RHYMING SLANG

You’ve probably heard about Cockney Rhyming Slang. This handy guide tells you all about it.

All these are bona fide phrases used by all self-respecting Londoners.

Apples and pears

Dodgy repairs

 

Apples and curly things

Pearly Kings

Apples and jellybones

Mobile phones

 

Apples and spam

Traffic jam

Apples and shortcut

Halibut

 

Apples and chunder rants

Underpants

So you get the picture. All the above are 100% authentic Cockney phrases. So go and try them out on the streets of Rotherhithe! Amaze your local Cockney lads with a chirpy “Oi, luv, show us your apples and chunder rants!” That will prove to them that you understand the whole rhyming slang malarkey and are truly one of the gang.