Cockney rhyming slang

[pvn]

I caught an old episode of Minder in which Arthur Daley was in hospital and was being pestered by some hypochondriac who was regaling him with tales of his hospital experiences. One of these was to have his "chalfonts" sorted. My wife was a nurse but she had no idea what part of the body this was. Eventually I googled it and it seems it is Cockney rhyming slang - Chalfont St. Giles = piles.

A new one to me and now a firm favourite. Any other gems?

[jules_s]

Same as me with an old Minder episode last week...

'Young' Terry has to 'mind' a clearly Gay chap.

'Give over 'Arfur - I ain't doing that he's clearly an Iron'

[Super Sonic]

Again from Minder, the two detectives in a wig shop with DC Jones trying on a wig, Chisholm says "Nice syrup"

Edited by Super Sonic on Wednesday 18th February 21:37

[5pen]

In Only Fools and Horses there are a few instances of Delboy mentioning his or someone else’s “April” in a tense situation.

It’s a convoluted one;

April in Paris = Aris

Aris is short for Aristotle

Aristotle = bottle

Bottle and Glass = arse

Therefore, April = Arse.

[Barchettaman]

There was one in that Guy Ritchie film, Lock Stock

‘Keep yer allens on!’

[Dog Biscuit]

A Jodrell bank - wk

[nicanary]

Super Sonic said:

Dog Biscuit said:

A Jodrell bank - wk

I thought that was a 'Barclays'.

J Arthur.

[skyebear]

The Scottish newsreader, Shereen Nanjiani = fanny.

[Super Sonic]

skyebear said:

The Scottish newsreader, Shereen Nanjiani = fanny.

Fanny was originally rhyming slang. A ladies nether regions used to be known as a 'haddock', and then when telly was invented, a certain TV lady chef's name was the rhyming slang.

[thinkofaname]

Super Sonic said:

Fanny was originally rhyming slang. A ladies nether regions used to be known as a 'haddock', and then when telly was invented, a certain TV lady chef's name was the rhyming slang.

EtymOnline says it dates back to at least 1741, when Fanny Cradock must have been a young girl.

[toasty]

Berk! as in Berkshire Hunt.

[Super Sonic]

Hampton Wick, named after an old chap called Richard of Hampton,

[StevieBee]

pvn said:

I caught an old episode of Minder in which Arthur Daley was in hospital and was being pestered by some hypochondriac who was regaling him with tales of his hospital experiences. One of these was to have his "chalfonts" sorted. My wife was a nurse but she had no idea what part of the body this was. Eventually I googled it and it seems it is Cockney rhyming slang - Chalfont St. Giles = piles.

A new one to me and now a firm favourite. Any other gems?

Your wife might find it useful to invest in some back copies of Viz and acquaint herself with a character called Nobby's Piles and absorb the vast a rich array of similar descriptions for 'bum-grapes':

Farmers (Farmer Giles)
Nobby's (Nobby Styles) - See also 'Harry's'
Badmintons (Badminton Horse Trials
Ceramics (Tiles)
Rockfords (Files)
Lever-Arches (Files)
Adrains (Chiles)
Emmas (Freuds - haemorrhoids)

[GasEngineer]

Going for an Eartha (Kitt).

A couple I have never been able to work out (both from the Sweeney) are "Peter" when referring to a prison cell and "Tom" when referring to a prostitute.

[markymarkthree]

nicanary said:

Super Sonic said:

Dog Biscuit said:

A Jodrell bank - wk

I thought that was a 'Barclays'.

J Arthur.

A regular participant in the hobby, would also be known as a "bit of a merchant".

[Steve H]

Particularly appropriate at the moment is "septics" for our friends over the pond.

Septic tank, yank.

[steveo3002]

tom tit or a james

[bad company]

It’s cold today so I’ll be wearing my ‘Titfa’.

Titfa tat - Hat.

[steveo3002]

jack n danny = fanny

[oddman]

The coal trade up and down the East Coast meant that bargemen taking coal into London mixed with East End dockers and rhyming slang had a tenuous hold in Newcastle and, to a lesser extent, Hull.

eg. 'Dancers' = Dancing Bears = Stairs