It's interesting how lot's of Cockney rhyming slang makes it's way into other area's of the UK. I'm from the Midlands and people are often using words like "Are you telling porkies?" (Pork pies = lies), "Have a butchers" (Butcher's hook = look) or "Haven't got a scooby" (Scooby Doo = Clue) but many people don't realise that they actually come from rhyming slang!

@Crimethoughtfull

6 жыл бұрын

'aven't got a Scooby is the only one that makes any kind of sense. And 'ere I thought that Yank slang was a bit obtuse...bloody 'ell, we're practically spelling it out compared to you lot (and yes, I've lived outside the US a few years...much of your slang is still quite obtuse).

@RobBCactive

6 жыл бұрын

Indeed, I had not realised a barney was CRS. Probably rhyming slang has creative people making new ones all over the country. Some of the cultural references are suspiciously modern!

@katcankan7129

6 жыл бұрын

James Griffiths- That's the thing when you're from the Midlands we have southern and northern saying. BTW you missed one "ducking and diving". I must admit l didn't Know it was cockney until now.

@RobBCactive

6 жыл бұрын

James Griffiths I have realised TV Comedy writers working around censorship popularised this. If you can't use a bad word, substitute something like berk. Only the ppl who won't complain will realise they really mean, Berk shire Hunt, C**t.

@oooziet.j.6832

3 жыл бұрын

Slutton!

it's crazy how this started as a way to talk without someone knowing your business and it has carried on to this day.

John Krazinski does a good cockney accent doesnt he

@waynenorris7035

4 жыл бұрын

No hes a james blunt!

@ayrtonfry3094

4 жыл бұрын

hahahahaha

@kaitkat3034

3 жыл бұрын

Sure does

@porrydaporry6252

3 жыл бұрын

daaaaaaammmnnnn

@TheySt0leMyUserName

3 жыл бұрын

He learned from Blake lively

Imagine calling the queen baked beans

@DReed1945

4 жыл бұрын

Abdala Abdullahi and imagine washing using Bob Hope.

@oooziet.j.6832

3 жыл бұрын

He’s naked! It was necessary hahahahaha!

@FernandoSV

3 жыл бұрын

god save the baked beans

@sambou6286

3 жыл бұрын

😀😀

@sambou6286

3 жыл бұрын

You should belong to a gang to be able to talk like that....

This is such a strange concept to me.

@duraosunda

5 жыл бұрын

You haven´t seen nothing yet.

@96Revo

5 жыл бұрын

As a non native speaker, I'm just like.. WTF

@vwdiver512

5 жыл бұрын

I dont get it at all

@Bhodisatvas

5 жыл бұрын

Rhyming slang originated from criminals as a verbal coded language to talk amongst themselves and the law not being able understand.

@laurence345

5 жыл бұрын

Bhodisatvas It was the market traders of London cockney slang originated from my friend

I’m British but watching these makes me laugh so much at how stupid my language is 😂

@jimmiranda7181

4 жыл бұрын

Et's ah abow perspective, govna.

@ericcharles8081

4 жыл бұрын

Watching these truly makes me realise how posh I speak. I love the Geordie accent and this one was just on me haha but I do love how these videos showcase how amazing accents are across the UK

@texastea5686

3 жыл бұрын

Noooooo love listening to these videos lol

@aggelikiap

3 жыл бұрын

This is not st00pid this is awesome XD

@aryarytheotheo1727

2 жыл бұрын

Bruv.. Oi! you aving a bubble bath china plate!You Best be careful now or you could get in Barney rubble !! 🧐🤨😉

There’s a scene in Band of Brothers where a Brit says to a confused American, “You’re having a bath if you think you’re half-inching that” (having a laugh if you think you’re pinching that). I was so proud of myself for understanding :D

So "bread and honey" is the origin of "bread" meaning money? That one slang word is understood in the U.S., as well.

