Some of my guesses were incorrect so I did some research.
In the 1930s, the comedy double act Clapham and Dwyer recorded this version of the Cockney Alphabet:
- A for 'orses (hay for horses)
- B for mutton (beef or mutton)
- C for 'th highlanders (Seaforth Highlanders)
- D for 'ential (deferential)
- E for Adam (Eve or Adam)
- F for 'vescence (effervescence)
- G for police (Chief of police)
- H for respect (age for respect)
- I for Novello (Ivor Novello)
- J for oranges (Jaffa oranges)
- K for 'ancis, (Kay Francis), or K for undressing
- L for leather (Hell for leather)
- M for 'sis (emphasis)
- N for 'adig (in for a dig, or infradig)
- O for the garden wall (over the garden wall)
- P for a penny (pee for a penny)
- Q for a song (cue for a song), or Q for billiards (cue for billiards)
More information about the Cockney Alphabet can be found on Wikipedia - where I found the information above.
Love it :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for Bettys bit of butter
cate x
Very clever. I got some of them, not all.
ReplyDeleteI just saw this (or a very similar) version in the Red catalogue as a framed print. R for Mo is my favourite!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely clever and hilarious. Love it!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you put up the real meanings,I got a few but no way near even a quarter lol..thanks you so much many smiles reading this.
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