RHYMING SLANG

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component

Example:

Cockney rhyming slang

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("rhyming slang" is a kind of...):

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

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