@zzskal

5 жыл бұрын

No, it’s because bread and honey rhymes with money.

@saralampret9694

5 жыл бұрын

Nope. We say bread for money in my language and it doesn't rhyme ..

@TheTHEYVI2000

4 жыл бұрын

it originates from the term ''breaking bread'' meaning to share wealth, wealth being bread

@lobsterworldwide

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a possibility to me. Idk what these people are talking about. Brass tacks is another one common in the US

@TheJPHarvey

3 жыл бұрын

@@saralampret9694 you lot are really struggling with this. Bread and honey means money but you only say the first word ffs 😂

Oh, that's hardcore Cockney! Nice. Something you can hardly find on YT. Probably one of the main reasons why some british movies have english subtitles even in USA or in other anglophone countries! ^_^

thanks for your precious time and cooperation.

Love this video! Thanks for making it . . . so much fun!! Thank you, Sam!

"He was a regular James Blunt"

@jaykapolka6111

4 жыл бұрын

See I get it when you say both words. But if you just said James, how would that make sense?

@luckydave328

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaykapolka6111 When it's like that eg a really common name we use both words...though I know "c**t" as "Jeremy 'unt" (Hunt). But a cuppa rosie can only be a cup of tea and a ruby can only be a curry. (Rosy Lee and Ruby Murray) got it ?

@jaykapolka6111

3 жыл бұрын

@@luckydave328 I understood it to begin with. What I mean is, if you say someone is a regular Jeremy Hunt I can see how people might make the connection. But if you just said Jeremy I don't how can connect the dots without it being explain beforehand

@luckydave328

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaykapolka6111 Exactly. Jeremy is a common name which is why we use both parts of the rhyme. If it was a more unusual name we might only use the first part. As in having a J.Arthur Rank. We only use J.Arthur ! You are puzzling over something that doesn't apply, doesn't happen.

@user-gu2hk8sg1p

Ай бұрын

Or a berk, short for Berkshire Hunt.

Absolutely entertaining and helpful! I can't get enough of these phrases, so I'd like more like this please. Thank you Anna, a huge thumb up!! ;) :)

I was looking for a less aggressive cockney speaker but there's so few in a quick search, this guy was a blessing.

This is very useful!!! Slangs are awesome but Cockney Rhyming Slang is beyond awesome lol. Thank you Anna and Sam!

It’s worth remembering that in most cases, only the first word in the pair is said. The original idea of this slang, so one theory goes, was to confuse the authorities, so saying both words would make it easier to guess what they were talking about. There are a few exceptions, but usually we would say ‘apples’ for stairs, ‘boat’ for face etc. They change from time to time. When I was younger, having a laugh was ‘avin’ a Turkish’ = Turkish bath (pronounced baaf = laugh) 😃. Talk was ‘rabbit’ from a traditional London dish (many years ago) of rabbit and pork, this is sometimes changed to ‘bunny’. To become scared, or change your mind about something was to ‘bottle it’ or ‘lose your bottle’ which started as rhyming slang and developed from there. Another thing is that a lot of these have a sort of family tree of development, for example we call someones arse their ‘aris’ - not Harris as many people think. This comes form Aristotle = bottle, then bottle and glass = arse. The list is endless, as well as great fun.

@Robob0027

2 жыл бұрын

@ D Geeter Thanks for pointing out that usually it is just the first word of the sentence that is said. I was about to say the same. I often see things on KZread that annoy me like when the people that talk about cockneys have no idea what they are saying or those that profess to be teaching proper English (Learn with Lucy is the worst) but who make glaring errors themselves. I know live in South Africa and one of most used expressions by almost all ethnic groups is 'my old china' but most, except us cockneys immigrants, know where it came from.

@Blue_3rd

2 жыл бұрын

@@Robob0027 Interesting! I had no idea they would use China plate in S.A. 😃

I speak fluently in rhyming slang but with a scouse accent

@webrambler88

4 жыл бұрын

Damn that's double trouble😁

@colwilpro

4 жыл бұрын

Dey do doh don't dey doh!

