rhyming slang

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Definition of rhyming slang in English English dictionary

Any system of slang in which a word is replaced with a phrase that rhymes with it; the rhyming word often being dropped

bees and honey (money).

Rhyming slang is a spoken informal kind of language in which you do not use the normal word for something, but say a word or phrase that rhymes with it instead. In Cockney rhyming slang, for example, people say `apples and pears' to mean `stairs'. a way of talking, used especially by cockneys (=people from east London) , in which you use words or phrases that rhyme with the words you mean, instead of using the normal words. For example, 'plates of meat' is rhyming slang for 'feet'

slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component; "Cockney rhyming slang

Related Terms

Australian rhyming slang

The set of slang expressions used by Australians 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. Examples include bag of fruit, joe blake, and noah's ark

Cockney rhyming slang

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

rhym·ing slang

Turkish pronunciation

raymîng släng

Pronunciation

/ˈrīməɴɢ ˈslaɴɢ/ /ˈraɪmɪŋ ˈslæŋ/