If you want to be a real geezer it's essential that you get to grips with basic cockney rhyming slang, it will also help you to understand Chas 'n' Dave lyrics. Drop in as many of these phrases to your conversation as possible for that instant "I'm well 'ard and I knew the Krays" effect.
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| Almond Rocks | socks |
| Alphonse | ponce |
| Aristottle | bottle |
| Auntie Nelly | belly |
| Bacon and Eggs | legs |
| Barnet fair | hair |
| Bath Bun | sun |
| Battle cruiser | boozer |
| Bees and honey | money |
| Bird Lime | time |
| Bo-peep | sleep |
| Boracic Lint | skint |
| Bottle and Glass | arse |
| Bristol Cities | titties |
| Cash and carried | married |
| Cobblers Awls | balls |
| Cocoa | say so |
| Conan Doyle | boil |
| Crust of bread | head |
| Daisy roots | boots |
| Dustbin lids | kids |
| Elephants trunk | drunk |
| Fife and drum | bum |
| Frog and Toad | road |
| Ginger beer | queer |
| Greengages | wages |
| Hampton Wick | prick |
| Hit and miss | piss |
| Irin Hoof | poof |
| Jack Jones | alone |
| Jam Jar | car |
| Khyber Pass | arse |
| Mince Pies | eyes |
| Near and far | bar |
| North and South | mouth |
| Oily rag | fag |
| Oliver Twist | fist |
| Orchestra stalls | balls |
| Peas in the pot | hot |
| Pitch and toss | boss |
| Plates of meat | feet |
| Potatoes in the mould | cold |
| Rabbit and Pork | talk |
| Read and write | fight |
| Rosy lea | tea |
| Round the houses | trousers |
| Rub a dub | pub |
| Salford docks | rocks |
| Sexton Blake | cake |
| Tea leaf | thief |
| Tom and Dick | sick |
| Two and eight | state |
| Whistle and Flute | suit |
| Pony and Trap | crap |