noun General Slang

Bubble and squeak

· noun · cockney-deep

Cockney rhyming slang, usually for 'Greek'.

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Definitions

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Cockney rhyming slang for 'Greek', often used as a nickname for a Greek person (frequently clipped to 'bubble'). In parts of London a 'bubble' just means a Greek Cypriot.

“The chippy on the corner is run by a bubble, best kebabs in the area.”
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Same rhyming slang form also used for 'beak', London slang for a magistrate. Less common today but still found in older Cockney usage.

“Got nicked Friday, up in front of the bubble Monday morning.”
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Separately, and not slang: the traditional British fry-up dish of leftover potato and cabbage shallow-fried together. The rhyming slang borrowed the dish's name.

“Sunday roast leftovers always end up as bubble and squeak on Monday.”
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Bubble and squeak In A Sentence

The chippy on the corner is run by a bubble, best kebabs in the area.
Got nicked Friday, up in front of the bubble Monday morning.
Sunday roast leftovers always end up as bubble and squeak on Monday.

Origin & Usage

19th-century London. The dish is named for the sound it makes in the pan. The rhyming-slang senses came later, leaning on the dish's familiar name.

Variants bubble
Tags #cockney#london#rhyming-slang#british#food

People Also Ask

What does bubble and squeak mean in Cockney slang?

It's Cockney rhyming slang, usually standing for "Greek."

Where does bubble and squeak come from as slang?

It's Cockney rhyming slang, where "squeak" rhymes with "Greek" (it shares its name with the fried leftover-veg dish).

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