RHYMING SLANG


Meaning of RHYMING SLANG in English

ˌrhyming ˈslang BrE AmE noun [uncountable] British English

a way of talking, used especially by ↑ cockney s (=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’.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.