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Something Rhymes with Purple

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The Origins of Rhyming Slang in the East End of London

The word the word cockney goes back far further to describe people from this part of town. Cockney rhyming slang for stairs which is apples and pears one of the oldest. Rhyming slang had a real surge during the second World War when troops chose to entertain but also baffle other regiments fighting alongside them so again it became this sort of uniting we are you know we're going to keep outsiders out, he says.

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