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Cockney rhyming slang

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Cockney rhyming slang

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A cant used by Cockneys in which a word or phrase is replaced by a rhyming word or phrase, this word or phrase then often being abbreviated to its first syllable or syllables, or its first word. The word chosen as the rhyme often shares attributes of the word that it replaces.

Japanese Meaning

ロンドンの下町、特にコックニーが使う隠語で、ある語句を韻を踏む別の語句に置き換える手法を指します。置き換えられる語句の特性を持った韻の語句が選ばれ、その韻の語句はしばしば最初の音節や単語に省略されます。

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He peppered his speech with Cockney rhyming slang, leaving tourists puzzled but locals amused.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は話し方にコックニーの隠語（語やフレーズが韻を踏む語やフレーズに置き換えられ、しばしば最初の音節や語に短縮される）を散りばめ、観光客は戸惑い、地元の人々は面白がっていた。

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A cant used by Cockneys in which a word or phrase is replaced by a rhyming word or phrase, this word or phrase then often being abbreviated to its first syllable or syllables, or its first word. The word chosen as the rhyme often shares attributes of the word that it replaces.

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