cockney rhyming slangnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌkɒk.ni ˈraɪ.mɪŋ ˌslæŋ/us/ˌkɑːk.ni ˈraɪ.mɪŋ ˌslæŋ/a type of slang in which certain words are used instead of other words that they rhyme with:
In cockney rhyming slang, "apples and pears" means "stairs".
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