- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd; 2nd Revised edition edition (27 Dec 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1843170272
- ISBN-13: 978-1843170273
- Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.4 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Would you Adam and Eve it! The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang is back and bigger than ever in this new revised and expanded edition. Originally starting out as a secret language to fool coppers (bottle and stoppers), cockney rhyming slang has grown in popularity far beyond its London homeland. It is often regarded as an hilarious language owing to its tremendous vitality, so much so it has even reached as far a field as Australia and America. So don't be fore and aft - do yourself a Cheesey Quaver and take a butcher's at this Captain Cook. All those pages, hundreds of definitions, so take our lump of ice - empty out your Davy Crocketts and cough up your pie and mash - prepare to maze your chinas or even Queen's Park Rangers over a pig's ear down at the old rub-a-dub.
About the Author
Betty Kirkpatrick is one of Britain's leading lexicographers and is a regular contributor to the print media and a variety of radio programmes. Among her many books are the Concise Oxford Thesaurus and Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a great little book. Small and easy to use it's a good starting point for those who want to learn more about cockney rhyming slang. Ever been confused by the language used on TV shows such as Only Fools and Horses, or any Guy Richie film? Buy this and those days will be behind you. Highly recommended.
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Nice little book, answers the WOT question on some of the "newer" or variations of the slang not common to your version as there maybe 3 or 4 phrases for 1 word
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This was for my Japanese student, and she was delighted with it. It arrived quickly, and was really a small book but full of rhyming slang. Thank you
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Cockney English
My Russian student was very happy with this little present, which
is now in Moscow!
is now in Moscow!
Published on 26 April 2009 by Valerie Walder
Cor Blimey Mate - It's the dogs !
Cor Blimey Guv, nuffink could have prepared me fer wot i laid my minces on. This book explains wot i mean when i sez wot i sez to my china's who ain't cockney's, Now they can chat... Read more
Published on 19 July 2001
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