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'''[[Cockney English|Cockney]] [[rhyme|rhyming]] [[slang]]''' was when one [[word]] was replaced by another word or phrase that rhymed. [[Leela]] noted that it was like a code, when she first learnt about it. | '''[[Cockney English|Cockney]] [[rhyme|rhyming]] [[slang]]''' was when one [[word]] was replaced by another word or phrase that rhymed. [[Leela]] noted that it was like a code, when she first learnt about it. | ||
Examples included "boat race" which was slang for "[[face]]", "Rosy Lee" for "[[tea]]", "[[apple]]s and [[pear]]s" as an alternative for "[[stairs]]", | Examples included "boat race" which was slang for "[[face]]", "Rosy Lee" for "[[tea]]", "[[apple]]s and [[pear]]s" as an alternative for "[[stairs]]", "[[plate]]s of [[meat]]" for "[[feet]]", ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Men's Tales (audio story)|Dead Men's Tales]]'') and "butcher's hook" which meant "look". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lonely Clock (audio story)|The Lonely Clock]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 01:13, 22 December 2019
Cockney rhyming slang was when one word was replaced by another word or phrase that rhymed. Leela noted that it was like a code, when she first learnt about it.
Examples included "boat race" which was slang for "face", "Rosy Lee" for "tea", "apples and pears" as an alternative for "stairs", "plates of meat" for "feet", (AUDIO: Dead Men's Tales) and "butcher's hook" which meant "look". (AUDIO: The Lonely Clock)
