titfer (plural titfers) (Cockney rhyming slang) A hat. [
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What does Top Hat mean in rhyming slang?
Top Hat is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Chat!
What is Cockney rhyming slang for head?
Uncle Ned is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Head!
What is Cockney rhyming slang for clothes?
Drag is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Clothes, especially women’s clothing!
What is a kettle in rhyming slang?
Kettle and hob = watch
The term means watch, which stemmed from a ‘fob’ watch which was a pocket watch attached to the body with a small chain. The kettle used to boil on the hob of a stove…
What does take a Toby mean?
Ride the toby or ply the toby meaning practice highway robbery. There are many other related expressions centering around highway robbery.
What is Jack and Danny slang for?
Cue the memes!
“Jack and Dani means something in Cockney rhyming slang….. Fanny. It means fanny.”
Why is a fiver called a Jacks?
Jack is much used in a wide variety of slang expressions. jacks = five pounds, from cockney rhyming slang: jack’s alive = five. Not used in the singular for in this sense, for example a five pound note would be called a ‘jacks’.
Why is a watch called a kettle?
When pocket watches first became fashionable, they were held against the body by use of a small chain. The watch then slipped into the pocket and could be easily extracted without dropping it. These were called fob watches, and it’s from this expression that we get Kettle and Hob for watch.
What is Cockney slang for ice cream?
Ice Cream Freezer is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Geezer!
What is cockney rhyming slang for toilet?
Khazi is Cockney slang for Toilet.
Why do Cockneys call a house a drum?
Drum and Bass is Cockney slang for Place.
The word drum was originally used to describe a room or prison cell or even a road. It then became confined to only mean the home. Finally this was rhymed with Drum and Bass giving its modern interpretation.
What is a cherry hog?
Cherry Hogg is Cockney slang for Dog.
What is a Doris slang?
informal. a wife, girlfriend, etc.
Why do Brits say mate?
Mate is used as a term of endearment, but also frequently used to casually ingratiate oneself with a stranger or new acquaintance. You might refer to a waiter or fellow bar fly using the word ‘mate’. When used to address somebody or get their attention, the word mate is usually reserved for men only.
How the British say good night?
Useful phrases in British English
| Phrase | British English |
|---|---|
| Good evening (Evening greeting) | Good evening Evening |
| Good night | Good night Night night (inf) Sweet dreams Good night, sleep tight Good night, sleep tight, hope the bedbugs don’t bite |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) | Goodbye Farewell (frm) Bye Bye bye See you See you later |
How do Brits say good morning?
Bore da
Bore da (bore-eh-dah) – Good Morning.
What is Cockney slang for girl?
Twist and Twirl is Cockney slang for Girl.
How do British say see you later?
Cheerio. See ya (see you later)
What is Cockney rhyming slang for wife?
Trouble and Strife is cockney rhyming slang for wife.
Why is 500 a monkey?
The term was coined by British soldiers returning from India where the 500 rupee note of that era had a picture of a monkey on it. They used the term monkey for 500 rupees and on returning to England the saying was converted to sterling to mean £500.