Definitions for rhyming slang
rhyming slang

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1. rhyming slangnoun

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

   "Cockney rhyming slang"

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1. rhyming slangnoun

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

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1. Rhyming slang

   Rhyming slang is a form of slang word construction in the English language. It is especially prevalent among Cockneys in England, and was first used in the early 19th century in the East End of London; hence its alternative name, Cockney rhyming slang. In the US, especially the criminal underworld of the West Coast between 1880 and 1920, rhyming slang has sometimes been known as Australian slang.The construction of rhyming slang involves replacing a common word with a phrase of two or more words, the last of which rhymes with the original word; then, in almost all cases, omitting, from the end of the phrase, the secondary rhyming word (which is thereafter implied), making the origin and meaning of the phrase elusive to listeners not in the know.

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1. rhyming slang

   Rhyming slang is a type of language play that originated from Cockney culture in the east end of London, where words are substituted with other words or phrases that rhyme with them, often in a two or three-word phrase, as a form of coded language. The first word of the phrase usually integrates into the sentence, while the second word that actually rhymes with the original word is often left out, making the actual meaning less obvious to those unfamiliar with the slang.

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1. Rhyming slang

   Rhyming slang is a form of phrase construction in the English language and is especially prevalent in dialectal English from the East End of London; hence the alternative name, Cockney rhyming slang. The construction involves replacing a common word with a rhyming phrase of two or three words and then, in almost all cases, omitting the secondary rhyming word, in a process called hemiteleia, making the origin and meaning of the phrase elusive to listeners not in the know. The most frequently cited example involves the replacement of "stairs" with the rhyming phrase "apples and pears". Following the usual pattern of omission, "and pears" is dropped and "stairs" is referred to as "apples". Thus the spoken phrase "I'm going up the apples" means "I'm going up the stairs". In similar fashion, "telephone" is replaced by "dog"; "wife" by "trouble"; "eyes" by "minces"; "wig" by "syrup" and "feet" by "plates". Thus a construction of the following type could conceivably arise: "It nearly knocked me off me plates—he was wearing a syrup! So I ran up the apples, got straight on the dog to me trouble and said I couldn't believe me minces."

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How to pronounce rhyming slang?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rhyming slang in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rhyming slang in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rhyming slang
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rhyming_Slang
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyming_Slang
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rhyming slang