rhyming slang

noun

Any system of slang in which a word is replaced with a phrase that rhymes with it, the rhyming word often being dropped.

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Meanings

nounrhyming slang (usually uncountable, plural rhyming slangs)

plural rhyming slangs

  1. uncountableusuallyAny system of slang in which a word is replaced with a phrase that rhymes with it, the rhyming word often being dropped.
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APA

rhyming slang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhyming%20slang

MLA

“rhyming slang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhyming%20slang. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhyming slang,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhyming%20slang.

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