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Street Slang
lionel blair
LY-uh-nuhl BLAIR · noun · slang
Rhyming slang for flares (flared trousers).
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Cockney rhyming slang meaning flares, i.e. flared trousers.
“He turned up in a pair of lionel blairs.”
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lionel blair In A Sentence
He turned up in a pair of lionel blairs.
Origin & Usage
Named after entertainer Lionel Blair; 'Blair' rhymes with 'flares'.
Variants
lionel blairs
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What does 'lionel blair' mean?
It's Cockney rhyming slang for flares, meaning flared trousers.
Why 'Lionel Blair'?
It's named after the British entertainer Lionel Blair, whose surname 'Blair' rhymes with 'flares'.
How is it used?
Usually in the plural, as in 'he turned up in a pair of lionel blairs' to describe someone in flared trousers.
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