Cockney Rhyming Slang with my Gran | British Slang Lesson

If Cockney Rhyming slang has you scratching your head with confusing then this lesson is really going to help you understand and even speak Cockney Slang! In this lesson, with the help of my grandmother, I teach you 20 Cockney Rhyming Slang Expressions.
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[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Hope you enjoyed this lesson! Isn't my nan great??!!!

[@pikordinho.o2]

She is an angel❤❤❤

[@cyclistRM2024]

She is really desirable 😚

[@mamymimma]

She's lovely 😍

[@rezza2507]

I'll say. We really enjoyed watching this lesson. ×× I fancy learning the cockney rhyming slang.😍😍 The material was so attractive. Your nan is great. She's clever, interactive, and awesome as well! 😍

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

She is! She’s actually even more funny in real life! 😊💕

[@justinsider4403]

I',m an American that grew up in London, with English dad. We had a proper cockney fella living next door. Funniest guy ever. Had nicknames for everyone in the neighborhood. I was Sean the Prawn. I have lived in the US since 1993 but we still use cockney slang once in awhile. funny stuff. Great video.

[@jimmorrison3035]

Funny eh the things watching this brings back in Belfast we give people nicknames as well . Was on vacation once and having an eating disorder i was concerned about getting sick. I knew eggs beacon were ok so that’s what I had at breakfast as well as a second plate of beacon. The first day my wife and I gave people nicknames, John Travolta , little and large, Day tripper , and so on . Next morning I met people originally from Belfast who are friends 20 years later here in Canada, at breakfast I got my eggs and beacon his wife said to him isn’t he the guy we saw yesterday at breakfast with all the beacon ? He said yeah we called you heart attack on a plate. 😂😂😂.

[@DeirdreCatherineDoyle]

my son is sean ... would not rhyme with prawn though on reflection BEST RHYMING!

[@grinchoi1]

i love Cockney Rhyming slang. me and my homeboys would use a hip hop cockney rhyming slang hybrid

[@goldensquirel]

Bringing your grandma will just make this lesson extremely special. xxxx

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it 👍💕☺️

[@lmb3678]

I am a country bumpkin from Bama. And because of some of my favorite shows like "Call the Midwife, Father Brown, Sister Boniface, Poirot and a couple of others" I have fell in love with the Cockney slang language. Very fascinating.

[@AngelaEscritora]

Loved it! And Granny follows your words with the lips!

[@mrd3016]

I think Nan may be a bit hard of hearing so she is kinda reading lips a little. Cute innit?

[@Shels_pwnz]

I had to come to the comments to make sure I wasn't loosing my mind lol. She was almost mouthing the words before they were even said!

[@lamoinette23]

I knew many of these, though guessed a few.. love learning new phrases. Your Nan is adorable and lovely so lucky to have her.

[@rezza2507]

This lesson was really interesting and fun. I really really really enjoyed watching this. It turns out there are so many many many Cockney rhyming slang words and phrases. I have just learnt them all from this video. Afterwards, I also learnt the others such as * Apples and pears = stairs. * Bob Hope = soap. * Duke of Kent = rent. * Laugh and a joke = smoke. * Fireman's hose = nose. * Jam jar = car. * Loop-the-loop = soup. * Sausage roll = goal. * Skin and blister = sister. * Tables and chairs = stairs. And there are still many more. Thus, both apples and pears have quite similar meaning with tables and chairs: They mean "stairs" in Cockney rhyming slang words and phrases. Unbelieveable!

[@jhonadam1420]

When bruce woodcock whent up in the world he changed his name to oakhaton

[@stephenbrooks6174]

I worked with a lot of cockney guys and the key to using rhyming slang is: you don't tell people 'I'm going up the apples and pears' you just say 'I'm going up the apples.' And, I'm going to comb my barnet.'

[@treeskates]

That’s how I first heard about it too-just using the first word and not the second rhyming word.

[@lindafraser2044]

I'm Australian and grew up with rhyming slang! My mum is English born and dad's family is mostly British so we had it from both sides! I remember everytime we were leaving somewhere dad would say "time to hit the frog and toad"!

[@secretwatcher9922]

Most of the words that the English use the Aussies use.

[@TheByard]

We used to ave one, maybe free for the frog. that's if the old bill weren't about.

