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Cockney Rhyming Slang

Ton

Ton is Cockney slang for 100.

A ton can mean £100 but it is also used to indicate 100 miles an hour. Example: "He did the ton down at Boxhill last Sunday".

Credit: contributed by Danny on 21-Apr-2000.

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Classic 142 times. Modern 13 times. Mockney 8 times.


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