noun General Slang

Aristotle

· noun · cockney-deep

Cockney rhyming slang for bottle.

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Classic Cockney rhyming slang for 'bottle'. Usually clipped to 'Aris'. In Cockney, 'bottle' itself also means nerve or courage ('he's got bottle'), so Aristotle can carry that sense too.

“Pass us the Aristotle of sauce, will ya?”
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Aristotle In A Sentence

Pass us the Aristotle of sauce, will ya?

Origin & Usage

London Cockney rhyming slang, in use since at least the 19th century. The Greek philosopher's name was lifted purely because 'Aristotle' rhymes with 'bottle'.

Variants Arisaristotle

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