Bill Cranny's definitions

Stand on me!

Believe me!

Stand on me! Would I tell you a lie?

by Bill Cranny December 16, 2003

wind-up

to tease, usually with some malice

He said he's meet her at 7 o'clock, but after she'd been standing in the rain for an hour she realised it was a wind-up

by Bill Cranny December 16, 2003

GBH

grevious bodily harm

He was lucky he wasn't done for murder, but he had a sharp brief who even got him off the gbh charge.

by Bill Cranny December 16, 2003

Brahms and Liszt (Brahms)

cockney rhyming slang = pissed, intoxicated

two drinks and he was totally Brahms

by Bill Cranny December 16, 2003

doh-ray-me

money, cash, currency

I was totally out of day-ray-me so had to stay home and watch telly

by Bill Cranny December 16, 2003

SKY

sky rocket: cockney rhyming slang = pocket

I nicked the dosh, slipped it in me sky and had it away on me toes = I stole the money, slipped it in my pocket and ran away

by Bill Cranny December 16, 2003

Pork Pies (also porkies)

Lies (Cockney rhyming slang)

The judge said my defence was nothing but a load of porkies and sent me down for seven.

by Bill Cranny December 16, 2003