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Cockney Rhyming Slang Shelley Klein

Cockney Rhyming Slang By Shelley Klein

Cockney Rhyming Slang by Shelley Klein


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Summary

Have you ever been lost for words in the East End markets? Ever got your Gertie Gitanas (bananas) confused with your corns and bunions (onions) and it's all gone a bit Pete Tong (wrong)? Cockney Rhyming Slang is a quick, easy-to-use guide to some of the most frequently used, up-to-date as well as old-fashioned phrases.

Cockney Rhyming Slang Summary

Cockney Rhyming Slang by Shelley Klein

Have you ever been lost for words in the East End markets? Ever got your Gertie Gitanas (bananas) confused with your corns and bunions (onions) and it's all gone a bit Pete Tong (wrong)? Cockney Rhyming Slang is a quick, easy-to-use guide to some of the most frequently used, up-to-date as well as old-fashioned phrases.
Including:
* 'apples and pears' - stairs
* 'Barnet Fair' - hair
* 'sausage and mash' - crash
* 'bubble bath' - laugh
* 'Britney Spears' - beers
* 'has beens' - greens
* 'dig a grave' - shave
An entertaining collection that explains the ever-evolving dialect of London's East End, with Cockney Rhyming Slang you'll be conversing with the street traders of the East End with no Barney Rubble (trouble).

About Shelley Klein

Shelley Klein is a freelance editor, compiler and writer. Her works for Michael O'Mara Books include The Wicked Wit of Charles Dickens, Cockney Rhyming Slang, Out of the Mouths of Babes, as well as the bestselling The Book of Senior Moments and its follow up The Little Book of Senior Moments.

Additional information

GOR001536092
9781843173748
1843173743
Cockney Rhyming Slang by Shelley Klein
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
20091001
96
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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