Is rhyming slang reversible? I ask because somebody in the office appears to have nicked a colleague’s supply of tea. Does that make them a tea-leaf of the thief, or…
I’m confused.
Jonathan Sanderson’s weblog, since 2001.
Is rhyming slang reversible? I ask because somebody in the office appears to have nicked a colleague’s supply of tea. Does that make them a tea-leaf of the thief, or…
I’m confused.
I’m a fan of cockney non-rhyming slang.
Tennis balls = Hat
Apples and pears = drink driving
etc.