[@jonlilley9161]

Even though my grandparents were from England, I learned rhyming slang from an Aussie friend that used it all the time. His favorite was, "I nearly fell on my Cayber (Pass - ass)!" The list was endless, but what a hoot!

[@auldfouter8661]

= Kyber Pass between Afghanistan and India ( now Pakistan ).

[@paulelmes]

KHYBER sir ! Isn't a caber a tree trunk that Scots toss about to advertise porridge?

[@josephmendoza9920]

1. The dog and bone = phone 2. Mince pies = eyes 3. Butcher’s hook = look 4. Two and eight = a state (meaning stressed) 5. A tea leaf = thief 6. Porky pies = lies 7. Storm and strife = wife 8. Loaf of bread = head 9. Bottle and glass = ARSE 10. Plates of meat = feet 11. Mork and Mindy = Windy 12. Adam and Eve = Believe 13. Barney Rubble = Trouble 14. Brown Bread = Dead 15. A China Plate = Mate 16. Dicky Bird = word 17. Hank Marvin = Starving (very hungry) 18. (A cup of) Rosy Lea = Tea 19. Sky Rocket = Pocket 20. A Vera Lynn = Gin

[@waynenorris7035]

Its trouble and strife not storm

[@waynenorris7035]

Gin is mothers ruin

[@SykesAli]

Trouble and strife = wife Vira Lyn = skin (Rizla/cigarette paper)

[@catmadwoman6317]

Many of the ones you quote, just use the first word. Also two and eight means looking really bad too.

[@catmadwoman6317]

@@waynenorris7035 Definitely.

[@Random_Chiroptera]

Fortunately, there is now online translator programs, but i am thankful for this video. I tried using one of those translators to convert American English to Cockney, and was terribly confused by phrases that seemed out of place. Now i realize why.

[@avaggdu1]

I think the septic's are ready for Brooklyn Rhyming Slang. Maybe you should create it with a more American slant?

[@Travelogues_Arunava]

When I was a kid I used to watch a British sitcom “Mind your language” and in that show there was a guy by the name of Sid who used speak in Cockney and that’s how I came to know this eccentric way of speaking English. Few of the words I learnt as; Plates of meet - Feet China plate - Mate Uncle ned - Head Brahms & liszt - Pissed (Drunk) Jack the dandy - Brandy Really fascinated by this....

[@mohammadabdulfarooqi3068]

@@gil658 AH-so not a**hole

[@andygozzo72]

sid was the caretaker 😉

[@fabriziodesimone2439]

Your nan is a precious diamond...adorable! And the answer to your question is...yes, she shoudda be paid, but not with money...only love, kisses and affection! Merry Christmas, Leila!

[@lowesonia8551]

Your Grandmother is Charming. I wish her good health.

[@drmadjdsadjadi]

You “storm and strife” is definitely your wife, not just in Cockney rhyming slang, but also it is a great definition!

[@johncecil7196]

trouble and strife

[@holygroove2]

Can you say "He took the apples and pears to the dog bone, and then got a cup of rosy?" This whole thing is fascinating!

[@KathrynLiz1]

.... take a ball of chalk down the Kermit to the German for a pigs with yer chinas...... rake a walk down the road to the pub for a beer with your mates.

[@lindanoble6727]

Yes

[@vanessadimarco158]

What a peculiar way to speak! Very fun. Thanks to you Nan!

[@zonabrown9241]

Its not peculiar

[@FSAPOJake]

​@@zonabrown9241It was designed to be in the first place.

[@liyaandinnamay2501]

Wow, funny and jolly great lesson! Leila, you and your Nan look so sweet together! It's obvious that you're very close and you get on REALLY well.👍🤗😍We wish you both all the best! Catch you in another lesson! Bye-bye!👋💗❤️💛

[@lindanoble6727]

I grew up in London,didnt use cockney but learned some if it from friends.Have taught a few to my iwn family I live in America and English confuses them sometimes. 😮😅😂

[@Freshfish111]

Nan is adorable! I love that she was mouthing every word you were saying. Yes! We want more.

[@peglegtucson]

My mom used to say “Won’t be seen on a trotting’ horse”. It meant that it won’t be noticed. She also used to say, “I’m sweating like a butcher”. So funny! She was an American (she’s passed away). Another one was, “I’m Tired and feathered”. I use these sayings sometimes. It makes me “special”. Thank you, Nan.

[@wiccanwarrior9]

'Tarred and feathered'....

