Cor, blimey!

[willie johnston]

My old man used quite a few of this slang even though he was Belfast born and bred.
He went to sea with a few Londoners and maybe that’s were he picked it up ?

His most used was telling us he was going for an Ernie ( McKnight).

or a Gladys

 

[Dynamo]

On your tod is commonly used and originates from being on your Tod Sloan.

 

[blueismycolour]

Why can't they just say the actual word?

They must be wishing, they had a Oxford Scholar for every time they've heard that.

 

[Millger]

Bristol City's have raspberry ripples on them

 

[Smiler Boyd]

I thought canary wharf (dwarf) might have been on the list

 

[RockSteadyEady]

Double Cockney - Arris - ass

 

[Bluebearjim]

Eartha (Kitt) - shit
Pineapple (chunk) - drunk
Laughing titter -Bitter
Mick Jagger - Lager

 

[Bluebearjim]

Best one from Minder.
Arthur said he'd been in hospital with his Chalfonts.
(Chalfont St Giles - piles)

 

[Damask_Rose]

Used to work with someone who would refer to people he didn't like as a "J Arthur Rank" which rhymes with wank.

J Arthur Rank was the founder of the Rank organisation that makes films that all started with the giant man hitting the gong.

 

[McGill Bear]

One I heard in Glasgow years ago but never in London kick in the Coffee stalls - kick in the balls

A boot in the Denis Laws

 

[billybatts]

David Gower= shower
Peter Powell= towel
Eric Sykes=bikes.

 

[Wheninromeucow]

My personal fav is … she’s getting it up the deef n dumb later

 

[Fuertebear55]

There's a tit over here calls me a sweaty sock = jock= Scottish conveniently there was nothing for English so I made one up pale of piss= English he doesn't seem to like it.

 

[Bigeye]

I'm away for a pint of Mick Jagger !

 

[remembertheepoch]

dont see thomas the tank there?

 

[Grimsdale]

Nae James Hunt.

 

[a_weir]

Neither the slang or original terms are alphabetised. Annoying.

 

[AstroScotland]

My personal fav is … she’s getting it up the deef n dumb later

Ya durty swine

 

[archimedes]

I'm getting sore Acme Wringers from all this typing :shh:

 

[TheFantasticNinetiesFox]

Jack the Rippers = Kippers? My arse it’s a titty bar!

 

[Tim Hunter]

Why can't they just say the actual word?

It was to conceal the thrust of a conversation, from outsiders or polis.
They would only use the first part of the rhyme.
ie Up the apples for cup of rosie.
Up the apples and pears(stairs) for a cup of rosie lee(tea)
My favourite example was in the Bill, a wide boy asks the very rideable female officer(Martello?), if she "would like to spend the weekend on my boat?"
"Where is that "? she says.
"You're looking at it."

 

[Alfie shhh!]

It was to conceal the thrust of a conversation, from outsiders or polis.
They would only use the first part of the rhyme.
ie Up the apples for cup of rosie.
Up the apples and pears(stairs) for a cup of rosie lee(tea)
My favourite example was in the Bill, a wide boy asks the very rideable female officer(Martello?), if she "would like to spend the weekend on my boat?"
"Where is that "? she says.
"You're looking at it."

Cheers for the info. Wonder if any other region used slang to conceal as much as they did.

 

[Johnny Cash]

One of the best and strangest I heard was from a good pal from south london, who u can hardly understand at best of times. “Don’t chicken curry” I said what , he said “worry”

 

[Gers1997]

I got a swatch of her shereen (nanjiani)

So did Roy Aitken apparently

 

[Davidsmith1]

Petrol = Hump

As in “she had the right petrol when I came in drunk”

“ she had the right petrol when I came in Brahms”
Brahms and Liszt pissed

 

[clubdeckcharlie]

I use Peters + Lee , Jim Lea or Gypsy's wish when describing going for a pee.

I use Lillian Gish. " Away for a Lillian"

 

[Dugsy]

I use Lillian Gish. " Away for a Lillian"

Colin Nish.

 

[Sam Therapy]

It was to conceal the thrust of a conversation, from outsiders or polis.
They would only use the first part of the rhyme.
ie Up the apples for cup of rosie.
Up the apples and pears(stairs) for a cup of rosie lee(tea)
My favourite example was in the Bill, a wide boy asks the very rideable female officer(Martello?), if she "would like to spend the weekend on my boat?"
"Where is that "? she says.
"You're looking at it."

'Cant' on Wikipedia brings up a few examples of such languages. Pretty interesting stuff.