โWhere have all the Cockneys goneโ? Sings Grandad on stage in Only Fools and Horses The Musical (which is going on a UK tour) - but itโs surprising how much Cockney rhyming slang has entered everyday usage - have a butchers at some hereโฆ the-east-end.co.uk/cockneys-and-cโฆ #eastend #History
โ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ David Atherton Only Fools and Horses The Musical The great replacement happened
David Atherton โ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ Only Fools and Horses The Musical I'd also add: 'Arris' as in 'Shift your arris'.
Not, as one might assume, 'Harris', with a droped 'H'.
This is a double rhyme. 'Arris' is from Aristotle.
Aristotle = bottle, from bottle and glass. Bottle and glass = 'Ass' So essentially it means 'move out of the way'.
โ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ David Atherton Only Fools and Horses The Musical No Muslims speak English, let alone Cockney.๐
โ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ David Atherton Only Fools and Horses The Musical I believe it is a shame very few speak cockney we have lost our identity
Only Fools and Horses The Musical Eventim Apollo I reckon for the driscoll brothers actor announcement it'll be here's some villainous casting news Danny and tony will be played by whoever's playing them!
โ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ David Atherton Only Fools and Horses The Musical An east londoner now spends his time knelt on a prayer mat at 1pm on a friday instead of making his way to the pub.
Jessrocksโค๏ธ๐ฌ๐ง Same ๐ฅฐ Only Fools and Horses The Musical go and see this itโs on tour!
Jessrocksโค๏ธ๐ฌ๐ง Only Fools and Horses The Musical We saw it in London but Iโve got tickets to another one, I love Paul Whitehouse, genius ๐ฅฐ we saw The Fast Show live last month x
โ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ Only Fools and Horses The Musical Absolutely love it ๐. Itโs like a different world in the best way ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฅฐ
โ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ Only Fools and Horses The Musical If I can add raspberry tart - fart. Blow them at a bad performer & Micky Bliss - p*ss, as in taking the Mickey. More later Ruby Murray - curry.
Also as people twigged, Cockney's invented backslang. The word is pronounced backwards. The only word I know has survived is yob,โฆ