I don't think I love Cockney accent, but I definitely like it. Thanks Anna for a wonderful lesson. It's gr8. Cheers

That's great. Thanks a lot, Anna.

I definitely want more, please. Thank you. 🌟🌟🌟🌟⭐

Some of these I figured out almost instantly and would know what a bloke said to me on the street if I encountered them but there were others I really didn't know until they were explained. Amazing vlog & lesson!!!! It may take me several views to really nail down all of the meanings. Lots of love, smiles, and kisses to ya!!!!!😃👏🏻❤😍💋

@andypdq

2 жыл бұрын

He aint no bloke, he's a GEEZER.

“Turn on the telly!” “Mate, ya don’t want the coppers to know you like tv!” “I know! Let’s rhyme it so we don’t get caught! Let’s call it custard and jelly!” “Brilliant!!”

I’ve just had to describe rhyming slang my my lad. This vid was very helpful. Well done.

I understand about 30% only))) but it's awesome! I like this topic about dialects. Thank you, Anna!

normally you'd drop the second bit ( the rhyming bit) while at work in the garage you hear ....." pass me that Elsey" (Elsey tanner = Spanner) translation "please be so kind as to pass me that wrench" as all good slang- its a way to communicate with those in the know and excluding everyone else ....also good fun!

This is also where (some of) the polari language came from! Irish jig -> wig , plates of meat -> feet , vera lynn -> gin , and so on!

My teacher played this to show us how the Artful Doger from Oliver Twist use to speak. We got to the 'ass' part and the class went crazy. We were in year 7.

@EnglishLikeANative

4 жыл бұрын

Lol oh my, I bet the teacher was a little embarrassed.

@aminahyasin1979

4 жыл бұрын

@@EnglishLikeANative She really was 😅😅

So many layers to these. Need to do another video explaining the explanations.

The bread sayings were interesting. In the part of the U.S. I'm from, "bread" is also a slang term that can mean "money," usually when referring to something that's expensive: "Those concert tickets were mad bread."

The part that makes it extra confusing is the dropping of the second word, THE WORD THAT RHYMES, to shorten the phrase.

Oh the creativity of cockney rhyming slang! Love it!

@duraosunda

5 жыл бұрын

You´ll love bumping a bunch of those guys around 3 am after they have non stoply drink since 2 pm...

Now the phrases from BBC's Primeval make sense, thanks 👍

Something similar developed in Argentina. It's called lunfardo, an argot which began with Italian immigrant prison inmates in Buenos Aires. It was a way to communicate without the authorities understanding what you were talking about.

"Go on, have a little look!"

@duraosunda

5 жыл бұрын

It´s unlikely she would flirt with us, she´s got a massive queue of men waiting to flirt her.

pls do the 2nd part.i am very eager for that

Anna and your lovely , brilliant video

Hey, could you please do a accents video on southern and northern Welsh. Being Welsh it would be so good if people could understand what I'm saying!

@Crimethoughtfull

6 жыл бұрын

There are two kinds of Welsh?? I thought all Welsh was Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, no matter which area one is from. What is the differnce?

@izzyGO52

6 жыл бұрын

Saying Nothern Welsh English and Southern Welsh English and Mid-Welsh English are the same is kinda like saying Northern English, Midlands English and Southern English are the same :) but honestly, i don't think i could list out the differences, not looked into it enough

@jameshumphreys9715

4 жыл бұрын

@@Crimethoughtfull South Wales has a dialect called Wenglish: Tidy, means good/great; Ych-a-fi, disgusting; cwtch, is a hug; bampi, Granddad; butty, is mate; Bach is small. ear, year and here are pronounced year also funny phrases whose coat is that jacket hanging up on the floor; I'll be there now in a minute and

