredible Anchor Spreadable
Cor that goal was Anchor Spreadable

Freak Ancient Greek
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This geezer, he's a right Ancient Greek.

Reek Ancient Greek
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Car Andrew Marr
I'll have a look in the Andrew Maerr

Rain Andy Cain

Dole Andy Cole
I get me Andy Cole money through next week

Charlie (Cocaine) Andy Farley

Cab (taxi) Andy McNab
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I'm goin gettig an Andy McNab home

Kebab Andy McNab
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Crabs Andy McNabs
Don't take 'er 'ome - you'll get a right case of the Andy's

Dandy Andy Pandy
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He's a bit of an Andy!

Brandy Andy Pandy
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We drank 4 bottles of Andy Pandy in the bar.

Price Anekka Rice
Paid a right good Anakke Rice for this motor.

Cheating Angus Deaton
He's been Angus Deaton on his wife.

Skiver Angus MacGyver
you're a right Angus MacGyver

Gin Ann Boleyn
You have a Gold Watch, I'll have an Anny

Advice Anneka Rice
I need some Anneka Rice.

Strong Annie May Wong
That's a bit Annie May

Cheque Ant and Dec
I'll get the Ant n Dec in the post tonight mate

Earner Anthea Turner
A right good little Anthea Turner

Robbing Apple Bobbing
He's been out Apple Bobbing again.

Score (£20) Apple Core

Bitter (beer) Apple Fritter
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Pint of apple fritter darlin'.

Dip Apple Pip
Let's go down to Worthing for an Apple Pip.

Do the off Apple Toff

Stairs Apples and Pears
Up the Apples and Pears to Bedfordshire

Tool - Meaning Gun April Fool
E ad an April wiv im in his 'appy bag

Stools April Fools
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Pools (the pools) April Fools
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Flowers April Showers

2000 Archer

Boozer Arethusa
Arethusa is an old shop moored on the Thames

Bottle Aristotle

Gravy Army and Navy

Farmer Arnold Palmer

Lodger Artful Dodger

Slash Arthur Ash
Going for a quick Arthur

Cash Arthur Ashe

Boil Arthur Conan Doyle
Clive, get that kettle on the arfur!'

Growler Arthur Fowler

Gargle (drink) Arthur Scargill

Pikey As You Likey

2:1 degree result Atilla the Hunn
I got an Atilla in maths at Uni.

Table Aunt Mabel
Put the fruit on the Aunt Mabel

Smell Aunt Nell

Umbrella Auntie Ella

Bell Auntie Nell
Give us an Auntie Nell tomorra morning.

Belly Auntie Nellie

Telly Auntie Nelly

Shower Austin Power
Just jumping in the Austin

Fire Ave Maria

Tenner (10 pound note) Ayrton Senna

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Cockney Rhyming Slang - London's Famous Secret Language
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