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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.
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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Thank you, I was brought up near London, and my dad was born there, so I have a good knowledge of rhyming slang. Those were made up lol.
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These are funny. I remember rhyming slang from a murder mystery I read once.
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Similar idea for #9. Great fibs. Thanks for joining in this week.
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Good ones, Diana and I went with curry for #10 also.
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Lol love 9 and 10! xox
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