What does down the Kermit mean in Cockney slang?
Kermit is Cockney slang for Road.
What does custard mean in Cockney?
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“No one’s watching the custard” means “no one’s watching the TV.” “Custard and jelly” rhymes with “telly.”
Why is a house called a drum?
Originally Answered: Why is a person’s home a ‘drum’ in cockney rhyming slang? That’s a modern repurposing of the earlier slang that either meant “to burgle” (To get into somewhere that was tight as a drum) or prison cell (Same root). From there it came to mean home and was reattached to Drum and Bass.
Why is 300 called a carpet?
Some people have said that a three-month sentence was called a carpet because it took that long to make one in the prison workshop, but the rhyming slang joke on an existing usage makes more sense. (It doesn’t ever seem to have meant so long a sentence as three years.)
Where did the term cockney rhyming slang come from?
Cockney rhyming slang is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London. Many of its expressions have passed into common language, and the creation of new ones is no longer restricted to Cockneys.
Why is rhyming slang so common in Australia?
Up until the late 20th Century, rhyming slang was also common in Australian slang, probably due to the formative influence of cockney on Australian English.
What do Cockneys mean when they say trap and Pony?
Porky = pork pie = lie, e.g. “He’s telling porkies!” Pony = pony and trap = crap (note: Cockneys also use “pony” to mean £25 – hopefully the meaning is clear from the context) Rabbit = rabbit and pork = talk
What does brown bread mean in cockney slang?
Photograph: Alamy. Many of us know that “brown bread” is Cockney rhyming slang for dead, “china plate” for mate, and “bubble bath” for laugh.