noun
General Slang
Oily rag
· noun · cockney
Cockney rhyming slang for a fag — a cigarette.
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A cigarette. Rhymes with 'fag' (which in British English is a ciggie, not the slur). Sometimes clipped to 'oily', as in 'giz an oily'. Has nothing to do with the taste, despite what your lungs tell you.
“Nipping outside for an oily rag, back in two.”
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Oily rag In A Sentence
Nipping outside for an oily rag, back in two.
Origin & Usage
Cockney rhyming slang, 20th century.
Variants
oily
People Also Ask
What does "oily rag" mean in Cockney slang?
Oily rag is Cockney rhyming slang for a fag — a cigarette.
How do you use "oily rag" in a sentence?
"Give us an oily rag, I'm gasping."
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