cockney rhyming slang

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Definition of cockney rhyming slang in English English dictionary

A cant used by Cockneys in which a word or phrase is replaced by a rhyming word or phrase, this word or phrase then often being abbreviated to its first syllable or syllables, or its first word. The word chosen as the rhyme often shares attributes of the word that it replaces

Hyphenation

cock·ney rhym·ing slang

Turkish pronunciation

käkni raymîng släng

Pronunciation

/ˈkäknē ˈrīməɴɢ ˈslaɴɢ/ /ˈkɑːkniː ˈraɪmɪŋ ˈslæŋ/