What is the cockney accent?

What or who is a Cockney?

A cockney traditionally is a person born within hearing distance of the sound of Bow bells, meaning within the sound of the bells of the Church of St Mary Le Bow in Cheapside, London, and refers to an East London accent, however to most people living outside London the term Cockney means a Londoner.

What is Cockney Rhyming Slang?

Cockney Rhyming slang is a coded language invented in the nineteenth century by Cockneys so they could speak in front of the police without being understood. It uses a phrase that rhymes with a word, instead of the word itself – thus ‘stairs’ becomes ‘apples and pears’, ‘phone’ becomes ‘dog and bone'.

Somes examples:

Cockney	Meaning	Example
Adam and Eve	Believe	I don't Adam and Eve it!
Apples and Pears	Stairs	Get yer Bacons up the Apples and Pears.
Army and Navy	Gravy	Pass the Army and Navy.
Artful Dodger	Lodger	I've got an Artful to help pay the rent.
Bacon and Eggs	Legs	You have got a lovely set of Bacons.
Barnet Fair	Hair	I have just got my Barnet chopped.
Brass bands	Hands	I shook him by the Brass.
Bread and Honey	Money	I wish I had loads of Bread.
Butcher's Hook	Look	Take a Butcher's at that!
Christian Slater	Later	See ya Slater.
Cream Crackered	Knackered (tired/broken)	I'm Cream Crackered!
Currant Bun	Sun	The Currant Bun's hot today.
Danny Marr	Car	I'll give you a lift in the Danny.
Dicky Bird	Word	He hasn't said a Dicky bird in hours.
Dog and Bone	Phone	She's always on the Dog.
Donkey's Ears	Years	Ain't seen you in Donkeys.
Ham'n'cheesy	Easy	Ham'n'cheesy does it.
Jam Jar	Car	Me Jam Jar's Cream Crackered.