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rhyming slang

rhyme slang
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rahym slang]
    • /raɪm slæŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rahym slang]
    • /raɪm slæŋ/

Definitions of rhyming slang words

  • noun rhyming slang a form of slang in which a rhyming word or phrase is substituted for the word intended, as Kate and Sidney for steak and kidney or khaki rocks for army socks. 1
  • noun rhyming slang a further removal from the original word intended by ellipsis of the rhyming part, as titfer for tit for tat for hat. 1
  • uncountable noun rhyming slang Rhyming slang is a spoken informal kind of language in which you do not use the normal word for something, but say a word or phrase that rhymes with it instead. In Cockney rhyming slang, for example, people say 'apples and pears' to mean 'stairs'. 0
  • noun rhyming slang slang in which a word is replaced by another word or phrase that rhymes with it; for example, apples and pears meaning stairs 0
  • noun rhyming slang a form of language play, esp. as used by cockneys, in which a phrase is substituted for a single word with which the last word of the phrase rhymes (Ex.: trouble and strife used for wife, apples and pears for stairs) 0
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Origin of rhyming slang

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Rhyming slang

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Rhyming slang

rhyming slang popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rhyming slang usage trend in Literature

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