A beginner's guide to Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary of Cockney Cockney rhyming slang l ist The Brit List: 15 Cockney Rhyming Slang Terms Cockney rhyming slang explained Cockney rhyming slang: contextual examples ( The trouble 's been shopping again ) MY WIFE Money slang (so that you can understand the picture above). More money slang here . Some phrases have entered common British speech and are used daily without any awareness of their Cockney origins. Examples include: use your loaf (loaf of bread = head) have a butcher’s (butcher’s hook = look) cobblers – rubbish (cobbler’s awls = balls) porkies (pork pies = lies) donkeys (donkeys’ ears = years) QI : Cockney Rhyming Slang: A Lesson with Stephen Fry - BBC Transcript here Explanation of the Cockney rhyming slang used in this episode: Stephen Fry: Tonight, we're talking Cockney rhyming slang, so without further tea for [tea for two: ado], let's have a butcher