QI: Cockney Rhyming Slang: A Lesson with Stephen Fry - BBC Videos

happymonkeypot Says:

Aug 6, 2010 - @Rachiejane1 ahh my bad i mixed it up i know it more common use is troubleBasher is a character from oceans 11 he said it in the film then explaind it when the rest did not understand Basher /"will be in a load of barney" Team/??? Basher/Bareny rubble , trouble

Rachiejane1 Says:

Aug 6, 2010 - @happymonkeypot Ahh I see! Don't believe everything you hear though - his and Dick van Dyke's 'mockney' accent are REALLY bad!

Triplesod Says:

Aug 8, 2010 - @Rachiejane1 Oh no, we would never suggest that something garbled and not understandable was sounding double Dutch now, would we?

Rachiejane1 Says:

Aug 8, 2010 - @Triplesod ah - touche!

n39smm Says:

Aug 15, 2010 - Rookie mistake - Took a big sip of my drink right before Alan came up with "What the fuck...?!" Oh man. I almost died but it was worth it! XD

Szaam Says:

Aug 18, 2010 - Woman who does XD

Jantrao Says:

Aug 20, 2010 - @Rachiejane1 I'm Dutch too, and what I think Countjemons means to say is that cockney rhyming slang is very hard to follow for somebody who speaks English as a 2nd language. Rhyming in another language is extremely difficult, and the concept of cockney makes it even one step harder. Cockney sounds even more unintelligible to learners than to an average native English speaker.

357Snowball Says:

Aug 20, 2010 - Here are some more!!!frog and toad = roaddog and bone = phoneapples and pears=stairs

Rachiejane1 Says:

Aug 20, 2010 - @357Snowball And some more...me old china/ china plate = me old matePony and trap = crap (I think)It's all gone Pete Tong = It's all gone wrongI can't Adam and Eve it = I can't believe itand many more...

Rachiejane1 Says:

Aug 20, 2010 - @Jantrao Hmmm - that puts it more nicely and it's understandable to not get it if you are from another country!

steve449 Says:

Aug 25, 2010 - barney means trouble not double...

MissGeek2000always Says:

Aug 26, 2010 - What's the name of the song that goes on when Alan buzzes? It sounds very familiar.

punkmanjon Says:

Aug 26, 2010 - @MissGeek2000always Its from Mary Poppins. The Chimney Sweep song.

EdOscuro Says:

Aug 26, 2010 - Dick van Dyke slammed!

MissGeek2000always Says:

Aug 27, 2010 - @punkmanjon Oh now I remember, thanks

Dhammond5 Says:

Aug 27, 2010 - @n39smm I was eating eating Egg Fried Rice when he said it and i almost died,lol

lordnimr0d Says:

Aug 28, 2010 - I just remember dog and bone (phone) "can I borrow your dog?"and loaf of bread (head) "use your loaf!"

Hollandia777 Says:

Aug 28, 2010 - R-r-r-r-r-r-r!...xDDcan any1 plz explain me wot does"He's me new china!..." mean?ThanX (ManX)!

Intiom Says:

Aug 29, 2010 - @Hollandia777 Chine Plate = MateAs in 'friend', not the breeding type of mate :-P

oconnorthelegend Says:

Aug 30, 2010 - He said Plaistow wrong. should be said as Plarrr Stow

Hollandia777 Says:

Sep 1, 2010 - @IntiomТа!

gamalieljs Says:

Sep 2, 2010 - what the hell? I'm from America. California to be exact. Can explain what rhyming cockney slang is?

sappyxsorb Says:

Sep 2, 2010 - @gamalieljs Cockney is an accent from the East of London- originally within hearing distance of the Bells. Cockney uses rhyming to refer to certain things. For example, Apples and Pairs, meaning stairs.

gamalieljs Says:

Sep 2, 2010 - @sappyxsorb Wow. Really? Sounds pretty complex. Would someone out of the country be able to learn it or is it more of a local thing?

sappyxsorb Says:

Sep 3, 2010 - @gamalieljs Well, I am originally Dutch and studying English ( so, Britain and Ireland and it's culture, language etc) so I can't answer that with certainty. However, I'm sure you could try, there are a lot of sites that have cockney rhyming slang explained.