Cockney Rhyming Slang
The great movie The Limey cracked me up with how irritated the titular limey is that he has to explain that “have a butcher’s” means “take a look around”.
The Wikipedia on cockney rhyming slang.
The great movie The Limey cracked me up with how irritated the titular limey is that he has to explain that “have a butcher’s” means “take a look around”.
The Wikipedia on cockney rhyming slang.