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rhyming slang

any system of slang in which a word is replaced with a phrase that rhymes with it
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Summary

rhyming slang ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • rhyming slang is a type of slang[2].
  • rhyming slang is a type of derivation[3].
  • rhyming slang is a type of English[4].
  • rhyming slang is a type of collocation[5].
  • rhyming slang's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1840[6].
  • rhyming slang's uses is recorded as elision[7].
  • rhyming slang's uses is recorded as rhyme[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include slang[2], derivation[3], English[4], and collocation[5].

Why It Matters

rhyming slang ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Uses → elision, rhyme
    Uses → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ast', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'ru']
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: collocation"
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