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The Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary

Geoff Tibballs author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Ebury Publishing

Published:7th Mar '19

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The Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary cover


The classic pocket guide to the language of London.


This wonderful little guide to cockney rhyming slang contains over 1,700 old and new rhymes translated from Cockney to English and English to Cockney, including:

Custard and jelly - telly

Hot cross bun - nun

Lemon tart - smart

Rock ’n’ roll - dole

Sticky toffee - coffee

...and many more. Master the art of the Cockney rhyme and discover the Cockney origins of common British phrases.

ISBN: 9781529103922

Dimensions: 160mm x 110mm x 8mm

Weight: 69g

128 pages