Useful english dictionary. 2012.
rhyming slang — rhym′ing slang n. ling. a form of slang in which a rhyming word or phrase is substituted for the word intended, often with ellipsis of the rhyming part, as titfer for tit for tat for hat[/ex] • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
jack — I. n 1. nothing. This fairly widespread sense of the word may derive from an earlier and now obsolete sense of jack meaning very little or a small or insignificant amount. (A synonymous expression is jack shit .) ► We didn t get jack. 2a. a… … Contemporary slang
tom — I. n British 1. jewellery. A piece of underworld rhym ing slang, from tomfoolery. 2. a prostitute. In police jargon and in the slang of the underworld and prison this has been a standard term since the 1940s. It derives from a 19th century use of … Contemporary slang
bath bun — n British 1. the sun. A less common alternative to currant bun. ► All this bleedin rain. I ve forgotten what the old bath bun looks like. (Recorded, street trader, London, 1988) 2. a son Both uses are London working class rhym ing slang from the… … Contemporary slang
pipe one's eye — vb to weep. This phrase is now almost obsolete, except in self consciously fan ciful speech. Although pipe your eye has been interpreted as cockney rhym ing slang for cry, the expression had been recorded as early as the beginning of the 19th… … Contemporary slang
Charlie (Chester) — n British a child molester, paedophile. The rhym ing slang phrase, used by schoolchil dren, borrows the name of a UK comedian of the 1950s … Contemporary slang
Danny (La Rue) — n British a clue, invariably as part of a phrase in utterances such as Don t ask me, I haven t got a Danny La Rue . The rhym ing slang uses the name of the female impersonating UK variety star. Scooby( doo) is a synonym … Contemporary slang
Dennis (Law) — n British hashish or marihuana. The term is rhym ing slang for draw. The name of the foot baller was evoked by adolescents at the end of the 1980s. ► Has anyone seen Dennis? [Have you got any smoke?] … Contemporary slang
jonah — n Australian a shark. This is not a reference to the whale but a contracted form of the rhym ing slang Joan of Arc … Contemporary slang
Mozart — adj Australian drunk. The word is one half of the rhym ing slang phrase Mozart and Liszt : pissed. The British equivalent is Brahms (and Liszt) … Contemporary slang
