Cockney Rhyming slang part 2

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part two

Cockney Rhyming Slang

RP
means

1. repeated pronunciation
2. received pronunciation
3. restored pronunciation
4. restricted pronunciation

Cockney differs from RP

1

1. the T sound replaced with a frontal stop
2. the T sound replaced with a D
3. the T sound replaced with a glottal stop
4. the T sound replaced with a G

Cockney differs from RP

2

1. H sound is dropped entirely
2. F sound is dropped entirely
3. G sound is dropped entirely
4. R sound is dropped entirely

Cockney differs from RP

3

1. unvoiced TH sound replaced by H
2. unvoiced TH sound replaced by V
3. unvoiced TH sound replaced by Z
4. unvoiced TH sound replaced by F

Cockney differs from RP

4

1. voiced TH sound replaced by H
2. voiced TH sound replaced by F
3. voiced TH sound replaced by V
4. voiced TH sound replaced by Z

Cockney differs from RP

5

1. Final L becomes a W
2. Final L becomes a R
3. Final L becomes an A
4. Final L becomes a V

Sling your hook

means

1. no way
2. enter the ship
3. high five
4. go away

Geezer

means

1. bloke
2. boy
3. girl
4. man

Chat up

means

1. talk to
2. take out
3. seduce
4. phone

lemon and lime

means

1. rhyme
2. time
3. mime
4. lemonade

Lady Godiva

is

1. 10 pounds
2. 5 pounds
3. 15 pounds
4. 1 pound

A Monkey

is

1. 500 pounds
2. 250 pounds
3. 100 pounds
4. 50 pounds

a Pony

is

1. 50 pounds
2. 100 pounds
3. 10 pounds
4. 25 pounds

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Edges and Carpets

Carpet: 3 or 300

Edge pences: 50 pence

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