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If you watch British police procedurals, you'll likely come across the term to grass someone, meaning "to inform on someone" or "to rat someone out." It’s

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Dishoom launches legal battle over cockney rhyming slang for curry

The restaurant group's lawyers want to free up the food and drink trademark for the phrase 'Ruby Murray'.

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"Raspberry Tart" #rhymingslang
Just went to the council gritter for a cheeky Greyfriar’s, but I forgot my doggan. Don’t recommend it. #scottish #rhymingslang

Eh. I knew the expression »blow a raspberry« for making a pffffrrrt sound with yur lips.

#TIL how that came to be, linguistically.
It’s riming slang
Raspberry → raspberry tart → 🍑💨

#rhymingSlang #raspberry #raspberryTart #english #language

I think I might write a #limerick about #JeremyHunt but I'm worried that it won't end well and I might get blocked.

#cussWords #rhymingSlang