What mean to be Cockney?
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The Bow that several answers refer to is the church bell of St Mary Le Bow in London's East End. In order to be considered a cockney you have to be born without the sound of the bells. Cockney rhyming slang which the question also refers to was first used by the criminal classes as a code hence only the first word is generally used eg Apples means Stairs. Apples and Pears, or Plates (of meat = feet). Rhyming slang is no longer confined to cockneys and has been much updates. My current favorites are Britney (Spears = Beers) or Claries (Clare Rainers - Trainers)
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Maybe you mean codswallop?\n\nIt means utter nonsense "What a load of codswallop"
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As everyone says, yes it's a derivation of 'God Blind Me'. There are a huge number of Cockney phrases, most based on Cockney Rhyming Slang, that are in popular use in the UK. For example 'let's have a butchers' - meaning let's have a look, from rhyming slang 'butcher's hook'. Phrases like barnet, for hair (Barnet Fair), bread as in money (bread and honey) are still used - albeit usually knowingly as a nod to the past. There are some good sites for cockney rhyming slang, including a fun translator, see links below. Have a, um, butchers...
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A kind of pirate. More precisely "an early 17th century term that the English used for a buccaneer in the Caribbean".\n\nHave a look to other definitions:\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Afilibuster
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only you can answer that you cockney twat, do you see the irony
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WELL SAID !!  As someone who has recently posted a couple of questions myself taunting england supporters.I totally agree,this is supposed to be a bit of banter,but what happened today has totally sickened me.....my best mate at work is a cockney ,so i am not anti-english,but it does not stop us ripping the pish out of each other over our teams.As i said a bit of banter.\nOn behalf of all true SCOTS and not these MORONS i send my deepest apologies to both families.
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it's slang for a J Arthur Rank
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It means an enlisted sailor as opposed to an officer.  It comes from the early british uniform worn by enlisted sailors.
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This is a delightful British term that means doing your best to get on with it, despite the odds being stacked against you. It doesn't mean you're winging it, it means you're doing your best in a bad situation. or having a 'stiff upper lip' and steely resolve, which all us brits love to do!
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I think Cockney (or at least the 18th century version of it) was the original basis for the Australian accent. It broadened and evolved over time due to the great "melting pot" of regional and class-distinct accents. Constant communication via the ports meant the accent was standardised (unlike, say, England or America where there are many variations in accents). It's also just been subject to natural changes in pronunciation. Listen to Australians speaking naturally on, say, TV footage from 30 years ago and even then it sounds quite different from now.
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http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/59100.html
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Old British Term from 1800s meaning "pints & quarts".  Now it's slang for minding your manners, like please & thank you.
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banger: British expression: a sausage. \nExample: Bangers and mash is my favorite British meal. \n\nThe rest is obvious.
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http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/SurnamesLists.html\n\nI think this is what you mean!\nHope so!
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no, it means that she was physically a woman, in appearance and foreingsically, but she did not befitt the image of a so-called English lady, who is graceful, elite, has poise and beauty, has wit and sophistication, who can be cold but never rude, she can be charming, classy.She is dignified in whatever she does, if she has a set of admirers, then there is nothing cheap in the way she reacts, u call call her an epitome of class.
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GMT?\nSCT? (Standard Calvary Time)\n\nA pointless question.\nYou will get more sense from the guards' conversation in 'Hamlet' where they discuss the crowing of the cock (ie rooster), the time (of year) of Christ's birth, etc.\n\nIt's really sad that this system automatically censors the four letter variant of rooster.\nHow very, very sad...
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Probably how cheerful I can be. I could talk with a stranger for hours......      I like cats. I am a brunette. Are these things loathsome? No, it's because I am a Christian. Or maybe because I am Canadian. Or maybe because I like Thai food. Yum, green curry. So, what is it? Figure it out?