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once a week
WUNS-a-WEEK · noun · slang
Rhyming slang for cheek (impudence, or the face).
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Cockney rhyming slang for cheek — either the face or, more often, impudence.
“He's got some once a week, asking that.”
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once a week In A Sentence
He's got some once a week, asking that.
Origin & Usage
'Week' rhymes with 'cheek'; traditional London rhyming slang.
People Also Ask
What does 'once a week' mean in Cockney slang?
It's rhyming slang for cheek, meaning either the face or, more often, impudence and nerve.
Why does 'once a week' mean cheek?
In rhyming slang the last word carries the meaning: 'week' rhymes with 'cheek'.
How do you use 'once a week'?
You'd say 'He's got some once a week, asking that' to mean someone has a lot of nerve.
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