DOES THIS CHIME WITH YOUR COLLECTION? LOOK AT MY TROMBONE!
Posted by STEVE M on
Rhyming slang originated in the East End of london during the mid-19th century. Many erudite philosophers have postulated how how rhyming slang originated with one camp citing origin as a linguistic game among friends with another suggesting use as a cryptolect developed to confuse non-locals. Or if in Peckham, to allow traders with yellow three wheelers to talk amongst themselves in marketplaces to facilitate collusion. Another theme was that that rhyming slang was invented by Irish immigrants to London so locals wouldn't understand what they were talking about.
This colourful patois finds use with radio references too. I have known quite a few people who are "Radio Rental" = mental. Again, I have occasionally suffered from "Radio Ones" = the runs whilst waiting for "Two Bob Bits" to morph into a solid "Turkish delight, however, I digress.....
The best one though refers to the most prized item in my collection of vintage communications cornucopia, yes, you have guessed it, and don't you just love my beautiful "Dog and Bone."
