rhyming slang

rhyming slang

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• n.同韵俚语（以同韵的词或短语替代另一个词，如伦敦土话中用 apples and pears 代替 stairs）
• 网络压韵替代法；押韵俚语；押运俚语

英汉解释

n.

1. a form of slang that replaces a word with an expression that rhymes with the word but has no meaningful connection with it, used especially in Cockney 2. a way of talking in which you replace the normal word for something with a word or phrase that rhymes with it. An example is ‘dog and bone’ instead of ‘phone’. Rhyming slang is used especially by cockneyspeople from East London.

例句

It sounds inoffensive but it's actually rhyming slang for something rude.

这听起来并没用什么，但实际上这是一个押韵俚语，非常粗鲁。

apples and pears (Brit. rhyming slang)stairs

（英，谐俚）楼梯