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Cockney Rhyming Slang from London

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Each slang is ranked and rated by real Cockney speakers. Rate any slang as:

CLASSIC:
Widely-used and recognised as Cockney Rhyming Slang from the good old days. Example: Apples and Pears
MODERN:
It might be brand new rhyming slang but if you've heard it used, rate it Modern. Example: Pete Tong
MOCKNEY:
Never heard it being used? Reckon it's fake? What a load of old Pony. Rate it Mockney!

TOP 10 LATEST COCKNEY SLANG

New slang is coming out all the time. We rate it.

Ball of Fat 17-Aug-2017 from Uncle Fred
Happy Hour 18-May-2017 from Uncle Fred
Calcutta 18-May-2017 from Danny
Apple Cider 21-May-2014 from Uncle Fred
Frankie Howard 21-May-2014 from Uncle Free
Spanish Onion 21-May-2014 from Uncle Fred
Dead Loss 21-May-2014 from Uncle Fred
Watch and Chain 19-May-2014 from Danny
Thick and Thin 19-May-2014 from Danny
Life and Death 19-May-2014 from Danny

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Rediscovered English words

We love a bit of imaginative use of the English language. And as FRIAR TUCK would have it, academics have unearthed a few delightfully descriptive words that we can use when NATTERING to our friends. As senior linguistics lecturer of York University, Dominic Watts says he hopes people will start RABBITING some of these words […]
Ride the Mail Rail Under London

After a good deal of tarting up, the underground tracks that used to serve the Royal Mail is now open to the public. The Postal Museum allows interested punters to ride on miniature JOHN WAYNES and explore the one hundred-year-old Post Office railway. Many of the station platforms that you can see have not been […]
London Downpour Ends Heatwave

Well, that didn’t last long, did it! One minute we were basking in the heat of the scorching CURRANT BUN and the next we’re getting out our RED ‘N’ YELLAs because it’s raining CATS AND DOGS. Monday saw the hottest UK bank holiday on record and we’re now sitting at 10 degrees or cooler. There […]
Big Ben’s Last Bong

Big Ben is a dirty great TICK TOCK that lives near Westminster Bridge. Well, turns out that Big Ben is in a bit of a TWO AND EIGHT, so for the next four years a load of CAPTAIN KIRK, totaling 29m, will be carried out on the Elizabeth Tower to renovate the building and the […]
London Night Tube Anniversary

This time last year, the OXO CUBE began it’s mission to transport London’s night owls around the capital. The Night Tube has now seen it’s eight millionth journey. That’s a hell of a lot of BERT AND ERNIES! It’s lovely to see a positive story like this in the news. Not only has it brought […]
London’s Urban Foxes on the Increase

There are upwards of 18 urban foxes per square km living in London. Fortunately they seem to leave the BALLs OF FAT and CHERRY HOGs alone.
David Walliams’ Cockney Character

Hurray for Abingdon School in Oxfordshire, who are teaching their BIN LIDS how to use their LOAF OF BREAD and learn some proper cockney rhyming slang! The fun lesson was inspired by a Birmingham Stage Company’s production of ‘Awful Auntie’ by David Walliams. One of the key characters is a young Londoner called Soot (can […]
Has the Cockney Voice Gone for Good?

Cole Moreton bemoans the loss of the cockney voice in this piece for the Radio Times. And it's true. With all the comings and goings, like in any big city, its inhabitants will eventually change. Their customs will change, their food will change, their culture will change and of course their language and accents will change.
Cockney Rhyming Grub

Any cockney rhyming slang fans should head over to Cambridge and try the yummy looking desserts at the Bedford Lodge Hotel and Spa. The experimental chef has combined his love of our London slang with his studies in braille to create some deliciously fun puds. Our particular favourite is ‘Apples and Pears‘ with Rosie Lee […]