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rhyming slang

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rhy·ming slang (rmng)
n.
Slang in which a word is replaced by a word or phrase that rhymes with it, as kiss by hit or miss.
rhyming slang
Noun
slang in which a word is replaced by another word or phrase that rhymes with it, eg apples and pears meaning stairs
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Noun1.rhyming slang - slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component; "Cockney rhyming slang"
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"


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