noun
General Slang
Bacon And Eggs
/ˌbeɪkən ən ˈɛɡz/ · noun · slang
Cockney for legs — 'bacon and eggs' rhymes with legs, often a compliment about 'lovely bacons'.
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Definitions
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Used in praise of a fine pair of legs.
“Nice bacon and eggs in that dress.”
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2
Clipped to 'bacons', the legs, especially when admired or aching.
“My bacons are killing me after that walk.”
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The legs. 'Bacon and eggs' rhymes with 'legs', and is sometimes clipped to 'bacons', dropping the rhyme.
“She's got a lovely pair of bacon and eggs on her.”
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Bacon And Eggs In A Sentence
Stretch your bacon and eggs out, there's room.
He's got skinny little bacons but he can run.
My bacon and eggs gave out halfway up the hill.
Origin & Usage
Twentieth-century East End rhyming slang on 'legs', drawing on the staple Cockney breakfast; food rhymes are a recurring feature of London slang in the tradition Hotten recorded from 1859.
Variants
bacons
People Also Ask
What does bacon and eggs mean in Cockney?
It means legs. 'Eggs' rhymes with 'legs', sometimes shortened to 'bacons'.
Is it a compliment?
Often, yes — 'a lovely pair of bacon and eggs' is admiring talk about someone's legs.
Where did bacon and eggs come from?
From twentieth-century East End speech, using the classic fry-up breakfast for the rhyme on 'legs'.
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