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Street Slang
hampsteads
HAMP-stedz · noun · slang
Clipped rhyming slang for teeth (from Hampstead Heath).
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Teeth — the everyday clip of 'Hampstead Heath'.
“Get your hampsteads round that pie.”
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hampsteads In A Sentence
Get your hampsteads round that pie.
Origin & Usage
Shortened from 'Hampstead Heath' ('Heath' rhymes with 'teeth').
Variants
hampstead heath
People Also Ask
What does 'hampsteads' mean?
It means teeth. It's the shortened, everyday form of the Cockney rhyming slang 'Hampstead Heath'.
Where does 'hampsteads' come from?
From 'Hampstead Heath', a well-known park in north London, where 'Heath' rhymes with 'teeth'. Only the first part is kept, as is common in rhyming slang.
How do you use it?
You might say 'get your hampsteads round that pie', meaning get your teeth into it.
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