Meanings
comparative more radio rental · superlative most radio rental
- CockneyslangMental; crazy; insane.
I went radio rental and started battering the car horn like a demented Italian.
2017, Paul Larkin, Albert, Dougie and Wim, page 1562 more examples
The croc went radio rental and ended up stood right up with its teeth bared, stock-still like a statue.
2007, Ian Hough, Perry Boys: The Casual Gangs of Manchester and SalfordDon't worry, I haven't gone radio rental, as Jamie would say (it's cockney rhyming slang for mental but don't ask me why!!)
2010, Siobhan Curham, Dear Dylan, page 147
Origin
A reference to the former business Radio Rentals.
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