About Rhyming Slang
Rhyming slang is a sort of word replacement thing whereby a single word is replaced by a two or three word phrase the last word of which rhymes with the original word. Example; stairs becomes apple and pairs. Quite often only the first word of the phrase is used so in the previous example stairs would be apples (add appropriate plural inflection as required).
The database accessed by this page is a simple text file consisting of tab delimited name value pairs. The names are common usage words (some not so common in polite circles) and the values are rhyming slang alternatives. The database file is stored in the scripts folder and is called cockney.js (scripts/cockney.js). The file is accessed by a javaScript programme located in the scripts folder and is called cockneydb.js.
Notes
1Notable exceptions include, but are not limited to, most of North America, all English speaking African Nations, all English speaking Caribbean Islands, Australia (mostly) New Zealand etcetera etcetera etcetera.
2This species is on the brink of extinction due to habitat (affordable housing) loss.
