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    Go up the 'Apples' ..?Cockney Slang

      Stairs. Apples and Pears -- Stairs

    I like your 'Barnet' ..?Cockney Slang

      Hair. Barnet Fair -- Hair

    You have beautiful 'Minces' ..?Cockney Slang

      Eyes. Mince Pies -- Eyes

    Anyone want another 'Pig's' ..?Cockney Slang

      Beer. Pig's Ear -- Beer

    I've got problems with my 'Trouble' ..?Cockney Slang

      Wife. Trouble and Strife -- Wife

    I've got a hole in my 'Almonds' ..?Cockney Slang

      Socks. Almond Rocks -- Socks

    I'm going down the 'Frog' ..?Cockney Slang

      Road. Frog and Toad -- Road

    There's something on your 'Hampsteads' ..?Cockney Slang

      Teeth. Hampstead Heath -- Teeth

    Go play with the other 'Saucepans' ..?Cockney Slang

      Kids. Saucepan Lids -- Kids

    That is an enormous 'North' ..?Cockney Slang

      Mouth. North and South -- Mouth

    What are apples and pears?Cockney rhymes

      Stairs.

    What is a kettle in cockney rhyming slang?Cockney rhymes

      A watch.

    If a cockney said 'My plates are killing me' what would hurt?Cockney rhymes

      feet.

    Where are you if you ask for a Ruby?Cockney rhymes

      Indian restaurant.

    Who is known as the baked bean?Cockney rhymes

      The Queen.

    What are Moody Blues?Cockney rhymes

      Shoes.

    If you are said to be 'Mutton', in Cockney rhyming slang, what are you?Cockney rhymes

      Deaf.

    What is the cockney rhyming slang for eyes?Cockney rhymes

      Mince pies.

    What is the cockney rhyming slang for jewelry?Cockney rhymes

      Tom Foolery .

    If an Englishman asked you to lend him an 'Oxford Scholar', what would he want you to lend him?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Cockney Rhyming Slang)

      A dollar. Oxford Scholar - Dollar. Strictly speaking it meant five shillings or a crown which was, in pre-war times, almost the equivalent of a dollar.

    If an Englishman said he was in the 'Daft and Barmy', what specifically would he be talking about?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Cockney Rhyming Slang)

      The Army. Daft and Barmy - Army, he would be telling you that he was in the Army.

    If an Englishman pointed you toward the 'Dancing Bears', what would he be pointing you toward?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Cockney Rhyming Slang)

      The stairs. Dancing Bears - Stairs. Another term for stairs is Apples and Pears.

    If an Englishman asked you where his 'Gregory Pecks' were, what would he be looking for?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Cockney Rhyming Slang)

      Spectacles. Gregory Pecks - spec's - spectacles. Gregory Peck is also rhyming slang for neck and cheque!

    If an Englishman said I need some 'Tom Cruise', what would he want?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Cockney Rhyming Slang)

      Booze. Tom Cruise - Booze. Tom is also rhyming slang for Tom and Dick - Sick; Tom Thumb - Rum; Tom Foolery - Jewellery; Tom, Dick and Harry - Dictionary; Tom Jones - Bones, and, Tom and Jerry - Merry.

    If an Englishman said to you that his 'Manhole Cover' was coming for a visit, who would he be talking about?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Cockney Rhyming Slang)

      Brother. Manhole Cover - Brother - doesn't really rhyme unless you pronounce brother, 'bruvver'!

    If an Englishman asked you if you wanted a 'Pig's Ear', what would he be offering you?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Cockney Rhyming Slang)

      A beer. Pig's Ear - Beer. Also in usage now for the plural, Beers, is Brittney Spears!

    If an Englishman mentioned a 'Ruby Murray' what would he be talking about?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Cockney Rhyming Slang)

      A curry. Ruby Murray - Curry. Ruby Murray was a singer who had several hits in the 1950's and who died in 1996.

    If an Englishman stated that he was 'Mutt and Jeff', what would he be?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Cockney Rhyming Slang)

      Deaf. Mutt and Jeff - Deaf. Mutt and Jeff were cartoon characters created in 1907 - also shortened to Mutton.

    If an Englishman said you were having a 'Bubble Bath', what would you be doing?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Cockney Rhyming Slang)

      Having a laugh. Bubble Bath - Laugh. Also, Cows Calf, Giraffe, Steffi Graf and Turkish Bath mean Laugh. Bubble is also used in Bubble and Squeak - Greek!

    Your "boat" refers to your what?Cockney Rhyming Slang - words & phrases

      face. It is short for boat race - the world famous race held annually on the River Thames between the crews of Oxford & Cambridge universities. Boat race rhymes with face, then is shortened to "boat"!

    If you heard someone say "taters innit" what would they mean?Cockney Rhyming Slang - words & phrases

      it's cold. Taters (pronounced taiters) is slang for potatoes. "Potatoes in the mould" rhymes with cold, so "taters innit" means "cold, isn't it"!

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