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Cockney Rhyming Slang

stooge

It's great isnt it, but do many people actually use it?

For instance, apparently Taxi's are widely referred to as Jo-ers due to the RTE tv programme in the early 1990s called Jo-Maxi. I've heard jo-maxi but never jo-ers or joeys'.

Also, whats peoples favourite rhyming slang, whether cockney,made-up or otherwise?

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Jamey

Some local guy told me yesterday to 'watch the Highland Jig on your man' as another guy with a wig walked past!

A favourite here is "What's the Kenny Gory?', Kenneth Gory being a local lad who works in Super Valu :P

Dun laoire

Jimmy floyd = W**k (Jimmy floyd hasslebank)
Chickens neck = Cheque

One i use with the missus.
"I've got a BK love", meaning i'm looking for cuddle
BK= Burger King= Home of the Whopper. You get me:D

Thrill

Are you lot taking the hit and miss. Would never use slang myself.
It's a load of old Barry white, and anyone who says any different is
a pedal and cranker.
If anyone uses slang around me they'll get such a kick in the rock an roll
they wont be able to apple tart or take a Donald Trump for a month.

swalsh

The lads in the Ross O Carroll-Kelly books use rhyming slang alot for example

Peter Pan--- tan
Boat race--- face
Britney or britney spears--- beers
swiss---hole, in that way!

Zombienosh

Brad pitt - S**t
apple tart - fart
hit and miss - piss
mae west - best
pedal and crank - w**k
dog and bone - phone
donald trump - dump
damien duff - m**f

phantom_lord

tbh I've never heard this used in ireland, pretty surprised to see a thread on it

sunnyjim

Skin and blister - Sister
"Did ye get yer rock and roll?" - did you get yer hole?
Tommy tank - y'know
Pedal and cranker - y'know

BigEejit

I live in Greenwich and very very rarely hear any, and its usually just 'trouble' or 'bone' .... a lot more likely to hear 'Corrrrr' and blimey which I thought was only ever spoken in Beano comics

growler

Londoners, black-cab drivers and east end types do, never heard an irish person use it.

Mossy Monk

stooge wrote:

It's great isnt it, but do many people actually use it?

i don't. i think it is quite stupid myself

Wishbone Ash

shane86 wrote:

Or how about him trying to cheer Rodney up after his plans tro hit it big time musically failed

"C`mon Rodders, ya dont wanna be gettin into that music lark. I mean, alot of them promoters, managers, theyre all a bit Stoke-on-Trent. Yid wanna watch your old deaf and dumb in that game son!"

LOL

I don't remember that one.

shane86

Wishbone Ash wrote:

What about Del Boy's two common ones:

"C'mon Rodney, this place is a mess. You get out the J Edgar while I get a Ruby".

Or how about him trying to cheer Rodney up after his plans tro hit it big time musically failed

"C`mon Rodders, ya dont wanna be gettin into that music lark. I mean, alot of them promoters, managers, theyre all a bit Stoke-on-Trent. Yid wanna watch your old deaf and dumb in that game son!"

Few I or people I know would use

Rockford Files- Piles "these rockfords are killing me"
Shes up the Damien- a relatively new Irish one

Mickey Monk- "Id Mickey Monk all over her" * Yeaaahhhh

Tom Hanks- y`know
Cream Crackers- Knacks
Barry White

re the Pete Tong one I was suprised at one of the older cops on the Bill using this once. I didnt think house DJs and cockney men in their 50s really moved in the same circles.

Wishbone Ash

What about Del Boy's two common ones:

"C'mon Rodney, this place is a mess. You get out the J Edgar while I get a Ruby".

Blisterman

Creamers- Knackers

from Cream Crackers.

Katykaboom

cheese and rice.

Miss Fluff

"That's a fine set of Bristols there madam"

Bristol City's = Titties

biko

I never really heard it spoken in Ireland. Perhaps by some english guy over on stag night. Is it spoken in the pale?

Oh, trouble and strife I said on occasion.

puffmullett

Jeyes Fluid: Nude
Bugs Bunny: Money
Cream Cookies: Bookies
Inspector Morse: Horse

So heading down the cream cookies to put a bit of bugs bunny on an inspector morse

stooge

I was surprised at the origins of 'Berk' and 'Cobblers'

Berk = Berkeley Hunt = C**t

and

Cobblers = Cobblers Awls = Balls

Not just as innocent as I first thought

The Hill Billy

Here's a good site to while away a few hours on this subject.

r3nu4l

Vegeta wrote:

sad as it is i find the rhyming slang in the Ross O Carroll Kelly books very very funny

Yep gotta admit I loved it in the latest book too

although I do think Irish people using it is a bit sad.

A friend of mine at home goes way over board with it:

"Lads, someone get on the dog and bone and call a Jo-maxi, I'm going for a hit an'miss and a pony, I'll be out in a Liffey..."

mike65

(Its all gone) Pete Tong = Wrong

Mike.

stooge

El Pr0n wrote:

Also, if someone is in the toilet for longer than the usual time, you ask them if they've had a Central, and only a select few of us know it's funny. Arrogant and elitist, yes, but amusing at the same time.

nice

a few others

harry huss = bus
iron rod = prod (as in "give him and iron rod to wake him up")
carsten janker(former german soccer player) = w****r

Kipperhell

Cremo wrote:

don't use it as i'm irish.

It was created by the Irish in London to disguise what they were talking about.

Joers comes from jo-maxi it is a second deriviative of the slang

The Hill Billy

conical wrote:

Would love to read more of this thread, but have to go for a Barry White

Me too, but I'm going to stick on my tennis & head to the battle for a Nelson.

mike65

lemony(s) + snicket = Cricket!

Mike.

Don1

Lemony Snickets = tickets.

Nice one.

conical

Would love to read more of this thread, but have to go for a Barry White

Ruu_Old

I was chatting to a mate the other day and he told me that he "got us some Lemonys for the game" (Reading V Spurs). Work it out.

mike65

"Me old China" - China + Plate = Mate

Apples and pears = Stairs

Trouble and Strife = Wife

Brahms and Liszt = Pissed (a bit posh for the east end that one).

Sweeney Todd = Flying Squad (shortened to Sweeney)

J Arthur Rank = ****

Mike.