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Cockney Rhyming Slang

Cockney to English letter L

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Cigar La-Di-Da

Car La-Di-Dah

Pistol Lady From Bristol

Fiver (£5) Lady Godiva

Milk Lady in silk
Pass the Lady, dear. As my old dad would say.

Pistol Lady of Bristol

Spine Lager and Lime
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Time Lager and Lime
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Let me know what lager and lime you finish

Cigar Lah-di-dah
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Two pints of bitter and a Lahdi please.

Star Lah-Di-Dah
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Tottie Lanzarote
Some Lanzanrote around here!

Cigar Lar-Dee-Dar

Skint (broke) Larry Flint
I'm Larry Flint

Bath Laugh

Smoke Laugh and a Joke
Just goin out for a laugh mate...

Piddle (urinate) Lauren Riddle
Jus goin for a Lauren Riddle

Blower (phone) Lawn mower

Pen Layin Hen

Starving Lee Marvin

Church Left in the Lurch

Cab (taxi) Left Jab

Gramme Leg of Lamb
Can I have a leg of that mate?

11 Legs

Slash (urinate) Lemon and Dash

Crime Lemon and Lime

Charlie ( Coke ) Lemon Barley
I'm clukin for a line of the ol' Lemon.

Word Lemon Curd
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'ave a Lemon Curd with yourself

Turd Lemon Curd
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I just nearly trod on that lemon curd

Crime Lemon Lime

Wash Lemon Squash
Gotta ave a quick lemon

Easy Lemon Squeesy

Geezer Lemon Squeezer

Ticket Lemony Snicket
Get some Lemonys for the footy

All dayer (all day drinking session) Leo Sayer

Tennis Les Dennis
When's the Les Dennis on?

Trousers Lesley Crowthers

Bigot Lester Piggot

Park Light and Dark

Fridge Lightning Ridge
Have a look in the Lightning Ridge.

Fish Lilian Gish

Dinner Lilley and Skinner
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Beginner Lilley and Skinner
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Drink Lily the Pink
Your Lily mate !

Paper (newspaper) Linen Draper

Nightmare Lionel Blair

Flares (wide bottom trousers) Lionel Blaire
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Nightmare Lionel Blaire
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Chair Lion's Lair

Starbucks Lisa Tarbucks
Let's head for Lisa Tarbucks!

Doesn't like Americans (from antiseptic -> anti-Septic Tank) Listerine
Can't stand George Bush and I'm a Listerine too

Marge Little and Large

Corner Little Jack Horner
Just around the Little Jack Horner!

Telly Liza Minnelli
What's on the Liza

Head Loaf of Bread
Use yer loaf!

Shop Lollipop

100 Long Un

Fingers Longers and Lingers

Soup Loop the Loop
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Soup Loop the Loop
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Think I'll have the loop for starters

Shovel Lord Lovell

Swear Lord Mayor
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Swear Lord Mayor
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Tanner (sixpence) Lord of the Manor

Ears Lords and Peers

Teenth (sixteenth of an ounce) Louis
I can only run to a Louis so shall we get an 'Enry between us?

Tenner (10 pound note) Louise Wener

Rose and crown (pub) Lousy Brown

Mrs Love and Kisses
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Missus (Mrs) Love and Kisses
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Kip (sleep) Lucky Dip
Going home for a Lucky.

Pocket Lucy Locket

Head Lump of Lead
Use yer lump!

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Cockney Rhyming Slang - London's Famous Secret Language
Cockney Rhyming Slang - London's Famous Secret Language