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Thread #58837 Message #3303661
Posted By: Les from Hull
07-Feb-12 - 09:13 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Rhyming Slang - is it still used?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Rhyming Slang - is it still used?

I believe that it's spread from the East End of London was mainly down to the two world wars when cockney slang became Army (or Navy or Air Force) slang. I'm sure that my Dad picked up some of these expressions from cockney mates in WW2.