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Meaning of Cockney rhyming slang | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

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A cant used by Cockneys in which a word or phrase is replaced by a rhyming word or phrase, this word or phrase then often being abbreviated to its first syllable or syllables, or its first word. The word chosen as the rhyme often shares attributes of the word that it replaces.

uncountable

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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