THE late Queen sounded increasingly Cockney through her 70-year reign, according to research. Experts say certain words ...

Does it get any more inventive than 'Raspberry Ripple'? We reckon so; check our handy top ten list and find out. Mutton Jeff = Deaf. Canary Wharf = dwarf. Cardinal Wolsey = cerebral palsy ...

The common denominator of those meanings is nuisance. In rhyming slang, this term can refer to either a quid or a kid. An advertisement from 2000 shows the second meaning in use ...

You know you’re part of the national furniture when the name of your event enters Cockney rhyming slang. On Easter Sunday, the Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities sets off down ...

There are some things, like WiFi and satellites, that I trust for no reason ― I have no idea how they really work. The same goes for certain words and phrases (what is a “fangled” when it’s not “new”?

Drag and Chinatown explored in new heritage projects The study debunks myths about Cockney rhyming slang being born out of criminal activity, and highlights how it has historically thrived on ...