Examples of Cockney Rhyming Slang Now that we have a good understanding of what Cockney rhyming slang is and how it is used, we are going to look at some examples of it in order to get a feel for how the slang sounds and the different phrases you can expect to hear. Plates of meat...
Cockney English A light-hearted look at English as spoken by Londoners (Cockneys) During the 19th Century, the criminal underworld in London developed their own secret language. Much of it was based on rhyming slang. A few of the more common and interesting words and expressions are tabulated ...
Hampstead Heath - teeth Hampton Wick - dick or prick (penis - unusually both words of the slang, hampton and wick, have become popular single-word slang terms, and have spawned secondary rhyming slang terms - such as Lionel Hampton - incidentally Hampton Wick is an up-market riverside 'vill...