[@batoolosama8790]

Waiting eagerly for part two! ♥️

[@Maria-kd7lf]

This video is so tender! Love it!

[@scotternster641]

Thanks for all of your lessons in life. I grew up in the south and we have our own slang that we use too

[@jenski5338]

Love to your Nan and her great grand kids. ❤

[@fernandoguizagamboa2447]

Thanks for your video, I loved this video, it was great thank you for introduce your grandmother she is very lovely.🤗😉

[@HolisticHealth-Tech]

Love it!!

[@aa-au]

"Pass the dead horse" is what my brother-in-law said to me. I had no clue what he was talking about. He grew up with some English background in a country town in Australia. I grew up in a Greek household speaking a lot of Greek. I had never heard of Cockney rhyming slang up to that point. "Pass the tomato sauce" is the translation....

[@peterwalker5677]

I guess he wanted it for his maggot bag (meat pie).

[@toddbrittain1060]

@@peterwalker5677 or his dog's eye

[@andreagiraldomdphd.8376]

It's been a splendid lesson. Your Gran is a perfect 10. A

[@manjirabanerjee7169]

A big HELLO for your NAN...she is very pretty .Merry Christmas to her in advance.

[@oksanatymoshenko8770]

Yes, please do a video about the current cockney rhyming slang! I'm very curious about the process how it appears and becomes widely used. When someone comes up with a phrase he doesn't actually know will it become widely used or not, right? interesting and uncontrollable process :)))

[@pliniolimajunior5185]

Great video. Your Grand Mother is absolutly lovely!

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Thank you! I love her heaps! She’s even more funny in real life! 😂👍💕

[@taniastrat1032]

We use rhyming slang in Australia too. Joe Blake- snake Dogs eye -meat pie Dead horse - sauce Septic Tank - yank Probably others I'm not aware of lol

[@avaggdu1]

A lot of the original 'colonists' were convicts from London, so it's no surprise that rhyming slang flourished (?) in Australia. The Aussie accent too is very similar (though it has evolved, being so far away from the source). If I may, can I offer 'stop & stare' - drop bear, 'Emily Blunt" - Pommie c**t, "dense as mutton" - Peter Dutton "Uncle Doug celebrated steak and kidney scoring a meat pie with a dog's eye and an Uncle Doug"

[@jacobalcuadrado5765]

Thanks Leila, for this video, you're so helpful. I wish you and Sabrah a happy Christmas 🔥🔥❤

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Thank you so much! Merry Christmas to you! 😊👍💕

[@tracydodson9997]

Your Nan is lovely how wonderful of you to share such love and amazing information ❤

[@campdav2000]

Priceless THANK U!!!

[@BenIsOnlyAsking]

You're grandmother seems to know the script very well XD

[@tbrown1110]

Dick. Nan losing her memory and she’s trying to stay on top by mimicking her grans pace. Mirroring is used to keep the mind moving. Read a book sometime

[@matthewthechalk]

@@tbrown1110 Bruh you need to chill

[@bvrunowerneck1234]

Great story, what a lovely nan.

[@maniegacarmen]

Lovely granny!!!!!! I love this lesson!!!!

[@donjones1979]

Thank you! I love learning love learning “local languages “ like this. I have also been learning Hawaiian Pidgin

[@vanessadimarco158]

Lovely class. Great Nan! I would love to see the modern version too.

[@shuyviu]

I had a smile on my face the whole time. ❤ I love those things (I'm native French and English bilingual)

[@salvaaznar1292]

Lovely!

[@LyashenkoSergiy]

Great lesson!

[@Teresa20230]

Quite interesting! Love it!

[@jenniferbate9682]

So am I, a Londoner and proud of it!

[@stephaniesteoberl4342]

Love your Nan. She is great. I knew many of these and guessed a few. I am from Boston, Massachusetts and have no idea where I learned the Cockeysville slang that I know, but here are two of my favorites: bottles and stoppers = coppers and the lady from Bristol = pistol. Really enjoyed this video.

[@ManishSharma-sk2zh]

Hi Leila, Truly amazing lesson with your grandmother. I admire your efforts. Some other examples: 1. Barney - rubble = trouble. 2. Baked - bean= queen. 3. Rabbit - pork = talk. 4. Half - inch = pinch. 5. Dog - bone = phone. Thank you.

