What does down the Kermit mean in Cockney slang?
Kermit is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Road!
What does Jekyll mean in Cockney slang?
Jekyll and Hyde is Cockney slang for Snide (fake).
What does Barney Rubble mean in Cockney slang?
Barney Rubble is Cockney slang for Trouble.
What does taters in the Mould mean?
Taters in the Mould is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Cold!
Where did derby Kelly come from?
“Derby Kell” is old Cockney rhyming slang for belly (“Derby Kelly”). “Blow out your kite” means “fill your stomach”. It uses the word kite (also kyte), a dialect word, originally derived from an Old English word for the womb which, by extension, came to mean the belly.
What is a Toby in Cockney rhyming slang?
Toby Jug is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Mug!
Why do Cockneys call a watch a kettle?
The term means watch, which has stemmed from a fob watch which was a pocket watch with attached to the body with a small chain. The kettle used to boil on the hob of a stove… hence the rhyme.
What does me old China mean?
” My old china ” Meaning: Cockney rhyming slang for mate. Example: We’ve been best pals since schooldays.
Was Barnard Castle named after a coward in ancient British slang?
It turns out Mr Cummings’ very trip to Barnard Castle may have been aptly explained by ancient British slang. The Tales of the British Isles Twitter account shared a picture of a page from Brewer’s Britain and Ireland, published in 2005, that describes ‘Barnard Castle’ as a Durham dialect term for a coward.
What does Barnard Castle mean in Durham Dialect?
The user, who posts under Tales of the British Isles, shared an excerpt from Brewer’s Britain and Ireland, 2005, in which Barnard Castle is shown to be a slang term in Durham dialect. The tweet explains that the term ‘Barney Castle’ is said to mean something is a “pathetic excuse”.
What is the origin of the phrase Barney Castle?
“Barney Castle” is a phrase in the dialect of County Durham meaning “a pathetic excuse”, generally thought to derive from the incident when Bowes retreated into the castle. Eric Partridge included the phrase in A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (1937).
Did ancient British slang explain Dominic Cummings’ visit to Barnard Castle?
But following the excuse, Twitter made a stunning revelation. It turns out Mr Cummings’ very trip to Barnard Castle may have been aptly explained by ancient British slang.