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Everyone knows that England is the birthplace of classical English. However, not everyone knows that in this country there is also London slang, which not even every Englishman can make out. But if you speak like a cockney, you will easily understand what these sentences are about!
Have you ever gone for a ‘cuff link’ at the local ‘bath tub’ and forgotten your ‘bees and honey’? How about taken the ‘London fog’ for a ‘ball of chalk’ but got totally ‘Kate Mossed’ in the ‘do me goods’?
Well, if the meaning of these phrases is still not clear to you, then we suggest together to understand the most common phrases used by cockneys.
To begin with, let's define who the cockneys are. Cockney is a disparagingly derisive nickname for a native of London from the middle and lower strata of the population.
What is cockney slang?
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London slang is known for the fact that phrases in a sentence have rhyme and melodiousness. Historians confirm that this manner of speaking originated in the middle of the 19th century in the eastern part. However, the reasons for its appearance are inaccurate. Some suggest that it all started with a word game among residents of the eastern districts of the capital. Others argue that the slang was invented by the local population to confuse the police and visitors. One thing is clear - without knowing the meaning of the phrases, it is almost impossible to understand Cockney conversation!
If you want to learn how to speak London, instead of one word, you will have to learn the corresponding replacement phrases. They usually consist of two words, and, most importantly, must necessarily rhyme with the original word! For example:
Apples and Pears - stairs -stairs or steps: “Let's get you up those apples and pears”
Most often, such phrases reflect trends in British culture or relate to famous personalities. For example, for the English word ‘wrong’, cockneys use the first and last name of a popular radio DJ. In a conversation, it looks like this:
Pete Tong – wrong- incorrect or erroneous: “ It’ s all gone Pete Tong !”
If you want to diversify your English speech with bright and fresh phrases, you should definitely pay attention to this slang. You will not only learn more about British pop culture and current topics, but also become one of the native Londoners.
Examples of the use of cockney slang in films and shows
If you've ever watched English comedy shows, you've most likely come across strange phrases that don't make any sense at first glance. These rhyming phrases help make even the most boring topic funny (although, of course, not every one of us finds English humor funny). For example, the drawing below The Two Ronnies almost entirely consists of the London dialect. Can you figure out what it's about?
Many British actors have become famous for their London accent and the frequency of its use in films. Watch an episode of a famous movie Alfie, in which Michael Caine talks like a cockney.
London slang in the most common phrases:
1. Barney Rubble - Trouble -problem: “Are you making Barney Rubble again?”
2. Baked Bean - Queen -queen: “Look who's on TV, it's the baked beans!”
3. Butcher's Hook - look -noun . sight: “Let's take a quick baker's hook”
4. Rabbit and pork - talk -talk: “We sat for a while and had a good old Rabbit and Pork”
5. Pirates of Penzance-pants-trousers or trousers: “I need some more Pirates of Penzance”
6. Pig's ear - beer -beer: “I think I owe you a pig's ear ”
7. Sausage and Mash - cash (money) -money: “I forgot all my sausage and mash!”
8. Trouble and strife - wife -wife: “I had an argument with the trouble and strife last night”
9. Dog and bone - phone -telephone: “What's that ringing? Is it the dog and bone?”
10. Half-inch - pinch (steal) -steal: “I think someone's half-inched my wallet!”
An exercise
Try to guess the meaning of the phrases used in the sentences at the beginning of this article. You can check the correctness of your answers in.
More meanings of the word and translation of HONEY BEE from English into Russian in English-Russian dictionaries.
What is HONEY BEE translation from Russian into English in Russian-English dictionaries.
More meanings of this word and English-Russian, Russian-English translations for HONEY BEE in dictionaries.
- HONEY BEE
Big English-Russian Dictionary - HONEY-BEE - Bee
- HONEY-BEE - Woman's womb
American English-Russian Dictionary - HONEY BEE - Honey bee
American English-Russian Dictionary - HONEY BEE - _n. (worker) bee
English-Russian-English Dictionary of General Vocabulary - Collection of the best dictionaries - HONEY-BEE - (working) bee
Tiger English-Russian Dictionary - HONEY-BEE - noun (worker) bee
English-Russian Dictionary of General Vocabulary - HONEY-BEE - noun (worker) bee
English-Russian Dictionary of General Vocabulary - HONEY BEE - honey bee, domestic bee (Apis mellifera)
New English-Russian Dictionary of Biology - HONEY BEE - _n. (worker) bee
Muller's English-Russian Dictionary - 24th edition - HONEY BEE - n. (worker) bee
Muller's English-Russian Dictionary - bed edition - HONEY-BEE - (working) bee
English-Russian additional dictionary - HONEY BEE - _n. (worker) bee
Muller's English-Russian Dictionary - HONEY-BEE - (working) bee
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary - HONEY-BEE - n (working) bee
English-Russian Dictionary - Korolev - HONEY-BEE - noun (worker) bee n (worker) bee
New large English-Russian dictionary - HONEY - Sweet, viscous liquid food, golden in colour, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from the nectar of flowers. …
English Dictionary Britannica - BEE - Any of some 20,000 insect species belonging to the superfamily Apoidea (order Hymenoptera), including the familiar bumblebee . Adult range …
English Dictionary Britannica - HONEY - I. ˈhənē, -ni noun (plural hon eys or hon ies -nēz, -niz) Etymology: Middle English hony, from Old English hunig; akin…
- BEE - I. ˈbē noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bēo; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary - BEE - (n.) A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, …
Webster English Dictionary - BEE - (n.) A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or ...
