noun General Slang

Butchers

/ˈbʊtʃ.əz/ · noun · slang

A look — cockney rhyming slang from butcher's hook = look; have a butchers means have a look.

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Definitions

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Used for a quick glance or inspection of something.

“Let me have a butchers at the menu.”
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Cockney rhyming slang where butcher's hook rhymes with look, shortened to butchers. Have a butchers means take a look.

“Have a butchers at this, you'll love it.”
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Survives in everyday British speech long after many other rhyming slang terms faded.

“Give us a butchers at your phone a sec.”
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Butchers In A Sentence

Have a butchers at the state of this.
I'll take a butchers and let you know.
Come have a butchers at my new gaff.

Origin & Usage

Classic cockney rhyming slang: butcher's hook rhymes with look, clipped to butchers. It dates to the 1800s East End and remains one of the more enduring pieces of London rhyming slang.

Variants Butcher's hookHave a butchers
Tags #cockney#rhyming#uk#british

People Also Ask

What does butchers mean in cockney?

Butchers means a look — from rhyming slang butcher's hook, which rhymes with look.

Where did butchers come from?

It's cockney rhyming slang from the 1800s East End, where butcher's hook stood in for look.

How do you use butchers in a sentence?

For example: have a butchers at this — meaning have a look.

Is butchers still used?

Yes, it's one of the more enduring pieces of cockney rhyming slang in everyday British speech.

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