Rhyming Slang Definition
rīmĭng
noun
A form of language play, esp. as used by cockneys, in which a phrase is substituted for a single word with which the last word of the phrase rhymes (Ex.: trouble and strife used for wife, apples and pears for stairs)
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
rhyming slangPlural:
rhyming slangs
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