Friday Fibbing

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1. Battlecruiser

A London term for the mother-in-law


2. Bread and cheese

Rhyming slang for knees.


3. Cows and kisses

Rhyming slang for the misses


4. Dicky dirt

Rhyming slang for shirt.


5. Lady Godiva

How much it costs for a pint of been – rhymes with fiva (five pounds).


6. Mork and Mindy

When having a take-out in London, it is the sharing of the bill.


7. Daisy roots

A hairdressing term for yellow and white highlights.


8. Dustbin lid

A pizza topping that includes mushrooms, chicken and slices of ham.


9. Peckham Rye

It is the sigh that Del Boy (Only Fools and Horses) uses when Rodney is a plonker.


10. Ruby Murray

It is a type of curry, where the meat is cooked rare, and served with red apples.

Published by writerravenclaw

I am a fifty something mother of two grown up children, and one beautiful grandchild. I have been married for nearly thirty-four years. My first book was published ten years ago. I wrote my book Sticks and Stones because of my experience of being bullied at school.

5 thoughts on “Friday Fibbing”

  1. London rhyming slang is pure poetry hiding in plain sight these aren’t just jokes, Diana, they’re the voice of a city keeping itself clever and alive. ‘Battlecruiser’ for mother-in-law is genius. Love how you’ve woven these together. 💙
    London is my fav city 🌃😇

    / Love & Hugs / Khadija 💕🤗

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