Autor: |
Aronson, Jeff |
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BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition); 8/3/2002, Vol. 325 Issue 7358, p245, 1/3p |
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Mentions the development of Cockney rhyming slang in London, England during the first half of the 19th century. Idea that the expressions and back slang were used by convicts as a secret language and was spread to Australia when convicts were deported; Origin of several words in the English language in rhyming slang, including dicky. |
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Complementary Index |
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