rhyming slang


rhyming slang

noun

Definition of RHYMING SLANG

: slang in which the word intended is replaced by a word or phrase that rhymes with it (as loaf of bread for head) or the first part of the phrase (as loaf for head)

First Known Use of RHYMING SLANG

1859

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