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cockney (Cockney (London) Rhyming Slang – a rhyme is: "porky pie, lie". Take a word (lie), find a word that rhymes with it (pie) and another work that goes with that rhyming word (pork or porky) and you have your rhyming slang replacement word or phrase "pork pie", "porky pie" or "porky" for short, that stands for "lie" and "porky pies" or "porkies" for short, standing for "lies". Certain Cockney slang, like this, has become so popular that its use is no longer restricted to within the Cockney area of east London where you can hear the sound of Bow Bells (the bells of the church of St Mary-le-Bow) but has gone nationwide if not international (eg: Australia). Other examples: Apples and pears, stairs. 2 and 8, state. Dicky bird, word. Butcher's hook, look... Example sentence: "I haven't heard a dicky bird [word] about that tea leaf [thief] who stole my jam jar [car]. It's left me in a right two and eight [state]" Andrew Goff) |
