What is cockney rhyming slang for sister?

(Cockney rhyming slang) Sister.

What is a cockle in Cockney slang?

Cockle is Cockney slang for 10 pounds (tenner).

What is a haddock in cockney rhyming slang?

Haddock and Bloater is Cockney slang for Motor.

What’s a sherbet slang?

Slang: beer or any alcoholic drink. “Sherbet – an alcoholic drink, especially beer, ‘we’re going to the pub for a few sherberts'” Australian slang guide. “sherbet / sherbert – an alcoholic drink (usually a beer). Derives from the Turkish word ‘sherbet’ which was a cooling drink made from fruit juice.

What does I’m your huckleberry mean?

The “Historical Dictionary of American Slang” which is a multivolume work, has about a third of a column of citations documenting this meaning all through the latter 19th century. So “I’m your huckleberry” means “I’m just the man you’re looking for!” ” I’m your huckleberry …”

What is a Huckle bearer in the Huckleberries?

In the South, a huckle was a casket handle. A huckle bearer would be the person carrying a coffin, essentially a pallbearer. According to this theory, what Holliday should have said in the film is, “I’m your huckle bearer.”

What does ‘I’m a Huckleberry over your persimmon’ mean?

“I’m a huckleberry over your persimmon” meant “I’m just a bit better than you.”. As a result, “huckleberry” came to denote idiomatically two things. First, it denoted a small unit of measure, a “tad,” as it were, and a person who was a huckleberry could be a small, unimportant person–usually expressed ironically in mock self-depreciation.

What does Doc Holliday mean when he says I’ll Be your huckleberry?

Being a Southern gentleman, Doc would’ve known this bit of medieval lore, since the South glorified knights and chivalry. So when he’s saying, “I’ll be your huckleberry,” he could be offering to act as Wyatt Earp’s champion. However, there are a few issues with this theory.