The primary Cockney rhyming slang for a kebab is Andy McNab. This phrase, referring to the author and former soldier of the same name, is used to describe the popular Middle Eastern fast-food item in London and other parts of the UK. Another, less common term used specifically for doner kebabs is "crabs".
Kebab, kabab, kebob, shish kebob, souvlaki, shashlik or a variety of other terms refer to pieces of meat, poultry, fish or vegetables, threaded on skewers and grilled.
(British, informal, from Cockney rhyming slang, used especially in negative constructions) A word; a brief chat. We've not heard a dicky-bird about anything relating to his birthday. (British, informal) A small thing.
The word was later extended to other instances of the number three. These seem originally to have been Australian and include a sum of three pounds, or odds of three to one, or car dealers' slang for a sum of three hundred pounds.
The word cushty (meaning 'great, very good, pleasing') is usually associated with the Cockney dialect of the English language which originated in the East End of London. Del Boy from Only Fools and Horses. Check out Del Boy's Cockney sayings (Cushty from 4:04 to 4:41).
THE BEST SHISH TAWOOK RECIPE! Shish is a turkish word meaning skewer & tawook also spelt taouk means chicken. Middle Eastern Spiced Chicken cooked over Charcoal.
Shokaf are the first skewers to grace the table, as the dish serves to demonstrate to guests the quality of the meat that's being served. To preserve its succulence and prevent toughness, it's cooked over a gentle flame, and seasoned after cooking to prevent it from drying out.
The even grimmer thing is "bacon" is also cockney rhyming slang for a pervert – I'm giving Clarkson the benefit of the doubt but it's even less of a good look.
“Mutt and Jeff” became a way of describing any tall-and-short pair of men (Mutt was the tall one). In Cockney rhyming slang, the word “mutton” is used as an abbreviation for “Mutt'n'Jeff,” and stands for the word “deaf.” The names were also used as codenames for a pair of World War II spies.
ayrton senna/ayrton = tenner (ten pounds, £10) - cockney rhyming slang created in the 1980s or early 90s, from the name of the peerless Brazilian world champion Formula One racing driver, Ayrton Senna (1960-94), who won world titles in 1988, 90 and 91, before his tragic death at San Marino in 1994.
Lolly: This weird name for money was originally short for lollipop. It entered British slang as a term for money in the mid-20th century. But no matter where you're from, most everyone agrees money is sweet. Loot: “Loot” is one of the old words for money we still use today.
nicker - a pound (£1). Not pluralised for a number of pounds, eg., 'It cost me twenty nicker..' From the early 1900s, London slang, precise origin unknown.
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.
A Ruby Murray – or a Ruby, for short – is a well-known Cockney phrase for a curry. But why do we use this personal name to refer to the dish? And where do such phrases with names generally come from? Ruby Murray is not the only phrase in English that contains a name.
The Scandinavian boy's name Jakob means “supplanter” or “holder of the heel” and has Hebrew origins. Another variation of this name is Jacob, and it comes from a story in the Old Testament. In the book of Genesis, twins Jacob and Esau were born to Issac and Rebecca.
These body parts make sperm and hormones. Other names for your testicles are male gonads or testes (pronounced “teh-steez”). One testicle is called a testis.
