Photos from the book Cockney Coded, a cryptic celebration of Cockney rhyming slang

Cockney Coded: 1

 

 

 

daisy roots - boots

 
bird lime - doin' time
dustbin lids - kids

 

 

 

brown bread - dead

 
bottle & glass - ass
China plates - mates

 

 

 

lemon & lime - crime

 

 Uncle Bert - shirt
giraffe - 'avin a laugh

 
 

 

Cockney Coded is available as a book and can be previewed online at Blurb

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