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Cockney Rhyming Slang

Cockney to English letter B

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Tram Baa Lamb

Crook Babbling Brook

Truth Babe Ruth
Ain't that the Babe

Freezer Bacardi Breezer
Alternatives
I'll just stick it in the Bacardi.

Geezer Bacardi Breezer
Alternatives
Awight me old Bacardi

Legs Bacon and Eggs

Flaps Bacon Baps

Nonce (i.e pervert, paeodophile) Bacon Bonce
That geezer's a right nonce

Mind Bacon Rind
Alternatives
You off yer bacon ?!

Blind Bacon Rind
Alternatives
Is the ref Bacon Rind or what?

Wife Bag for Life
I took me Bag for Life to the Dolly Mixtures.

Suit Bag of Fruit

Grand (£1000) Bag of Sand

Priest Bag of Yeast
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Beast Bag of Yeast
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Queen Baked Bean

Jeans Baked Beans

See you later Baked Potata

See you Later Baked Potato

Raw Bale of Straw

Walk Ball of Chalk

Chancer Ballet Dancer
Cor he ain't half a Ballet Dancer

Saloon Bar Balloon Car

Boots Bamboo Shoots
As any one seen my Bamboo's?

To have a situation or a drama Bananarama
I'm having a right Bananarama today.

Pox Band in the Box

Soap Band of Hope

Slash (urinate) Bangers and Mash
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Trash Bangers and Mash
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Go and clear out the Bangers and Mash.

Cash Bangers and Mash
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Pope Bar o' Soap
The Bar o'Soap's lookin' a bit Jack & Jill, innee?

Charmer Barack Obama
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I tell you mate, he's a right Barack.

Farmer Barack Obama
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Bunch of Baracks taking to the streets again!

Pyjamas Barack Obama
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Go put your Barackas, eh?

Tired Barb Wired
I'm going to bed,I'm barb wired

Judge Barnaby Rudge

Hair Barnet Fair
Look at your barnet! Council cut it for yer?

Darlin' Barney Marlin

Double Barney Rubble
Alternatives
Playing pool

Trouble Barney Rubble
Alternatives
Got into a right Barney last night.

Frown Barry Brown
Stop Barry Brownin'

Rough Barry Cluff
God I feel Barry

Shocker Barry Crocker

Big 'un Barry McGuigan
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Biggun Barry McGuigan
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Biggun Barry McGuigan
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Don't give it the Barry McQuigan

Slash (urinate) Barry Nash
I'm going to burst if I don't go for a Barry…

Tracks Basement Jaxx
I'll be making Basement Jaxx now

Thrush Basil Brush
I've got a bad case of Basil.

Balti Basil Fawlty

Baby Basin of Gravy

Tall Bat and ball
That lad is a bit Bat and Ball

Ticket Bat and Wicket

Son Bath Bun

Pub Bath Tub
Jus goin dahn the Bath for a couple o' Pigs'.

Boozer (pub) Battle Cruiser
Let's go dahn the battle cruiser

Stew Battle of Waterloo

Trowel Baydon Powell
Put some Donald on me Baydon.

Bar (pub) Bazaar

Totty Beam me up Scotty

Post Beans on Toast
Alternatives
My penalty hit the beans

Post Beans on Toast
Alternatives
Hit it off the Beans on Toast

Saw Bear's Paw

Nosh (food) Becks & Posh
I'm right Lee Marvin, think I'll nip out for some Becks & Posh

Money (Dosh) Becks and Posh
I can't tonight, I've got no Beck's.

26 Bed and Breakfast

Drive Bee Hive
Last night she bee'd through the pleasure and pain.

Bill (statement) Beecham's Pill
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Still (photograph) Beecham's Pill
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Money Bees and Honey
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Money Bees and honey
Alternatives
Give me the bees.

Tax Bees Wax
I've paid a lot of Bees Wax this week.

On the labour (Labour Exchange) Beggar My Neighbour

Bent Behind With the Rent
He's definately Behind with the Rent.

Chuckle Belt buckle
You're 'avin a belt buckle!

Hangover Ben Dover
I've Got Such A Bad Ben Dover.

Cheese Bended Knees

Chancer (someone not qualified) Bengal Lancer

Pills Benny Hills
I'm gonna get Benny'd up.

Banger Bernard Langher
Lovely plate of Bernard Langhers

Queue Bernard Matthew

Skint (broke) Bernie Flint

Printer Bernie Winter

Jeans Bethnal Greens
Nice pair of Bethnals.

Poo Betty Boo
Where's the lav, I need a Betty!

Table Betty Grable
Excuse me, I'd like to book a Betty Grable

Teeth Bexley Heath
Look at the Bexley's on that

Face Bib and Brace
Shut your Bib and Brace.

Ten Big Ben

Slippers Big Dippers

Ten Bill and Ben
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Pen Bill and Ben
Alternatives
Where's my Bill and Ben.

Tenner (£10) Bill and Benner
You got that Bill and Benner you owe me?

Curry Bill Murray

Voddie (Vodka) Bill Oddie

Coffee Bill Roffie
Fancy a bill roffie mate?

Windscreen Wiper Billie Piper
Alternatives
Some slag snapped off me Billies

Punter Billy Bunter
Get your finger out there's a queue of Billy Bunters.

Coat Billy Goat
Alternatives
Where's my Billy Goat!

Coat Billy Goat
Alternatives
put yer billy on its freezing outside

Coat Billy Goat
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Some one's Half Inched my Billy Goat!

