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General Slang
Vera Lynn
· phrase · cockney
Cockney rhyming slang for gin (also cigarette skins).
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Gin. Vera Lynn rhymes with gin, and in proper Cockney form it's almost always just 'a Vera'. 'Vera and Phil' (Vera and Philharmonic) gets you a gin and tonic. Dame Vera herself sued a gin brand over the association and won, which only made the rhyme more famous.
“Large Vera and tonic, ice and slice, ta.”
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Cigarette rolling papers — skins. Same name, different rhyme: Vera Lynn / skin. Heard among rollers and smokers who need a paper off a mate. 'Got any Veras?'
“Lost me skins — pass us a Vera, mate.”
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Vera Lynn In A Sentence
Large Vera and tonic, ice and slice, ta.
Lost me skins — pass us a Vera, mate.
Origin & Usage
Named for Dame Vera Lynn, the WWII Forces' Sweetheart. She famously took a gin brand to court in 2019 over trademarking her name — and won — because the rhyming slang link made it look like an endorsement.
Variants
Vera
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