Rhyming Cockney slang;

by Jack Jones, Alma Duncan (Illustrator)

A pocket glossary for easy reference explaining cockney idioms. This small book is intended for quick and easy reference, a portable Cockney kit.

Genres: Reference, Language, Nonfiction

35 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

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List of authors: Jack Jones

Reviews

[Stephen Hoffman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short rather entertaining though not flawless introduction to Cockney rhyming slang.

The book appealed to me as although my dad moved from Hackney when he was only seven days old to Southend, him and his family were immersed in the rhythms and culture of Cockney rhyming slang, mixed with Yiddish.

Given that, I grew up with Cockney rhyming slang being used by my dad regularly so knew a few words and phrases and this book helped me explore it all more.

[Jennifer B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad little collection. Even my British workmates (a few Cockneys in the mix) also agreed it's a good introduction for a novice such as myself. What I also found interesting is that some of the expressions are now rather mainstream in British English, some of them even having made their way across the Atlantic.

[AdventuRyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a fun little book that works as a reference that is admittedly one of the more useful bits of travel shopping I've done. Now I use it to interject some interesting things into streams. If you find a copy, it's worth it for a few pounds.

[Steve Mitchell · Rating 3 out of 5]

A handy reference book for people that don’t know their Aris from their elbow

[Gabby · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun little guide book and translator to cockney slang but no matter what don’t try and do the accent you will get hit.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good collection of rhyming Cockney Slang.