If you happened to catch hugely popular British DJ, Pete Tong, at Public Works on Saturday night, you might have wondered why he'd called the night “All Gone Pete Tong”. While the term means nothing ...
It's understandable that even Americans might be a bit befuddled when conversing with our pals over in England, especially if they drop some Cockney into the conversation. Thankfully, Kate Arnell ...
A UK company has decided to roll out some fun cash machines in London for the next three months. Instead of seeing the options displayed on the cash machine in the Queen’s English, these ATMs will ...
(CBS News) Rest in peace, Cockney rhyming slang. Apparently Britons no longer know the "dickie birds" (words). According to a new poll, the whimsical dialect associated with London's working class is ...
A guy walks into a doctor’s office and says, “Doc, wiv dis Billy Ray Cyrus, I can’t stop Wallace and Gromiting and I ‘ave a ‘orrible on and off. Do you ‘ave any Thomas Edison what won’t hurt me ...
As alarmist headlines go, they were pretty puzzling. “Teenagers Aren’t Bobby Moore About Their Ruby Murrays and Their Rosie Lee,” fretted one British tabloid this week. “Is Cockney Rhyming Slang Brown ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Would you Adam and Eve it? Cockney rhyming slang is brown bread. According to a survey, the famous lingo which developed in the working class east end of London in the 19th century ...
“Apple and pears” meanings stairs, “tin of fruit” meaning suit – most people are familiar with the idea of rhyming slang being a Cockney, east London, invention, but there are some who believe the ...
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