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george raft
JORJ RAHFT · noun · slang
Draught (a cold draught of air).
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Cockney rhyming slang for 'draught'.
“Shut that window, there's a right george raft coming in.”
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george raft In A Sentence
Shut that window, there's a right george raft coming in.
Origin & Usage
'Raft' rhymes with 'draught'; George Raft was the American film actor.
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What does 'george raft' mean?
It's Cockney rhyming slang for 'draught' — a cold current of air. 'Raft' rhymes with 'draught' (in British pronunciation, 'drahft').
Who was George Raft?
George Raft was an American film actor known for gangster roles; his name was borrowed purely because 'Raft' rhymes with 'draught'.
How is it used?
You'd say 'shut that window, there's a right george raft coming in' to complain about a cold draught.
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