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Slang, Songs and stories

Watch it mate, there's some swear words on this page. If yer doan like it then bugger orf nah!

This is going to be an ongoing project, so check back frequently for updates.

I'll start with it all mixed in together, and may or may not split it up later.

Word Slang Example or comment
Arse Bottle and Glass Note: Arsey also means aggression and/or courage, so 'I've lost me bottle' means 'I'm scared'.
Arse Khyber Pass You're asking for a kick up the Khyber
where the movie "Carry On up the Khyber" got its name
Balls Cobbler's Awls That's a load o' bleedin' cobble rs.
Bed Uncle Ned
Beer Pig's Ear
Bog (WC.) See a Man about a dog I'm goin' ta see a man abaht a dog!
Boots Daisy Roots
Boozer Battle Cruiser
Bottle Aristotle Cockneys will tell you that 'Arry Stotle was a famous jockey.
Note: Aristotle, Aris for short, means bottle and bottle means arse therefore Aris also can mean Arse depending on context.
Car Jam Jar
Cheese Cough and sneeze pronounced 'corfan'
Put some corfan in yer norfan
Cold Tater's in the Mold See also - Hot, dark & late
It's bleedin' taters
Crap Pony and Trap I'm goin' fer a pony.S
Cunt Berkshire Hunt "He's a right Berk!" Note that Berkshire is pronounced 'Barksheer' but in Berk the 'er' is pronounced as in 'her'.
Dark Taters in the park Let's go 'ome before it gets taters
Door Rory O'Moore Shut the bleedin' Rory!
Eyes Mince pies
Face Boat Race
Fart Raspberry Tart Also a fart noise made by mouth
Feet Plates of Meat
Fire Aunt Mariah Put a bit o' Do Me Good on the Aunt Mariah.
Fuck Love a Duck
Hair Barnet Fair
Head Loaf of Bread Use yer bleedin' loaf
Hot Taters in the pot Most likely the first 'taters'
Different ones are distinguished by context
Kids God Forbids or Gawd forbids
Kids Stove Lids
Late Taters on the plate Git a move on, we're gonna be taters
Mate China Plate 'Wotcha me ol' china!'
Can be your buddy or your wife.
Mouth North and South Pronounced norfan
As in the song
'what a mouth, what a mouth what a norfan souf
Piddle Jimmy Riddle (also known as 'James Conundrum') I'm goin for a Jimmy.
Piss Hit and Miss
Poo Number Two.
Prick Hampton Wick Wick is only pronounced for emphasis it is usually just 'ampton.
Pub Rub a Dub
Road Frog and Toad I'm going for a ball of chalk dahn the frog and toad
Shit Tom Tit.
Socks Almond Rocks
Socks Tilbury Docks I can't find me bleedin' Tilburys
Stairs Apples and Pairs
Teeth Hampstead Heath Tommy Steele has a fine set of 'ampsteads
Time Bird Lime What's the Bird?
Also jail time
Walk Ball of chalk A lump of chalk used by bricklayers
Wank J. Arthur Rank
Wank Ham Shank
Water Fisherman's Daughter
Wife Trouble and strife
Wife Duchess of Fife As in the song 'Dear ol' Dutch'
Wood Do Me Good Pronounced as one word Doomeegood.