My attempt at English 'lingo'.

[vince]

If I said, "I'm gonna turn on the 'SAVALAS', would that count as English 'lingo'/'slang' for 'television'?

[barracuda]

You mean, like, Cockney rhyming slang? Yer doin' it wrong, I think. But I'd best let the brits make that call. Around here we just call it the "makes you stupid and fat machine".

[vince]

Yes, I mean 'cockney rhyming slang'! So, if I KNEW that YOU KNEW there was a song by The Residents called "Smelly Tongues" , and said, "I'm gonna turn on the 'TONGUES'.", then THAT would be correct, right?

[barracuda]

Once again, disclaimer, native Californian here, but I think your example would only be correct if you intended to let everyone know that you were about to turn on the, err, bungs.

That is, the rhyme is characteristcally placed at the end of the second word in trhe substitution.

[semper occultus]

agreed Barra'
you'd probably have to go with someone like oh....I dunno Gene Kelly , hence "did you see so & so on the 'gene' last night"

maybe why it never caught on over there.

[vince]

OHHHHhhh, alright.... boy, this is tuff.
The LAST word is the 'rhyming' word..... got it!
Such a freaky 'thing', innit?

[semper occultus]

You also get extra marks if there's a strong correlation between the person/entity utilised & the object being slanged .

James Blunt springs to mind.

[Hammer of Los]

Furthermore, I don't believe genuine cockney rhyming slang can be simply coined willy nilly, as it were.

"English 'lingo'" indeed!

Where do you people get these ideas?

[vince]

Please to forgive me and my ignorance.......

honest!

[Seamus OBlimey]

Is that Alan (Shearer) Clearer now?

[vince]

Alright..... here goes...:
"I'm going to the bathroom to take a BRAD!"


How's that? Better?

[Stephen Morgan]

Alright..... here goes...:
"I'm going to the bathroom to take a BRAD!"


How's that? Better?

My grandad used to use some of this. Apples and pears. Plates of meat. Mince pies. Dog and bone.

Favourite example: Plaster = Plaster of Paris = Aris = Aristotle = bottle = bottle and glass = arse.

[Peregrine]

I sure think Tony is a cool bloke...

[semper occultus]

I'm going to the bathroom to take a BRAD!

gor blimey Guv , I fink you've got it !

Get down the pub for a couple of well-earned BRITNEY's.

[Trifecta]

Listen mate, I just said to the trouble n strife (wife), I'm popping down the rub a dub (pub) to have a pigs ear (beer). She said you ain't mate, get up them apples and pears (stairs) and clean the dustbin lids (kids).

And proper cockney would say

Mate, I said to the trouble, i'm popping down the rubber to have a pigs, she said you ain't mate get up those apples and clean the dustbins.