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[–] 29 points 4 months ago (8 children)

I happens as a Brit too. Recently I casually used the phrase "use your loaf" around some North Americans. I then had to explain that loaf = loaf of bread = head. They were like "why" and then I had to try to explain the concept of Cockney Rhyming Slang, and then there was a barrage of questions about the origin of Cockney Rhyming Slang and all the other examples. I don't know, I'm not even Cockney!

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Wait until they learn the origin of "seppo"

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    The only thing we do with a loaf is pinch it. And I don't mean steal...

    As for rhyming slang, just... how? Lots of things rhyme with so many other things and syllables apparently don't even matter (see apples and pears).

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