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I used to work with a bit of a "geezer". He would use what I termed 2nd order rhyming slang. "He got it right in the Aris!" Aris => Aristotle => Bottle => Bot

by dia80 6y ago

I used to work with a bit of a "geezer". He would use what I termed 2nd order rhyming slang. "He got it right in the Aris!" Aris => Aristotle => Bottle => Bottle & glass => Ass

johnnycab 6y ago
A similar anecdote, except this 'geezer' was a Mockney from Essex (not so dissimilar to Jamie Oliver). "Lets go for an oily" Oily ─> Oily Rag ─> Fag ─> Cigarette
- tonyhb 6y ago
  A lot of cockneys moved from the east end to essex during the 70-90s. My family was one of them.