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rhyming slang
(rhym¦ing slang)
noun
[
mass noun
]
a type of slang that replaces words with rhyming words or phrases, typically with the rhyming element omitted. For example
butcher’s
, short for
butcher’s hook
, means ‘look’ in Cockney rhyming slang.
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