Cockney Rhyming Slang (use and abuse)

[slowmotion]

Peter Cook came up with that one!

Inspector Regan used it in The Sweeney years ago too.

 

[ASC1951]

Inspector Regan used it in The Sweeney years ago too.

You could go back to "berk", then, as in Berkeley Hunt. That's pre-war.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Hate "i'm hank marvin"

Can you adam and eve it.

 

[slowmotion]

After Mr Ecclestone donated a six figure sum to the Labour Party, a million quid became known as a Bernie.

 

[Bromptonaut]

Yes - so the name Kettle carried over from the fob watch (known then just as a fob) to the wrist watch.



I did google cockney rhyming slang and it is amazing how many articles on line are wrong with all sorts of things. One said something like "not all cockney slang rhymes -for example the police are called the sweeney".

Sweeney Todd = Flying Squad (ie the rapid intervention guys).