Sometimes "Gertie Gitana" (a music hall entertainer) was substituted for the refrain, leading to "Gertie" becoming Cockney rhyming slang for banana the usage of which continues to the modern day.
In Australia and the United Kingdom, a school crossing supervisor or school crossing patrol officer is commonly known as a lollipop woman, lollipop man, lollipop lady, or lollipop person because of the modified circular stop sign they carry, which resembles a large lollipop.
A look or glare that expresses anger, disapproval, disgust, etc.; a dirty look. Usually in to give (also get) (the) stink eye: to give (or get) a dirty look or looks.
Larry Foley was an australian boxer who never lost a fight. His last fight was in the 1870's, he was paid the vast sum of £1000 and won the fight - "hence as happy as Larry".
pony and trap (uncountable) (Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense. (Cockney rhyming slang) Excrement; the act of defecation. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pony, trap.
Hank Marvin was a guitarist in popular band during the 1960s. Cockneys took a shine to his name, and now you can announce your levels of hunger by including Hank, Marvin, or Hank Marvin in a sentence.
'Knickers' (women's underwear) in modern rhyming slang, sometimes shortened to 'Alans', from the broadcaster Alan Whicker (b. 1925). ... Introduction. Using the Dictionary. Abbreviations.
