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Peverel · 05-23-2009, 07:01 AM

In london there is a group of people called Cockneys. Cockneys use a slightly different but fun way of speaking called Cockney Rhyming Slang. Cockney rhyming slang works by using two (sometimes more) words to rhyme with a third which is the word you actually mean. Ok that is a bad explaination lets look at a few example:

Trouble & Strife = Wife
Holy Ghost = Toast
Rosie Lee = tea
Dig & Bone = phone

Now most often when you use them in a sentence you only use the first word, so stealing PDurrant's example from a previous post:

I was on the dog to me trouble....

meaning

I was on the phone to my wife

Now I thought it may be fun to see what a silly bunch of word crafters such as you lot may be able to come up with for new MR Rhyming Slang terms.

05-23-2009, 07:01 AM	#1
Peverel Still Easily Confused Posts: 889 Karma: 505319 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampshire/Berkshire/Surrey - yes I am that big Device: Kindle	MR Rhyming Slang In london there is a group of people called Cockneys. Cockneys use a slightly different but fun way of speaking called Cockney Rhyming Slang. Cockney rhyming slang works by using two (sometimes more) words to rhyme with a third which is the word you actually mean. Ok that is a bad explaination lets look at a few example: Trouble & Strife = Wife Holy Ghost = Toast Rosie Lee = tea Dig & Bone = phone Now most often when you use them in a sentence you only use the first word, so stealing PDurrant's example from a previous post: I was on the dog to me trouble.... meaning I was on the phone to my wife Now I thought it may be fun to see what a silly bunch of word crafters such as you lot may be able to come up with for new MR Rhyming Slang terms. Last edited by Peverel; 05-23-2009 at 07:06 AM.