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Cockney Rhyming Slang

Have you ever been lost for words in the East End markets? Ever got your Gertie Gitanas (bananas) confused with your corns and bunions (onions) and it's all gone a bit Pete Tong (wrong)? Cockney Rhyming Slang is a quick, easy-to-use guide to some of the most frequently used, up-to-date as well as old-fashioned phrases. Including: . 'apples and pears' - stairs . 'Barnet Fair' - hair . 'sausage and mash' - crash . 'bubble bath' - laugh . 'Britney Spears' - beers . 'has beens' - greens . 'dig a grave' - shave An entertaining collection that explains the ever-evolving dialect of London's East End, with Cockney Rhyming Slang you'll be conversing with the street traders of the East End with no Barney Rubble (trouble).

Important places

East End (2)

Regions

Waltham Forest (3)

Countries

United Kingdom (21,421)

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Greater London (7,856)