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tilbury docks
TIL-bree DOKS · noun · slang
Rhyming slang for socks.
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Cockney rhyming slang meaning socks.
“He's got holes in his tilbury docks.”
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tilbury docks In A Sentence
He's got holes in his tilbury docks.
Origin & Usage
'Docks' rhymes with 'socks'; refers to Tilbury Docks on the Thames.
People Also Ask
What does 'tilbury docks' mean?
It's Cockney rhyming slang for socks, where 'docks' rhymes with 'socks'.
Where does the phrase come from?
It refers to Tilbury Docks on the River Thames in Essex, used because 'docks' rhymes with 'socks'.
How is it used?
You might say 'he's got holes in his tilbury docks' to mean holey socks.
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