noun General Slang

German bands

· noun · cockney

Hands.

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Definitions

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Hands. Get your German bands off, etc. A relic that survives in older Cockney speech and East End nostalgia.

“Get your German bands off my pint.”
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German bands In A Sentence

Get your German bands off my pint.

Origin & Usage

Cockney rhyming slang from the late Victorian era — itinerant German oompah bands were a common sight on London streets, so 'German bands' for 'hands' wrote itself.

Variants Germans
Tags #cockney#london#rhyming-slang#british#body

People Also Ask

What does German bands mean?

German bands is rhyming slang for hands.

How do you use German bands in a sentence?

"Get your German bands off me."

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