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Sexton Blake

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Cockney rhyming slang for fake.

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Definitions

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Fake. Cockney rhyming slang where Sexton Blake — the Victorian detective hero — rhymes with fake. Used of dodgy goods, knock-off gear, or anything pulled off a Romford Road market stall with the label still wonky. Often clipped to 'sexton'.

“Don't waste your money, that Rolex is a right Sexton Blake.”
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Cake. Less common second sense — same name, rhymes with cake instead. Mostly heard around a tea-table rather than a knock-off watch deal.

“Stick the kettle on and cut us a slice of Sexton Blake.”
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Sexton Blake In A Sentence

Don't waste your money, that Rolex is a right Sexton Blake.
Stick the kettle on and cut us a slice of Sexton Blake.

Origin & Usage

Sexton Blake was a fictional London detective who first appeared in The Halfpenny Marvel in 1893 — a working-class Sherlock Holmes who ran for nearly a century in penny dreadfuls and comics.

Variants sexton
Tags #cockney#london#crime#british#rhyming-slang

People Also Ask

What does Sexton Blake mean?

Sexton Blake is Cockney rhyming slang for "fake."

How do you use Sexton Blake in a sentence?

"That designer watch he's flogging is a right Sexton Blake."

Where does Sexton Blake come from?

It's Cockney rhyming slang — "Sexton Blake" (a fictional detective) rhymes with "fake."

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