[@SciMajor1]

My grandmum was a Cockney although she moved out of the UK when she was very young. Even so, she retained most of her Cockney slang. Fortunately, I've inherited some of her delightful slang.

[@lesleykrickler3674]

More lessons please! Your "Nan" is lovely 😊

[@mariacarvalho9539]

I loved it!! Thank you so much for doing this. Your nan is beautiful and just add character to the lesson. Bless her heart and you ❤

[@djgrant8761]

Butcher’s Hook can also mean crook as in sick or unwell. In Australia we often say Captain’s Cook for Butcher’s Hook but we shorten it to Captain’s.

[@eyeseeyou247]

Please do more I love it!!!

[@taterebecca1631]

Nan is a legend ..total lah di dah 🌟

[@alnasani3792]

Great lesson. Love it.

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Thank you! I’ll tell my grandmother 👵🏻 👍

[@adamsfamily3786]

Amazing love this cuz, Nan did amazing love you both . Well done 👍

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Thanks hun x

[@pandakso3365]

The best thing is that nan is answering in code where she doesn't reveal the actual rhyming word and keeps you guessing

[@ryanhinz4776]

Lovely lesson-cockney rhyming slag is my favourite thing to learn while living in the UK.

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Well done you for trying to learn this crazy slang! Totally fun though! 😊👍💕

[@mustafamahmoud7098]

You are awesome ❤️

[@aparecidoferreiravais321]

Hi Leila your grandma is a lovely person I hope you happy holidays 😉🇧🇷

[@imaghrikarima9909]

I really enjoyed this video, thank you guys 😍😍😍🤗🤗🤗

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Thank YOU! 👍💕😊

[@thesloyde817]

Happy holidays to everyone. 🎅

[@vi683]

Interesting lesson! You are proud of your Nan.

[@NextApex]

Really enjoyed this! A lot of these are familiar to me as my partner is English and her Dad and Nan were from East London, and my Irish parents used similar phrases (e.g. 'Your skin and blister' = your sister). Another English slang phrase I love is 'off to Bedfordshire' or 'up the stairs to Bedfordshire' when going to bed.

[@ArtByHilary]

Awesome! Well done!

[@lkinzey1]

Your grandmother or nan is very sweet . Please tell her thank you for the Cockney lesson.

[@malcolmnicholls2893]

To be correct only the first word is spoken, it's a code. So telephone is simply "dog" Stairs is apples. Odd one: Arris? Aristotle-bottle, bottle and glass - arse. (once removed for politeness). Khyber also used, as stated elsewhere.

[@greeneyedggirl]

Nan is a treasure! Thanks for much!

[@onigonzalez5054]

Thanks

[@suraynathan7148]

According to Hitchcock, that's Alfred Hitchcock, it originated with the wholesale traders, so the customs officials and customers won't understand.

[@mohammadabdulfarooqi3068]

genius

[@supersonicsid5930]

I always used the wording as trouble and strife as wife , never heard of a storm and strife .

[@jeffreyjhouser]

How fun! Brilliant video!

[@wolfrodger8998]

I'm an American, but I've always enjoyed British authors and tv programmes. There Are often times where I prefer the British spelling of the American (e.g. theatre/theater). I learned much rhyming slang from those sources. Scored 17/20

[@imranballo1409]

I do enjoy your lessons. You have a lovely accent and I like the way you pronounce the words. Please pass our regards to your nan. You have done just great as always :)

[@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah]

Thank you ☺️

[@thomasflynn5366]

I learned about this from the movie To Sir With Love when the boy says he's gone up the frog. And they explained Frog and Toad and Apples And Pairs, etc.. I've found it interesting ever since. Being American I don't hear it unless its in a movie of course LOL.

[@rezza2507]

I'll say. We really enjoyed watching this lesson. ×× I fancy learning the cockney rhyming slang.😍😍 The material was so attractive. Your nan is great. She's clever, interactive, and awesome as well! 😍

[@ellenvilla9459]

Please share more new Cockeysville expressions. Bravo !

[@julideuslu8394]

Sweet!😍

[@SeanLawlorNelson]

What a delightful language lesson from a very nice British family. Quite a bit of intelligence and substance to absorb rather quickly over a Vera Lynn. I can't thank you enough. Cheerio!

[@ChrisLee66]

This was quite interesting and having a Gran named Sheila can be no wrong.