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary - HONEY - - honeyful, adj. honeyless, adj. honeylike, adj. /hun"ee/, n., pl. honeys, adj., ...
- BEE - bee 1 - beelike, adj. /bee/ , n. 1. any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary - HONEY - adj. of honey, resembling honey; sweet; containing honey
- BEE - n. type of flying insect; gathering for the purpose of carrying out a certain task (quilting bee, spelling bee, etc.)
Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language - Editorial bed - HONEY—I. ˈhə-nē noun (plural honeys) Etymology: Middle English hony, from Old English hunig; akin to Old High German …
- BEE - I. ˈbē noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bēo; akin to Old High German bīa bee, Old Irish bech, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary - HONEY - noun sweet one; — a term of endearment. 2. honey noun that which is sweet or pleasant, like honey. 3. …
Webster English vocab - B.E.P. of be; — used for been. 2. bee noun pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the …
Webster English vocab - HONEY - n, pl honeys (bef. 12c) 1 ...
- BEE-n (bef. 12c) 1: honeybee; broadly: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab - HONEY - sweet, viscous liquid food, dark golden in colour, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from the nectar of …
Britannica English vocabulary - HONEY - honey, Honey BrE AmE ˈhʌn i ▷ honey|ed d ▷ honey|s z
- BEE - bee BrE AmE biː ▷ bees, bee "s biːz ˌ bee" s ˈ knees ˈ bee sting
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary - HONEY - / ˈhʌni; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] a sweet sticky yellow substance made by bees that is spread …
- BEE - / biː; NAmE / noun 1. a black and yellow flying insect that can sting. Bees live in large groups …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - BEE - bee /biː/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: beo ] 1 . a black and yellow …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - HONEY
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English basic colloquial vocabulary - HONEY-n. (pl. -eys) 1 a sweet sticky yellowish fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers. …
- BEE - n. 1 any four-winged insect of the superfamily Apoidea which collects nectar and pollen, produces wax and honey, and lives …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary - HONEY-n. (pl. -eys) 1. a sweet sticky yellowish fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers. …
Oxford English vocab - BEE - n.1 any four-winged insect of the superfamily Apoidea which collects nectar and pollen, produces wax and honey, and lives in …
Oxford English vocab - HONEY - (honeys) 1. Honey is a sweet, sticky, yellowish substance that is made by bees. N-VAR 2. You call someone ...
- BEE - (bees) 1. A bee is an insect with a yellow-and-black striped body that makes a buzzing noise as it ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - HONEY - (~s) 1. Honey is a sweet, sticky, yellowish substance that is made by bees. N-VAR 2. You call someone ~ …
Collins COBUILD - English Dictionary for Language Learners - HONEY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE clear ▪ Simmer for about 5 minutes until the sugar has dissolved, then stir …
- BEE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bee sting ▪ a bee sting spelling bee COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE africanized ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary - HONEY - (PERSON) [C] - a pleasant personShe "s / He" s a real honey. It "s great to see you, honey / John honey / Mary honey. [C] - a flying insect which has a yellow and black body and four transparent wings.
Cambridge English vocab
I know I was a fool when I first met you, girl
But once I was a danger to myself
But one look at you and all that was changed, girl
I knew in my heart I "d been saved
Because I love you
And yes, I love to love you the way that I do
You were always on my mind
So I say it one more time
I love you
I love you
Once I thought that life was just a wasteland
Friends and power were all I craved
One look at you and I was changed, girl
I know in my heart I had been saved
Because I love to love you
You got me tied down, my honey bee
And yes, I love to love you the way I do
You were always on my mind
So I say it one more time
I love you
I love you
Translation of the song: Bee
[Verse 1]
I know the first time we met I was a fool
Then I was a danger even to myself.
But as soon as I saw you, everything changed, baby
I knew with all my heart that I was saved.
[Chorus]
You are always on my mind.
So I'll say it again:
I love you.
I love you.
[Verse 2]
I used to think that life was a complete swamp.
Friends and power is all I wanted.
But as soon as I saw you, I changed, baby.
I know with all my heart that I'm saved.
[Chorus]
Because I love to love you.
You tamed me, my bee.
And yes, I love the way I love you.
You are always on my mind.
So I'll say it again:
I love you.
I love you.
As soon as money is not called in Russian: “green”, “grandmothers”, “killed raccoons”, “fifty dollars”, “chervonets”, “stolnik”, “lemon”, “piece”, “mower”.
English slang does not lag behind Russian in the generation of new money symbols. It is believed that more slang words exist only to refer to booze and girls. Since neither the first nor the second can be obtained without money, it is worth taking a closer look at the British and American "money" slang.
