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rhyming slang

noun

Definition of RHYMING SLANG

:  slang in which the word intended is replaced by a word or phrase that rhymes with it (as loaf of bread for head) or the first part of the phrase (as loaf for head)
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First Known Use of RHYMING SLANG

1859

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