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London Slang

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Max talks you through some London slang!

Cockney

MLE (Multicultural London English)

"Ain't got no buff or ill dudes Who think I hang with the low Ain't get round all ways in a go I get round all ways in a rush Can't stop ya, I won't ever hush Drinkin beer make my lot lush"

Cockney

East London "East End"

APPLES AND PEARS = STAIRS

"I'm going up the apples, to go to bed"

butcher's hook

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"Come and have a butcher's at this news article." What does "butcher's" mean?

butcher's hook

pork pies

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"Stop telling me porkies, I know you've got the money!"... what does "porkies" mean?

Barney Rubble

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"I forgot to call my wife... There's gonna be some Barney." ... What does "Barney" mean?

Barnet Fair

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"The new barber cut my barnet much too short!"... what does "barnet" mean?

Cockneys drop the letter H at the start of a word.

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MLE

Is a dialect that has emerged in London since the late 80s. It is a mixture of Cockney and South London dialects, mixed with influence from the immigrant communities in London including Jamaicans, West Africans and Bangladeshis, to name a few.

bare

"He is bare lazy though."

hench

"That bouncer is hench."

"butters" and "peng"

"I think he's peng!" "Nah, I think he's butters!"

"swear down!"

"I didn't take it. Swear down!"

"Oh, my days!"

In MLE people do say H.

"TH" often becomes a "T" or a "D"

"that", "thing" "side ting"

MLE (Multicultural London English)

"Ain't got no buff or ill dudes Who think I hang with the low Ain't get round all ways in a go I get round all ways in a rush Can't stop ya, I won't ever hush Drinkin beer make my lot lush"

Cockney

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Full Video Duration: 13 minutes
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Cockney

MLE (Multicultural London English)

Cockney

East London "East End"

APPLES AND PEARS = STAIRS

butcher's hook

butcher's hook

pork pies

Barney Rubble

Barnet Fair

Cockneys drop the letter H at the start of a word.

MLE

bare

hench

"butters" and "peng"

"swear down!"

"Oh, my days!"

In MLE people do say H.

"TH" often becomes a "T" or a "D"

MLE (Multicultural London English)

Cockney

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