noun General Slang

dustbin lid

· noun · cockney

A kid. One of yours, or just any rugrat going past.

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A child. Used affectionately for your own or generally for the local horde tearing round the estate.

“Got the three dustbin lids with me this weekend — pray for me.”
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dustbin lid In A Sentence

Got the three dustbin lids with me this weekend — pray for me.

Origin & Usage

Cockney rhyming slang where 'dustbin lid' rhymes with 'kid'. Classic East End — the bins were always out, the kids were always out, the joke wrote itself.

People Also Ask

What does dustbin lid mean in Cockney rhyming slang?

It's rhyming slang for "kid" — either one of your own children or just any child going past.

How do you use dustbin lid in a sentence?

"The dustbin lids are running me ragged today."

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