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General Slang
Salmon and trout
· noun · cockney
Cockney rhyming slang for snout — slang for tobacco.
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Definitions
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Tobacco — rhyming with 'snout', which is itself old prison slang for baccy. Heard most in nick (jail) contexts and old-school East End talk. Clipped to 'salmon' once everyone knows the score.
“Lend us a bit of salmon, I'm gasping and the canteen's shut.”
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Stout, the dark beer. Same rhyme, different target — less common than the tobacco sense but historically attested. 'Pint of salmon' will get you a Guinness from the right barman.
“Two pints of salmon and trout, please mate.”
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Salmon and trout In A Sentence
Lend us a bit of salmon, I'm gasping and the canteen's shut.
Two pints of salmon and trout, please mate.
Origin & Usage
Cockney rhyming slang, 20th century, with strong roots in British prison slang.
Variants
salmon
People Also Ask
What does salmon and trout mean?
It's Cockney rhyming slang for snout, which is itself slang for tobacco.
How do you use salmon and trout in a sentence?
"Lend us a bit of salmon and trout, I'm gasping for a smoke."
Where does salmon and trout come from?
It's Cockney rhyming slang from London, where "salmon and trout" rhymes with "snout," the older slang for tobacco.
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