verb Street Slang

rabbit and pork

RAB-it-and-PORK · verb · informal

Talk — 'rabbit on'.

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Definitions

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Cockney rhyming slang for 'talk', shortened to 'rabbit', meaning to chatter on.

“She doesn't half rabbit on once she gets going.”
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rabbit and pork In A Sentence

She doesn't half rabbit on once she gets going.

Origin & Usage

'Pork' rhymes with 'talk'; 'rabbit on' has entered general British English.

Variants rabbitrabbit on

People Also Ask

What does "rabbit and pork" mean?

It's Cockney rhyming slang for talk, shortened to "rabbit," meaning to chatter on at length.

Why does "rabbit" mean talk?

In "rabbit and pork," "pork" rhymes with "talk"; the phrase clips down to "rabbit."

How do you use "rabbit on"?

Use it for someone talking endlessly, e.g. "she doesn't half rabbit on" — it's now common across British English.

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