raspberry ripple
Definitions
Origin & Usage
'Ripple' rhymes with 'nipple'/'cripple'; from the ice-cream flavour.
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What does 'raspberry ripple' mean?
In Cockney rhyming slang it means nipple. Historically it was also used for 'cripple', a sense now considered offensive.
How does the rhyme work?
'Ripple' rhymes with 'nipple' (and formerly 'cripple'), taken from the ice-cream flavour.
Is 'raspberry ripple' rude?
The nipple sense is cheeky and vulgar; the old 'cripple' sense is offensive and best avoided entirely.
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