Thought to have emerged in London’s East End at some point in the 19th century, Cockney rhyming slang has become an iconic dialect associated with London’s working class. Full of creative and ...

Does it get any more inventive than 'Raspberry Ripple'? We reckon so; check our handy top ten list and find out. Mutton Jeff = Deaf. Canary Wharf = dwarf. Cardinal Wolsey = cerebral palsy ...

Cockney rhyming slang is a form of English jargon that originated in the East End of London. It was devised in the 19th century by locals, known as Cockneys, who invented a way to communicate ...

The best-known example is Cockney rhyming slang, a now almost-vanished dialect featuring rhyming codes. Phrases like 'trouble and strife', meaning wife, or 'apples and pears', meaning stairs ...

Cockney traditionally includes rhyming slang — with the Queen called Baked Bean. Other examples include titfer for hat, from the phrase tit-for-tat, butchers for look, from butcher’s hook ...