Sim
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Based on a misunderstanding in another thread, I thought I would start a list of cockney rhyming slang terms which are still in common use in Australia.
For anyone not familiar with the term, try this explanation on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyming_slang
These are terms I've heard used:
seppo = septic tank = yank = someone from the United States ("we lost the basketball to the seppos, again")
dog and bone = telephone ("he called on the dog and bone")
trouble and strife = wife ("I got caught by the trouble and strife")
dead horse = sauce (usually tomato) ("want some dead horse on your snag?")
loaf = loaf of bread = head ("use your loaf, son")
brass tacks = facts ("let's get down to the brass tacks")
porky = pork pie = lie ("you telling porkies?")
... I looked through a list of rhyming slang online, but couldn't find any others which I've heard used recently.
While some people might be offended by associating "yank" with "septic tank", I think it's more intended to be cheeky rather than derogatory ... in the same way you refer to your wife as your "trouble and strife".
Can anyone else think of any other rhyming slang terms which are still in common usage?
For anyone not familiar with the term, try this explanation on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyming_slang
These are terms I've heard used:
seppo = septic tank = yank = someone from the United States ("we lost the basketball to the seppos, again")
dog and bone = telephone ("he called on the dog and bone")
trouble and strife = wife ("I got caught by the trouble and strife")
dead horse = sauce (usually tomato) ("want some dead horse on your snag?")
loaf = loaf of bread = head ("use your loaf, son")
brass tacks = facts ("let's get down to the brass tacks")
porky = pork pie = lie ("you telling porkies?")
... I looked through a list of rhyming slang online, but couldn't find any others which I've heard used recently.
While some people might be offended by associating "yank" with "septic tank", I think it's more intended to be cheeky rather than derogatory ... in the same way you refer to your wife as your "trouble and strife".
Can anyone else think of any other rhyming slang terms which are still in common usage?