More on Cockney Counting (2)
BlimeyStrewth writes:| 1/2 | Lamb (and calf) |
| £1 | £Lost (and won) |
| £2 | £Bottle (of glue) |
| £3 | £Holy (see) |
| £4 | £Stand (in awe) |
| £5 | £Scuba (dive) |
| £6 | £Fiddle (-sticks) |
| £7 | £Exeter (in devon) |
| £8 | £Fartoo (late; another explanation is that "far" is supposed to be "four" and "too" is supposed to be two - four times two is eight. But I believe it's rather the first explanation) |
| 9 | £Coal (mine) |
| 10 | Foxes (den) |
| 11 | Hell (and heaven) |
| 12 | Deep (delve) |
| 13 | Hurt (and be mean) |
| 14 | (Sortin) letters |
| 15-19 | ? |
| 20 | Mussels (aplenty) |
| 21-29 | ? |
| 30 | Herdy |
| 40 | Gory |
| 50 | Nifty |
| 60 | Styx tea (??) |
| 70 | Heaven Tea (??) |
| 80 | Baity |
| 90 | God (almighty) |
| 100 | Milou (and tintin; or tenten, i.e. ten times ten) 1000 - (louse and) flee |
Date: 10-Jan-2010
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PLINKETY PLONK is Cockney Rhyming Slang for VIN BLANC.
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