September 15, 2014

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How Cockney Are You?

Please note: this is an old blog post that has now been archived. Some of the info and links may be out of date.

How well do you know your Cockney Rhyming Slang?

As a preview to my Finding Voices podcast, which will explore this fine East End tongue in detail, I've put together a little quiz. See if you can beat your friends and make it to the top 5!

So let's get started. The question will give you a Cockney Rhyming Slang term, and you then select the correct definition below it. A few of the questions are in plain English and you must find the real Cockney equivalent. Good luck!

1. 

Rosie Lee

2. 

Barnet Fair

3. 

Apples and pears

4. 

Lionel Blairs/ Tony Blairs

5. 

Plates of Meat

6. 

What's Cockney for: Kidney?

7. 

Daily Mail

8. 

What's Cockney for: Corner?

9. 

Lady from Bristol

10. 

Bird Bath / Tin Bath

11. 

Ruby Murray / Andy Murray

12. 

Butcher's Hook

13. 

A La Mode

14. 

Looby Lou

15. 

What is Cockney for: Phone

16. 

What is Cockney for: Watch

17. 

Okay one more for you young Cockneys ... Barack Obamas?


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