Hickory Dickory Dock Cockney Rhyming Slang

Hickory Dickory Dock is Cockney rhyming slang for clock

💬 “Just a moment, we’ll be off as soon as I’ve started me hickory“

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Hickory Dickory Dock (shortened to “hickory”) means “clock” in cockney rhyming slang. This slang is known to be still in circulation amongst London black cab drivers in 2023, where it is used to refer to their meter

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First submitted by Uncle Fred on November 14, 2023.

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More slang meaning clock

• Tick-Tock

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Credit to Taxi Point for informing us about this slang: https://www.taxi-point.co.uk/post/taxi-language-what-is-a-taxi-driver-s-hickory

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