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Street Slang
farmer giles
FAR-mer JYLZ · noun · slang
Piles (haemorrhoids) — 'the farmers'.
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Cockney rhyming slang for 'piles' (haemorrhoids), shortened to 'farmers'.
“He can't sit comfortably — the farmer giles are playing up.”
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farmer giles In A Sentence
He can't sit comfortably — the farmer giles are playing up.
Origin & Usage
'Giles' rhymes with 'piles'; Farmer Giles being a stock name for a countryman.
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What does 'farmer giles' mean?
It's Cockney rhyming slang for 'piles' (haemorrhoids), because 'Giles' rhymes with 'piles'. It's usually clipped to 'the farmers'.
Why 'Farmer Giles'?
'Farmer Giles' is a stock name for a countryman, and 'Giles' conveniently rhymes with 'piles'.
How is it used?
Often shortened, e.g. 'the farmers are playing up' — a coy way of complaining about haemorrhoids.
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