Throat Billy Goat
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Dole Billy Joel
That guy's on the Billy Joel

Virus Billy Ray Cyrus
He caught the big Billy Ray.

Garden Bin Laden
I'm gonna spend the afternoon in the old Bin Laden

Kids Bin Lids

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

Time Bird Lime
Me old man's inside, doin' time.

Chest Bird's Nest

Bookie Biscuit and Cookie
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Rookie Biscuit and Cookie
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Knees Biscuits and Cheese

Wash Bish Bash Bosh
I've got to go and have a Bish Bash Bosh!

Shower Blackpool Tower
I'm going for a Blackpool.

Insane Blaine
Jeez mate - that's a bit David innit?

Head Blood Red

Hairy Bloody Mary
God she's Bloody Mary

Heater Blue Peter
Turn on the Blue Peter.

Sleep Bo Peep

Face Boat Race
Shut yer bloomin' boat!

1 Shilling (5 pence) Bob

Liar Bob Cryer

Dope Bob Hope

Charlie (cocaine) Bob Marley
Any Bob Marly around?

Hurry Bob Murray
Come on I'm in a Bob Murray

Wash Bob Squash

Wet Boba Fett

Rotten Bobbins and Cotton
These apples are Bobbins.

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

Town Bobby Brown

Villain Bobby Dylan
Right little Bobby Dylan

Sure Bobby Moore
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Score Bobby Moore
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Score (£20) Bobby Moore
Alternatives
'it cost me a bobby moore'

Oil Bodie and Doyle
Can you pass me the Bodie and Doyle

Spouse Boiler House

Hair Bonney Fair

Snide (fake) Bonnie and Clyde
Alternatives
That a Bonnie Ralph Loren or a real one?

Slide Bonnie and Clyde
Alternatives
Mum, can I go to the Bonnie?

Prison Boom and Mizzen

Sleep Bo-Peep

Skint (broke) Boracic Lint
Can't come out tonight, I'm boracic!

Cold Boris The Bold

Bed Born and Bred

Bog (toilet) Boss Hogg
Going to the Boss for an Eartha.

Run Away Botany Bay

Copper (policeman) Bottle and Stopper
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Copper (policeman) Bottle and Stopper
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Bowler Bottle of Cola

2 Bottle of Glue

Shop Bottle of Pop
Wat u gettin from the Bottle.

Daughter Bottle of Porter

Bum Bottle of Rum
Nice Bottle Of Rum.

Horse Bottle of Sauce

Watch Bottle of Scotch

Charlie (cocaine) Boutrous Boutrous Gali

Para (paranoid) Bow and Arra
You look bow and arra

Barrow Bow and Arrow
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Sparrow Bow and Arrow
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Walk Bowl of chalk

Suit Bowl of Fruit

Farahs (trousers) Bows and Arrows
Put on me bows and arrers

Noise Box of Toys

Fit Brad Pitt
Alternatives
Cor, shes Brad Pitt.

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

Choker Bram Stoker
What a Bram Stoker.

Sneeze Bread and Cheese

Money Bread and Honey

Wife Bread Knife

Face (Brendan Grace was an Irish comedian) Brendan Grace
Don't forget to wash your Brendan Grace

Puff Brian Clough
Alternatives
Got any Brian on ya.

Rough Brian Clough
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Rough Brian Clough
Alternatives
That bird is a bit Brian Clough

Daughter Bricks and Mortar

Living room Bride and Groom

Tongue Brigham Young

Easy Bright and Breezy

Gear (cocaine) Brighton Pier
Alternatives
Get us a dolls pram of Brighton Pier

Darlin' Briney Marlin

Ears Britney Spears
Alternatives
What's wrong wiv yer Britney's luv

Beers Britney Spears
Alternatives
Let's go fer a few Britneys

Tears Britney Spears
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Dry away those Britney Spears

Diet Brixton Riot
No chocolate for me - spoils me Brixton.

Toes Bromley By Bow's

Dead Brown Bread

Key Bruce Lee
Alternatives
Where's me Bruce Lee's?

Pee Bruce Lee
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Tea Bruce Lee
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Anyone fancy a Bruce.

Shout Brussel Sprout
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Nowt Brussel Sprout
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He getting Brussels Sprout, I'm Borassic

Doubt Brussels Sprout
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Without a Brussels Sprout mate.

Tout Brussels Sprout
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I bought my ticket off a Brussels

Scouts Brussels Sprouts

Week Bubble and Squeak
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Beak (magistrate) Bubble and Squeak
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Greek Bubble and Squeak
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Greek Bubble and Squeak
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Laugh Bubble Bath
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He's 'avin' a bubble

Laugh Bubble Bath
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Chum bubble gum
How you doin' Bubble Gum

Jail Bucket and Pail

AIDS Buckets and Spades

Nose Bugle

Money Bugs Bunny

Row (argument) Bull and Cow

Pawn (in-pawn) Bullock's Horn

Fifty pounds Bullseye

E (Ecstacy) Bumble Bee

Tears Bunny Ears

Money (Nice little earner) abbreviated from Bunsen Burner Bunse
How much money did we make last month Del? Loads o' Bunse Rodders, loads o' Bunse!

Earner Bunsen Burner
Nice little Bunsen Burner

Window Burnt Cinder

Journey Burt and Ernie

Rent Burton-On-Trent
I'm so boracic I can't even pay me Burton

Cheque Bushel and Peck
Goin' down the J Arfer to sausage a bushel (Going down the bank to cash a cheque)

Lark (fun) Bushey Park

Meeting Buster Keaton

Look Butcher's Hook

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