History of Cockney Rhyming Slang

Cockney rhyming slang originated in London in the mid-19th century, possibly influenced by Irish immigrants. This unique linguistic tradition replaces words with rhyming phrases, creating a colorful language known for its playful and often puzzling expressions. Over time, Cockney has evolved as a distinctive feature of London's cultural heritage, offering a glimpse into the city's vibrant past and the creativity of its inhabitants.

• Cockney Slang
• Language Tradition
• London Heritage

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1. Cockney Zden k Ko l a Jakub Nagy

2. What is Cockney? Cockney = Rhyming Slang UK, Ireland and Australia A common word is replaced with a phrase, whose last word rhymes with the original word, then the secondary rhyming word is deleted (omitted) and the spoken form is just the first word of the phrase. Phrase trouble and strife should mean wife . The and strife part is deleted, so the spoken phrase I ll meet my trouble means I ll meet my wife . Phrase apples and pears should mean stairs . The and pears part is deleted, so the spoken phrase I'm going up the apples means I'm going up the stairs .

3. Examples of Cockney Meaning Slang Word Original Phrase It nearly knocked me off me plates - he was wearing a syrup! So I ran up the apples, got straight on the dog to me trouble and said I couldn't believe me mincers. telephone dog dog-and-bone wife trouble trouble-and-strife eyes mincers mince-pies wig syrup syrup-of-figs feet plates plates-of-meat road frog frog-and-toad stairs apples apples-and-pears

4. History of Cockney origins in the East End of London in the mid-19th century (1840s) maybe invented by Irish immigrants to London maybe linguistic accident, game or language to confuse non-locals maybe for traders to make trades faster without customers understanding maybe for criminals to confuse police

5. Differences to normal English!

6. The Schwaa sound - The normal Schwaa sound should come out a lot sharper, stronger and louder Doctor -) Doctor ( DoctA ) Faster -) Faster ( FastA ) Stronger -) Stronger ( StrongA ) Harder -) Harder ( HardA )

7. No letter H ?! - People that speak cockney do not pronounce letter h at the start of the word Who -) Who -) O Have -) Have -) Ave House -) House -) Ouse Hey! -) Hey -) Ey! Who are you? Doctor who? That s his house. How much for him?

8. Letter l or not? -In cockney letter l is not pronounced like l but is pronounced more like w Hell -) (H)ew Still -) Stiw Pill -) Piw Phil -) Phiw

9. Glottal T! -The t letter is in cockney replaced by uh sound (This only applies if the t is at the end or in the middle of the word) Water -) Wa er Lighter -) Ligh er Bottle of water. -) Bo le of wa er. I hate you -) I a e you. My head, It hurts. -) My ead, I ur s.

10. Voiced Th sound -The voiced Th is replaced by letter V Brother -) Bruvah Bother -) Bovah Mother -) Muvah Father -) Favah Clothes -) Cloves Leather -) Levah

11. Silenced Th sound - The silenced Th sound is in words replaced by the letter F Thank you! -) Fank you! Everything -) Everifing Nothing -) Nuffing Thursday -) Fursday Sympathetic -) Sympafetic Think -) Fink

12. Ai words -In cockney the ai is shorter and quicker Like -) Like Fight -) Fight My -) My I like you. -) I like you. We got into a fight. -) We got into a fight.

13. Me or My? - People who speak cockney tend to use Me instead of My My throat hurts. -) Me froa ur s. My car broke down. -) Me car broke down.

14. Double Negatives - 2 negatives in one sentence You want money? -) I ain t got none, mate. Rewerse 3rd person You wasn t even there. I weren t even talking to you.

15. Special words Missus- Girlfriend/Wife Minger- Ugly Fit- To be attractive Dosh/Dough- Money To have a bubble- To joke To pipe down- To be quiet Up the duff- To be pregnant

16. QUIZ!

17. What does this mean? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Elephant s Trunk- She came home Elephant s Trunk last night. Baked Bean- If you live in England you ve gotta love the Baked Bean. Barney Rubble- You! You are in serious Barney Rubble! Bees and Honey- Can you lend me some Bees and Honey, pal? Bottle and Glass- Look at that beautiful Bottle on that. Bread and Cheese- Geez, all this dust is gonna make me Bread and Cheese. Brown Bread- That giant spider is finally Brown Bread. Bubble Bath- Are you having a good Bubble? Cows and Kisses- How is your Cows and Kisses? Dustbin Lid- Cut that Dustbin Lid some slack.

18. Answers! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Drunk- She came home Drunk last night. Queen- If you live in England you ve gotta love the Queen. Trouble- You! You are in serious Trouble! Money- Can you lend me some Money, pal? Ass- Look at that beautiful Ass on that. Sneeze- Geeze, all this dust is gonna make me Sneeze. Dead- That giant spider is finally Dead. Laugh- Are you having a good Laugh? Missus- How is your Missus? Kid- Cut that Kid some slack.