出典:Wiktionary
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/12 16:19 UTC 版)
Rhyming slang is a form of phrase construction in the English language, and is especially prevalent in dialectal British English from the East End of London which also gives it the name Cockney rhyming slang. The construction involves replacing the common word with a phrase of two or three words, and then in almost all cases, omitting the original rhyming word, in a process called hemiteleia, making the origin and meaning of the phrase elusive to unfamiliar listeners.