This is the trippiest piece of art ever

I think Rhyming Slang used to be used in Australia as well (that's where I first heard about it) Merri Creek _(a creek in Melbourne in Australia)_ = Greek

Thanks 🌷

I do enjoy the video as many others of yours Anna 😊 I guess you probably don't know that I am Polish. I have also finished English philology and I understand your accent as well as Love English UK Leila's and Sabrah's accent 💖🇬🇧 However, the Cockney accent (I am not talking about the funny slang/code that has just been presented) is so foreign to me that I would say that Cockney is other language than standard English. That's how my Polish indicrinated brain perceives Cockney 🙈 Greetings Anna and All the Best 😊🤗💖🇬🇧

I love this video it was interesting

Gonna need to look back at this if I go to London

@EnglishLikeANative

5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t worry too much. Many people in London are not cockneys and therefore you won’t hear a lot of Cockney rhyming slang.

Really nice

That's wonderful,can have a live video call with you regarding english language when you're free

@EnglishLikeANative

7 жыл бұрын

+Saeed Baloch sure, students wanting private lessons should book via the Shop at www.britishenglishpro.com or www.englishlikeanative.me

loved it.

Really nice ~

oh ya i think i remember Ron Weasley using a few of these terms in Harry party

I'm living in London, & some of my friends when they talk in Cockney, I carefully listen to understand em, but I ain't,... coz I ain't grow up here but I really fancy to Cockney like Londoner, mo videos same pls! cheers

I love this video

Oh my god, this is super interesting to me. We have a very similar slang in Mexico City where you change a word for another one that rhymes. Of course, it is considered low-brow, but I think it is super fascinating and creative!

@benheideveld4617

Жыл бұрын

But CRS has a double twist, the rhyme is with the second word of an expression that is dropped. “Trouble” means wife, but doesn’t rhyme with wife, it rhymes with “Strife” from “Trouble & Strife”, but the rhyming word “Strife” gets dropped and you replace Wife with Trouble. Same with Look and Butcher’s Hook. Come have a Butcher’s…

It would be great if you put actual image for the words like Barney rubble so that we get what exactly they are. Thanx for the video

Take a ball & chalk. Take a walk. Yes this video is a good one. A big thumbs up 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟Thanks.

It's a fun concept for inventing new slang. I would have guessed you called a pub a battle cruiser cuz drunk sailor frequented it.

@crypandora66

4 жыл бұрын

I would think that would mean to take a snooze (snoozer)

Waiting for part 2....

what a lesson Anna!! both together makes a nice couple as teachers thank u so much

i can understand eerything even when its just the 1st word because of my uncles... but its a different matter remembering what to say if your trying to speak it...

Many years ago I was a copper abd we were doing an obbo, an observation. The subject of the obbo came out of his house and I alerted my colleagues. "He's out of his drum and is on his plates". Everybody on the net understood. He is leaving his house and is walking

Okay okay I finally got it by "bottle & glass" after using context clues, got it now, fanks!

I love how in the explanation for a bubble bath, she made "you are having a laugh" sound like a threat.

My favorite one is raspberry ripple from Legend lol

had now idea until just now this where "bread" for "money" originates from ! :)

This young lady is absolutely adorable..!

0:00-0:02 It sounded like as if he said 'Cockney Rhyming Slag' instead of 'Cockney Rhyming Slang' lol 😂😂😂

@randomminutesoftheday2069

4 жыл бұрын

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@randomminutesoftheday2069

4 жыл бұрын

Kanchan Rochwani Oh I didn’t se

@luckydave328

3 жыл бұрын

Pity they didn't use one instead of these two toffs !

I learned Barney Rubble from Ocean's 11.

Here in the north of England we say "Chevy Chase" not "boat race", and "Giraffe" not "bubble bath".

Great 👍

Encore! More! More!

