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Bull and cow

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Cockney rhyming slang for a row (argument).

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Cockney rhyming slang for 'row', meaning a heated argument or barney. Sometimes clipped to 'bull'. The pairing fits because bulls and cows together suggest a domestic, which is exactly what a row often is.

“Heard them having a right bull and cow through the wall last night.”
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Bull and cow In A Sentence

Heard them having a right bull and cow through the wall last night.

Origin & Usage

Traditional 19th/20th-century London Cockney rhyming slang.

Variants bull

People Also Ask

What does bull and cow mean in Cockney slang?

It's Cockney rhyming slang for a "row," meaning an argument.

Where does bull and cow come from?

It's Cockney rhyming slang, where "cow" rhymes with "row."

How do you use bull and cow in a sentence?

"They had a right bull and cow over whose turn it was."

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