15 definitions by bill cranny

SKY

sky rocket: cockney rhyming slang = pocket

I nicked the dosh, slipped it in me sky and had it away on me toes = I stole the money, slipped it in my pocket and ran away

by bill cranny December 17, 2003

Brahms and Liszt (Brahms)

cockney rhyming slang = pissed, intoxicated

two drinks and he was totally Brahms

by bill cranny December 17, 2003

bovver boots

high-laced boots favoured by skinheads and other undesirables

they put their bovver boots in and busted three of his ribs

by bill cranny December 17, 2003

Stand on me!

Believe me!

Stand on me! Would I tell you a lie?

by bill cranny December 17, 2003

minder

a muscle brain who defends/protects a criminal or shady operator from other criminals/shady operators and also does his employer's dirty work in general.

Smooth Arthur was defenceless when his minder got banged up for dishing out a little too much GBH.

by bill cranny December 17, 2003

wind-up

to tease, usually with some malice

He said he's meet her at 7 o'clock, but after she'd been standing in the rain for an hour she realised it was a wind-up

by bill cranny December 17, 2003

doh-ray-me

money, cash, currency

I was totally out of day-ray-me so had to stay home and watch telly

by bill cranny December 17, 2003