Rhino- In the UK, cash ready money) for at least three centuries in everyday communication are called rhino. According to one theory, this slang word comes from the meaning of the English idiom "to pay through the nose" - "overpay, pay a lot of money." Root rhino- came to English from Greek and means “nose” (remember rhinoceros- rhinoceros). The ways of spoken language are inscrutable, so "Greek nose" and "idiomatic nose" merged into one slang word.
Readies = cash. Derived from the already mentioned ready money- cash, which is always at hand.
bees(bees and honey) = money. The British owe this slang word to Cockney rhyming slang that appeared in the East End of London in the 16th century. Cockney slang is a kind of code in which an ordinary word is replaced by a whole or abbreviated form of a phrase that rhymes with this word. Another slang term for money is bread- came from the second version of this rhyme - 'bread and honey' = money. Another slang term for money is dough(literally "dough") - also happened due to "bread" associations.
Dosh- Slang term for the amount of money, sufficient, for example, to have fun on a Friday night. Comes from a slang term doss house- very cheap hostel. Word doss appeared in England during the time of Elizabeth I and meant a bunk with a straw mattress in a doss house.
K/k= a thousand (£1,000 or $1,000). The designation of a thousandth of something with the letter K comes from the Greek prefix kilo-"one thousand".
Filthy lucre- despicable metal, money acquired dishonestly, from the Latin lucrum "material gain, profit."
dollar- in British slang in the singular is used as a synonym for money: "Got any dollar? .." The word itself dollars comes from the German Thaler "thaler". In the Low German dialects, it became daler, and in this form it entered the English language.
Cabbage- not only to Russians, but also to Americans, rolled-up hundred-dollar bills resemble a head of cabbage. More sophisticated Londoners can use lettuce(lettuce), and the Americans - kale(kale).
greens= money. In the past, green notes were not only American, but also British currency. As usual, the cockney rhyming slang was also present here: "greengages" (= wages).
Folding/folding stuff/folding green- banknotes that can be folded ( to fold) and put it in your pocket.
Shrapnel(literally "shrapnel") - a large amount of little things.
Brass- coppers, small money, change. This word entered British slang in the 16th century. The expression “Where there "s muck there" s brass is still used with the meaning “If you are not squeamish, you can make money on everything.”
Oner (one-er)- one hundred pounds (£100).
Grand- a thousand pounds (£1000).
Quid- one pound (£1). In colloquial speech, this word does not change by numbers: ‘Fifteen quid is all I want for it.’, ‘Could you lend me twenty quid, mate?’. This word came into slang at the beginning of the 17th century from the Latin language: quid pro quo - - phraseological unit, usually used in English in the sense of "quid pro quo" ("give and take", "tit for tat", and "you scratch my back, and I"ll scratch yours").
Jack- one pound (£1). The word moved across the ocean from British slang to American and entered such colloquial American expressions as 'a piece of jack' - a small change and 'to make one's jack' - make good money.
Nugget- one pound (£1). The slang word comes from gold nugget - a gold nugget.
Deuce– two pounds (£2). Derived from French deux and Latin duos- "two".
Bender- six pence. The roots of the word go back to the 1800s, when coins were made from pure silver and it was common to bend them to check their authenticity ( to bend) or even bite: pure silver coins were softer and bent more easily than counterfeits.
Bob- one shilling. In the past, the word bob was used to refer to clubbing in a pub where everyone paid a shilling for the drinks of the whole company.
chip- one shilling. It comes from chips - chips that are used on the totalizator at the races and in gambling.
Deaner/dena/denar/dener- according to various theories, it also comes from dinar- dinar, the monetary unit of Serbia, as well as a number of countries in Asia and Africa, and from denarius- denarius, ancient Roman silver coin.
pony- 25 pounds (£25). In slang, this word appeared in the 1870s, in connection with the British colonization of India. The 25 Indian rupee note featured a horse or pony.
The most interesting thing happens when one slang word comes from another. Now 25 pounds is also called macaroni- according to the London cockneys, this is a rhyme to the above pony.
Monkey- 500 pounds (£500). The slang appeared in the early 19th century, when Great Britain was at the height of its colonial rule. According to one version, monkey like slang pony, came from Indian rupees, which depicted animals.
Frogskin(literally "frog skin") - a green banknote of one dollar.
C note- 100 dollar bill. C is the Roman numeral 100, its Latin designation is percent.
Sawbuck- 10 dollar bill. According to the Americans, the Roman numeral 10 - X - resembles in shape goats for sawing firewood.
Medza/medzer/medzes/medzies/metzes/midzers= money. Corrupted Italian word mezzo "half".
Loot(literally “booty, loot, trophies”) - money earned in a clearly dishonest way.
Bung- cash, which is given in the form of a bribe. It comes from the Old English pung - pocket, purse.
Wad- a pack of paper money. If someone is reluctant to part with money, they will not fail to call him “tightwad”.
Mad duckets- a huge amount of money. slang ducket- it's distorted ducat"Ducat", an old coin that has been in circulation in Europe since the 12th century.
P.S. The correct answer in the test about the slang expression toffee-nosed, which we talked about, is option A.
