What is the Cockney word for poor?

On the floor = poor.

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What is poor in Cockney slang?

On the Floor = Poor.

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What is Cockney slang for lazy?

Slob is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Lazy person; dirty, unkempt person who takes no care of their appearance!

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What is Cockney slang for cheap?

Meryl streep is Cockney slang for Cheap.

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What is Cockney for starving?

If I'm Hank Marvin, I'm starving (hungry). Like with Cockney rhyming slang.

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How do you say broke in Cockney slang?

"Coals and coke" (broke)

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What is Cockney for banana?

Sometimes "Gertie Gitana" (a music hall entertainer) was substituted for the refrain, leading to "Gertie" becoming Cockney rhyming slang for banana the usage of which continues to the modern day.

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What is Cockney slang for tummy?

"Derby Kell" is old Cockney rhyming slang for belly ("Derby Kelly").

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What is Cockney for cash?

When put to the people of East London, the most popular enduring Cockney rhyming slang included 'pie and mash' (cash), 'Lady Godiva' (fiver), and 'Nelson Eddy's' (readies). 'Bread and honey' and 'bees and honey' were neck and neck in the race for 'money', with 'bees and honey' or 'bees' for short, coming out on top.

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What is Cockney for pretty?

Dolly is Cockney slang for Pretty, nice or attractive.

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What are Cockney words for toilet?

Khazi. A somewhat outdated phrase, khazi derives from the Cockney word “carsey”, meaning toilet.

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What is Cockney slang for nerd?

"Anorak" /ˈænəræk/ is a British slang term which refers to a person who has a very strong interest, perhaps obsessive, in niche subjects. This interest may be unacknowledged or not understood by the general public.

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What is Cockney slang for dirty?

Two-Thirty is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Dirty!

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What is slang for a poor person?

beggar. bum. dependent. destitute. down-and-out.

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How do you say poor in slang?

Synonyms of 'poor' in American English
  1. impoverished.
  2. broke (informal)
  3. destitute.
  4. down and out.
  5. down on one's luck (informal)
  6. hard up (informal)
  7. impecunious.
  8. indigent.

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What is a funny Cockney sentence?

Barney rubble – 'trouble': “Are you making Barney Rubble again?” Baked bean – 'Queen': “Look who's on TV, it's the baked bean!” Butcher's hook – 'look': “Let's take a quick butcher's hook.” (Often abbreviated to just 'a butcher's' - Let's have a butcher's = Let's have a look).

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What is the Cockney slang for husband?

'Man' in cockney rhyming slang, heard almost exclusively in the phrase 'my old pot and pan', meaning one's husband ...

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What is the Cockney slang for pub?

Rub-a-Dub – pub.

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What is the Cockney slang for beer?

Pig's ear: A beer.

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What is Cockney slang for peeing?

'Piddle' in cockney rhyming slang, meaning to urinate. Unlike most of the personal names used in rhyming slang, the ...

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What is Cockney slang milk?

“Satin and Silk” = Milk. Check out more general British slang words here, and useful Scottish slang words here.

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What is Cockney slang for urinate?

Jack Dash is Cockney slang for Urinate.

Jack Dash can also mean other things!

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What is monkey in Cockney?

MONKEY. Meaning: London slang for £500. Derived from the 500 Rupee banknote, which featured a monkey. EXPLANATION: While this London-centric slang is entirely British, it actually stems from 19th Century India.

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What is Cockney for bacon?

Godforsaken is Cockney slang for Bacon.

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What is Cockney slang pineapple?

A fifty-dollar note is also known colloquially as a "pineapple" or the "Big Pineapple" because of its yellow colour.

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