The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang - Softcover

Kirkpatrick, Betty

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9781843170273: The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843170272 ISBN 13: 9781843170273

Publisher: Michael O'Mara, 2002

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Would you Adam and Eve it! The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang is back and bigger than ever in this new revised and expanded edition. Originally starting out as a secret language to fool coppers (bottle and stoppers), cockney rhyming slang has grown in popularity far beyond its London homeland. It is often regarded as an hilarious language owing to its tremendous vitality, so much so it has even reached as far a field as Australia and America.
So don't be fore and aft - do yourself a Cheesey Quaver and take a butcher's at this Captain Cook. All those pages,
hundreds of definitions, so take our lump of ice - empty out your Davy Crocketts and cough up your pie and mash - prepare to maze your chinas or even Queen's Park Rangers over a pig's ear down at the old rub-a-dub.

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About the Author:

Betty Kirkpatrick is one of Britain's leading lexicographers and is a regular contributor to the print media and a variety of radio programmes. Among her many books are the Concise Oxford Thesaurus and Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases.

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