noun
Street Slang
turtle doves
TUR-tul-DUVZ · noun · slang
Rhyming slang for gloves, clipped to 'turtles'.
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Cockney rhyming slang meaning gloves, sometimes shortened to 'turtles'.
“Put your turtle doves on, it's brass monkeys out there.”
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turtle doves In A Sentence
Put your turtle doves on, it's brass monkeys out there.
Origin & Usage
'Doves' rhymes with 'gloves'; traditional London rhyming slang.
Variants
turtles
People Also Ask
What does 'turtle doves' mean?
It's Cockney rhyming slang for 'gloves' — 'doves' rhymes with 'gloves'.
Why do people just say 'turtles'?
Cockney rhyming slang often drops the rhyming word, so 'turtle doves' gets clipped to just 'turtles' while still meaning gloves.
How is it used?
You'd say 'Put your turtles on' when telling someone to put their gloves on.
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