by Rayzor001 April 18, 2007
The persona and accent assumed by someone on the phone. Some people speak posh, others do a 'cockney Phil'.
"Awwight Pat, how's ya car? Laaaverly! Apples N pears. Chaz n dave me old china!" is what cockney Phil usually sounds like..
by Homer_Jay March 14, 2008
by Dick Splash August 10, 2003
Faux cockney actor graduate of the RADA, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
The RADA Cockney is typically the male product of an affluent upbringing who feels immasculated by the priviledge of their background therefore compensating with the over use of a faux working class affectation.
The RADA Cockney is typically the male product of an affluent upbringing who feels immasculated by the priviledge of their background therefore compensating with the over use of a faux working class affectation.
any one who has ever been any of Guy Ritchies films. Guy ritchie is the RADA Cockney over lord his hench men include Nick Moran and Jason Streatham.
by mr lobby March 11, 2009
by Joycey September 14, 2006
Cockney rhyming slang is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London. Many of its expressions have passed into common language, and the creation of new ones is no longer restricted to Cockneys.
Rhyming slang developed as a way of obscuring the meaning of sentences to those who did not understand the slang, though it remains a matter of speculation whether this was a linguistic accident, or whether it was developed intentionally to assist criminals or to maintain a particular community.
Rhyming slang works by replacing the word to be obscured with the first word of a phrase that rhymes with that word. For instance, "face" would be replaced by "boat", because face rhymes with "boat race". Similarly "feet" becomes "plates" ("plates of meat"), and "money" is "bread" (a very common usage, from "bread and honey"). Sometimes the full phrase is used, for example "Currant Bun" to mean "The Sun" (often referring to the British Tabloid Newspaper of that name). There is no hard and fast rule for this, and you just have to know whether a particular expression is always shortened, never shortened, or can be used either way.
Rhyming slang developed as a way of obscuring the meaning of sentences to those who did not understand the slang, though it remains a matter of speculation whether this was a linguistic accident, or whether it was developed intentionally to assist criminals or to maintain a particular community.
Rhyming slang works by replacing the word to be obscured with the first word of a phrase that rhymes with that word. For instance, "face" would be replaced by "boat", because face rhymes with "boat race". Similarly "feet" becomes "plates" ("plates of meat"), and "money" is "bread" (a very common usage, from "bread and honey"). Sometimes the full phrase is used, for example "Currant Bun" to mean "The Sun" (often referring to the British Tabloid Newspaper of that name). There is no hard and fast rule for this, and you just have to know whether a particular expression is always shortened, never shortened, or can be used either way.
by Santi July 11, 2005
Being under the thumb of a girlfriend.
by Hugh Horace January 8, 2018