phrase General Slang

Uncle Ned

· phrase · cockney

Cockney rhyming slang for bed (also head).

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Bed. Uncle Ned rhymes with bed, and you'll mostly hear 'off up the Uncle Ned' or just 'off to me uncle'. Cosy, knackered, end-of-night slang.

“Knackered — I'm off up the Uncle Ned.”
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Head. Same rhyme works either way: Uncle Ned, head. Less common than the bed version but solidly in the Cockney books — 'use your Uncle Ned' meaning use your noggin.

“Use your Uncle Ned, son — don't just stand there.”
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Uncle Ned In A Sentence

Knackered — I'm off up the Uncle Ned.
Use your Uncle Ned, son — don't just stand there.

Origin & Usage

Variants uncle
Tags #cockney#london#home#british#rhyming-slang

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