Cockney Rabbit
These from a booking of Cockney Rhyming Slang I was given recently:
Abraham- Sham : Pronounced Abram, this applies to getting out of something by feigning illness.
Apricot and Peach- Beach: On holiday you might say "We go down to the apricot, get some currant and look at the lemons (currant bun - sun; lemon curds- birds).
Cotton Wool- Pull: The hunt for sexual quarry is also known as going on the "cotton".
Abraham- Sham : Pronounced Abram, this applies to getting out of something by feigning illness.
Apricot and Peach- Beach: On holiday you might say "We go down to the apricot, get some currant and look at the lemons (currant bun - sun; lemon curds- birds).
Cotton Wool- Pull: The hunt for sexual quarry is also known as going on the "cotton".
posted by geckospeak at Sunday, July 16, 2006
1 Comments:
Further - in an attempt to translate french criminal slang in the novel Querelle, the following appears: 'Keep your mince pies simmering' - equivalent of keep your eyes peeled.
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