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Cockney Rhyming Slang

Cockney to English letter P

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Fiver Pam Shriver

Chest Pants and Vest

Prat Paper Hat

Tramp Paraffin Lamp
Have a wash ya' smelly paraffin

Boil Paraffin Oil
I've got a Paraffin on me Isa

Frenchies (people from France) Park Benches
There's a load of park benches over there.

Tramp Parrafin Lamp

Slash (urinate) Pat Cash
Just goin' for a pat cash

Alone Pat Malone

Wee Patrick Mcnee
I'm desperate for a Patrick

Crazy Patrick Swayze
Alternatives
Your Patrick Swayze mate!

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

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

Tenner (10 pound note) Paul Mckenna

Stella (beer) Paul Weller

Ten pounds (tenor) Pavarotti
Lend us a Pavarotti

Hooter (nose) Pea Shooter
He got hit on the Pea Shooter!

Starved Pear Halved

Skiver Pearl Diver
He's only pearl divin'

Seen Pearly Queen

Navy Peas and Gravy

Hot Peas in the Pot
Bit peasy in 'ere, innit?

Smashed Pebble Dashed
I got pebble dashed last night

Tie Peckham Rye
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Tie Peckham Rye
Alternatives
Are you gonna wear your new Peckham Rye?

Bank Pedal and Crank
I'm going to the Pedal & Crank

Stink Pen and Ink
That dog of yours pen and inks!

Booze Penelope Cruz

Teeth Penelope Keith
She's got nice Penelopes

Walk Penn'orth of chalk
Take a penn'orth, let me get on with me bloody job.

Ground Penny A Pound

Skint Peppermint

Mower (gardener) Percy Thrower
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Blower (telephone) Percy Thrower
Alternatives
Lend us ya Percy, I need to make a call.

Boozer (pub) Perpetual (Loser)
Oh gawd 'e's a right perpetual loser

Drug Persian Rug
Got any Persians on you mate?

Drugs Persian Rugs

Grouch Peter Crouch
Oh, he's such a Peter!

Old man (father) Peter Pan
Alternatives
How's your Peter Pan.

Tan Peter Pan
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Nervous Peter Purvis
I am a bit Peter Pervis about my exam

Hump Petrol Pump
He had the right petrol pump last night

Gin and Tonic Philharmonic

Silly Piccadilly

Mercy Piccadilly Percy

Suit Piccolo and Flute

Sticks (countryside) Pick and Mix
It's ages seen I been out in the pick 'n mix

Vicar Pie and Liquor

Slash (urinate) Pie and Mash
Alternatives
Gotta take a pie and mash

Cash Pie And Mash
Alternatives
You got any Pie on ya?

Crash Pie and Mash
Alternatives
Just had a pie and mash in me car

Weight Pieces of Eight

Hyper Pied Piper

Beer Pig's Ear

Scotch (whiskey) Pimple and Blotch

Chapel Pineapple

Bunk (bed) Pineapple Chunk
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Spunk Pineapple Chunk
Alternatives
I think I just swallowed some Pineapple Chunks

Strong Ping Pong

Turkey Pinky and Perky

Legs Pins or Pin Pegs
Nice pins

Cry Pipe Your Eye

Pants Pirates Of Penzance

Computer Pistol and Shooter

Boss Pitch and Toss

Peelers (police) Pittsburgh Steelers

Missus (Mrs) Plates and Dishes

Feet Plates of Meat
Me plates are killin' me!

Rain Pleasure and Pain

Park Plimsoll Mark

Vin Blanc Plonk
Reported came from Army in France in WWI

Style Plymouth Argyle
I like ya Plymouth Argyle

Pound (currency) Plymouth Sound

Scotch (whiskey) Pocket Watch

Bint Polo Mint
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Skint Polo Mint
Alternatives
Cant afford it im Polo

Toilet Pontius Pilate

25 Pony

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

Home Pope in Rome

Portuguese Pork And Cheese
He's Pork And Cheese - he's Portuguese

Cop Pork Chop
Lets run from the Pork Chop.

Lies Pork Pies
Stop tellin' me porkies!

Specs (spectacles) Posh and Becks
Pass us me posh and becks

Tramp Postage Stamp

Fat (from the children's TV programme) Postman Pat
Alternatives
You're a bit Postman

Cat Postman Pat
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Old man (father or husband) Pot and Pan
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Old man (father or husband) Pot and Pan
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Clue Pot of Glue

Cold Potatoes in the Mould
Blimey it's taters!

Wishes Pots and Dishes

Bust Princes Trust
Look at the Prince's on her

Bird (Lime) Prison Time
'Es gawn down, doin' bird

Moody Punch n Judy
Don't get all Punch and Judy

Love Push and Shove

Mutual Friends

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