rhyming slang
English
Noun
rhyming slang (usually uncountable, plural rhyming slangs)
- Any system of slang in which a word is replaced with a phrase that rhymes with it; the rhyming word often being dropped.
Derived terms
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bees and honey (money) |
- Cockney rhyming slang
- Australian rhyming slang
See also
- Appendix:Cockney rhyming slang (list)
- Appendix:Australian rhyming slang (list)