The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang
Starting out as a private language to fool coppers (grasshoppers) and their narks (Noah"s Arks), Cockney rhyming slang has always had a tremendous vitality. So don"t be daffydowndilly - take a butcher"s at this little Captain Cook. What"s more, if you"re feeling a bit boracic, it isn"t going to break the old iron tank, or empty out your Lucy Lockets. Hundreds of definitions, for not a lot of sausage an"mash - just the thing to amaze your chinas over a pig"s ear down at the rub-a-dub.