I may have been born and raised in Australia but my dad’s side are all from Droylsden Manchester. I grew up watching British comedy from little Britain all the way back to the goon show. Us Aussies sometimes do rhyming slang too, like reg grundies and doing the Harold holt. I’d say more but I really need to have a Jimmy riddle…

@danieljones7843

2 ай бұрын

Obviously Reg grundies means undies and Harold holt means bolt (did a runner). Ironically Harold holt is famous for going for a swim and disappearing without a trace.

This lady is lovely! Cool video.

@mareksmezalis5960

7 жыл бұрын

Fella is cool too

She can teach me English all day.

Im Australian and Dad uses frog and toad quite a bit. Dont mean to state the obvious but Its interesting how much Oz has inherited from the UK.

I want to single-handedly import this concept to the states using American idioms.

"Time to get down to brass tax" is a common phrase in America and I never really knew what it meant. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

@blackopsguy1023

5 жыл бұрын

anivin Tacks, not tax. Tax doesn’t even make sense in that context, whereas tacks does, mostly due to the presence of “brass”

"Country and western" is my favorite

i like your video i learn many thing

They forgot the best one...Berkshire Hunt! :D

@guitarguru.3572

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! I’m an American, and have never studied this speech pattern, but I believe that I can put together what this means. I suppose that makes this tutorial a successful learning tool. Way to go!

@tellyknessis6229

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, it's Berkeley Hunt. That's why the seemingly innocuous "berk" is a real insult within the sound of Bow Bells...

We use a lot of these phases in Australia 😂

Very useful thanks... although it is quite strange for a non-native speaker to understand this type of slang, I guess you just have to take it as it is...

Many are now shortened. ‘Is that your DOG (& bone) ringing?’ 📞 ‘What’s that smell. What a PEN!! (& ink) 👃

I got everything stored in uncle ned (Head)😊

Question- does a rhyming phrase mean only 1 thing or can it mean more than one thing in a different context? E.g. does "cows and kisses" mean "Mrs" only or can it mean something else that sounds like "_isses"?

i love that badass voice

It's really difficult but I like it

This is fantastic ! "Barney Rubble" especially hit a nerve for me since as a wee lad I grew up watching The Flintstones ! So many hidden meanings ! Bravo !

You're havin' a giraffe!

yikes. My mum was from West Ham and My Nan from within the sound of Bow Bells .. never realised how much cockney slang I use lol n have essex in me to lol

Who else just loves this?

I understand most of this because I know what a baker's dozen is and a butcher's hook. But where did Ball and Chalk come from?...or Chalk Farm. Do those mean something in London??

@Thejcbx

6 жыл бұрын

Its Ball OF Chalk not and never ball AND chalk

@cupetz655

6 жыл бұрын

chalk farm is an area in north west london near camden

@duraosunda

5 жыл бұрын

The main thing you need to know about to be understood in London is NOT speaking English.

Some Australia's refer a phone as a dog and bone. We also use the word trouble and stife, which means wife. In cockney, trouble and strife would translate to Barney rubble and strife.

SAM is lovely

@eipeldauerable

5 жыл бұрын

More than lovely actually, LOL

I've heard slang, but this is like an encrypted file as a spoken language.

A watch along vlog for RocknRolla and Lock Stock.

This is mad funny

I love cockney rhyming slang😂😂

FAN SÅ GIDD!

You two are high af and so am I

For once as a northerner, I actually respect this kind of southern accent

Confusing.. but interesting

I thought I'd understand all the standard English words Anna used to translate from the Cockney rhyming slang but I've never heard of "skyving" before, what does that mean?

@Ross.Cavendish

7 жыл бұрын

Skive is an informal British term meaning to avoid something, such as work or responsibility.

@DidrickNamtvedt

7 жыл бұрын

Ah ok, I see :)

@zebbedi

7 жыл бұрын

I used to skive off from school.

@jamesgriffiths8835

6 жыл бұрын

The American's would call it "hookey" I believe.

@eoghan-uk9yi

6 жыл бұрын

Didrick Namtvedt how old are you?