[@thomasconboy4636]

Good job

[@OTLMIKE]

I heard Wife as Trouble and strife, your nan is precious. great video

[@sherylcascadden4988]

I came across rhyming slang in a Dick Francis book. Several were mentioned, but now the only one I remember is Nuns, short for nuns and habits meaning rabbits. Thank you for expanding my vocabulary.

[@sohamroy6810]

Hi granny , love ya ... Sorry Leila not for loving you 😂 actually today my whole interest is in our cute granny . You know I don't have my own grandma , she left us the year before I was born , so I didn't even see her but still I love her . I always feel so sad when I see other kids playing with their grandparents . Yeah , I don't have my grandparents in fact . Love ya , and wish you a Merry Christmas and an advanced happy new year . Stay blessed and keep helping us .

[@MudlarksAlmanac]

My Mum was a proper Cockney, born in. the East End of London. She used some rhyming slang but I think it was my uncles that mostly used it. She left London in her teens, but her accent still came out when she was flustered, or speaking on the telephone. She also had some odd pronunciations - like 'Um-ber-ella' for Umbrella, 'Pudden' for pudding, 'Chimbley' for 'Chimney', and the one that used to have me in hysterics when she said it - Hospital was pronounced 'Horse-piddle.' She never understood why I found that so funny.

[@avaggdu1]

My sister and her husband were from Nottingham but my niece was born 'dahn sarf' and didn't appreciate me laughing when she asked for a "cap of tay". Gotta say, an East End accent sounds Australian to my thick Midland ears, which kinda makes sense when you know that a lot of the original Aussie colonists were criminals from London.

[@parveenkumar3208]

mam i salute your hardwork

[@MudlarksAlmanac]

can I add a few more phrases? Barnet Fair = Hair Current Bun = Sun East & West = Chest Hampstead Heath = Teeth North & South = Mouth

[@llamasugar5478]

The first phrase that made me scratch my head was “Let’s have a butchers.” I worked out “butcher’s hook=look” eventually. Edit: Oh, it was #3! 😄

[@michaelgregory2231]

Your Nan's brilliant! I'm a Yank but had a British man who managed my band (he was also a founding member of The Shadows that featured Hank Marvin and wrote their first hit song "Move It!"). He once told me "I'll be right back, I'm just goin' up the apple". When he saw the confused look on my face, he explained Cockney rhyming slang to me. Thanks for the fun video!

[@pamelaannehowell]

Stairs he left off pears😂

[@wiccanwarrior9]

You only mention the first word dippy...@@pamelaannehowell

[@pennyhynson2047]

Enjoyed this immensely. Especially how Grandmothers lips pantomimed her granddaughters words so WELL.... fun. ❤😅❤😅❤😅

[@barryeva8862]

My dad was a true cockney so I grew up learning this.

[@sarfarazsamikhan6367]

Always 1st like and first comment from Biryani city Hyderabad India. Lots of love from India.❤❤❤❤❤

[@_nada___]

Laila, you are amazing. I love your channel and I love Sabra. I was touched by this video. I pray to God to grant your grandmother health and open your hearts to Islam. I love you.❤❤

[@0T2379]

With the majority of convicts from the East end transported to New South Wales, cockney is the mother of the Australian accent. We still use rhyming slang here, although not as much.

[@pelafanouraki6192]

That is by far the best video! Your nan is splendiferous.In order to show you my love for this video,I posted a story on Instagram.I would be even more grateful if you could repost the story because I tagged you!!!

[@pkelly007]

Nana is a Superstar. Give her a couple of Vera's, she deserves it!

[@anneodonnell102]

I'm a Cockney (born in Stepney) and grew up in the East End. I can honestly say i never heard anyone say apples and pears when referring to stairs - why would you use 4 syllables instead of 4? Same for phone Trouble and Strife is wife - never heard of Storm and Strife.

[@gavinberry1796]

I was born and grew up in Rhodesia with many (ex WWII) Brits who came out, and we used many of these that I did not know they were cockney rhyming slang until this video! Such as China (China Plate) you will often hear people in this part of Africa talking about "their china" being their mate! OR cup of Rosie (Lea) this is confused because we have a brand called 5 roses and I always thought that the "Rosie" was derived from that! I have also heard Butchers, Loaf (my father would always tell me to use my loaf!) and Meat before! Really enjoyed, and I loved your kind nan, give her best wishes from Cape Town - we have a beautiful place, she would fit right in!

[@cmopro]

Gran was just wonderful...