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Cockney Rhyming Slang

Would you Adam and Eve it?
No I am not getting religous and quoting from the bible If you came from the UK especially the Capital of London in England you will probably already be familar with this term when put in proper English is Would you believe it. So we are talking about rhymes here particularly Cockney rhyming slang, a language all of its own. Its claimed to have been created in the 16th century by sea men and soldiers in the docklands of London though became more popular in 19th century by the common folk who lived in the East end of London partcularly any person said to be born within the sound of the Bow Bells, the bells of St. Mary-Le-Bow Church ("Bow Church") - in Cheapside, London EC2 can claim to be a Cockney in the area.
The Cockneys are working class Londoners. The word comes from cockeneyes (14th century) which means eggs that are misshapen, as if laid by a cock. The word went through a series of usages over the centuries, and it came to be used to refer to city folk, ignorant of 'real life'. So what exactly is Cockney rhyming slang. As the example above shows it's a code of speaking wherein a common word can be replaced by the whole or abbreviated form of a well-known phrase which rhymes with that word. There are many explanations why the rhyming slang came into use mostly that it was probably used by tradesmen and thieves, a coded lanaguage that the authorties could not understand, so made their criminal activities a secret.
Its more Modern day usage is more widespread and more for fun and you can almost turn any word into a cockney rhyming slang. Sometimes their meanings can be quite obscure.. for example if you were saying someone was having a barney.. meaning an argument actually stems from Barnet owl - Row.
But the fun is finding the meaning of the cockney rhyming slang... for example can you figure out what this saying is... A sky rocket filled with Bangers and Mash?
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There are lots of sites on the net dedicated and devoted to this special language explaining the meanings and terms of Cockney rhyming slang below are just a few
Cockney rhyming slang
Cockney Online
BBC Online- Cockney rhyming slang