Cockney rhyming slang, me china plate!

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Mike in Japan  #9181  Fri, 26 Sep 03 10:18 AM
If 'china plate' means 'mate', and 'trouble and strife' means 'wife', then what do these mean?
'Barnet Fair', 'boat race', 'mince pies', 'Duke of Montrose', 'Norf and Sarf' (North and South) CLUE; they can all be found on the head.
. Thanks to Johnbonn for the facial terms.
Does anyone know any others?
  
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ALT  #9189  Fri, 26 Sep 03 11:09 AM
Barnet Fair' - hair
'boat race' - face
'mince pies' - eyes
'Duke of Montrose' - nose
'Norf and Sarf' - mouth

How about:-

Dog and bone - phone
Plates of meat - feet
Gregory Peck - neck

One for you to guess:-

Richard the Third?

I won't even start with the really rude ones!

In the UK we have a television programme called "Is Harry on the Boat"!
  
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chris  #9202  Fri, 26 Sep 03 01:37 PM
Is Richard the Third - 'nerd' or 'turd'? :P
  
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ALT  #9233  Fri, 26 Sep 03 06:07 PM
The latter! And I apologise! Wink [;)]
  
Mike in Japan  #9432  Mon, 29 Sep 03 10:46 AM
Thanks Alt! That's a really really really useful one!
  
southafrica  #11412  Thu, 23 Oct 03 05:05 PM
Cool [H]
In South Africa, they say China instead of mate. Perharps it comes from the expression 'me old China plate'?
Howzit?
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southafrica  #11413  Thu, 23 Oct 03 05:06 PM
Hey China, I am in the UK, and I haven't seen this 'in a boat' program?
  
Mike in Japan  #11437  Fri, 24 Oct 03 01:27 AM
Hi Southafrica,
'in a a boat program'?
I'm scratching my head here. What does it mean?
Cheers China,
Mike
  
trellis  #11496  Sat, 25 Oct 03 08:48 AM

Hello,

At ages 17-18 I worked as an assistant for a commercial photographer from the East End of London. He always used to say, "Nice Bristols" to the female models who came to the studio for a photo shoot.

He liked saying this to them because they did not know what he was talking about. He always loved saying things to create confused looks on people's faces. That is one reason I quit the job after 8 months. Too much stress. Who needs it?

Bristol and West = Chest

Bristol Cities= Guess Wink [;)]


Cockney rhyming slang web site HERE


BTW (by the way):

Cockney rhyming slang was originally created by villian or baddie types in London's Soho area so that they could discuss their illegal activities in public places such as the pub without other people being able to understand what they were saying. The more modern USA rap or hiphop slang was created for the same reason. That is why I do not use it. I do not find criminals cute or cool or in any way worthy of emulation or imitation.

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