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- Aug 2008
- 1067
- Southampton
- Southampton FC, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Fox's Chocolatey Salted Caramel Biscuit (deprecated)
Some comedy troupe or other did a skit on this, of which a friend sent me a Youtube video a year or so back - "you're 'aving a bubble, you're 'aving a Turkish" etc. I've never heard anyone use it other than in that skit, but then I rarely go up to that Lunnon.
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Originally posted by Jah Womble View Post'Turkish bath / laugh' doesn't even work, ffs.
To WOM's question, I'm not a huge fan but then I'm not a cockney so that might be evidence that it still achieves its original purpose.
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Well, it ain't gonna resonate much in Toronto, I guess.
In my opinion, there's more fun to be had from inventing your own. (Well, a 'little' more fun...) Whatever, it's a mildly entertaining way of irritating people in one's company.
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Originally posted by Gerontophile View PostI tried to work out where kazzi (toilet) came from, and the only thing I can think of is kamikaze/shitting your pants. I know it isn't rhyming slang, but it isn't always.
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Originally posted by WOM View PostDo people generally find Cockney rhyming slang quaint and humourous or really fucking boneheaded and aggravating? (I don't want to tip my hand, so I'll remain quiet til others have answered.)
Unsurprisingly, I'm not a Cockney, although I did live in London for a few years, during which I heard very little Cockney rhyming slang.
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- Mar 2008
- 9816
- Tyne 'n' Wear (emphasis on the 'n')
- Dundee Utd, Gladbach, Atleti, Napoli, New Orleans Saints, Elgin City
It’s really not the case that only cockneys use rhyming slang. I believe ‘pitmatic’ (miners’ slang) had examples, to get things past foremen and ‘Ruby Murray’ ‘Teddy Bears’ are two common west of Scotland ones. The latter wouldn’t even work in a cockney accent
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I do wonder how that happened. Would it have been it's use in film, television and literature?
I was reminded today (by a board member on twitter) about Polari was there much penetration into every day english there?
The only rhyming slang I've ever knowingly used is Pete Tong, and that doesn't count does it? As you use the whole phrase rather than just part of it.
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Polari is strange, because you really have to be of a certain age to have known about it. Or learn it from a person of a certain age. I can't think of a single word that is in common use today. Sure, you'll get the odd "eek" or "bona" if you are talking to someone of a certain age and/or persuasion, and I have a friend in France who sprinkles his speech with the odd euphemism, but he would only do that if the people he is talking to, knew what the fuck he was on about.
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