Jacks is Cockney slang for Jackson Five (five pounds).
Credit: contributed by Steve Dyson on 18-Jan-2002.What does jacks mean in London slang?
“Jacks” as slang for “police” is indeed common in the UK as well as in Australia, but virtually unknown in the US, although “Jacks” may have a close relative in US slang.Why is a fiver called a Jacks?
Jack is much used in a wide variety of slang expressions. jacks = five pounds, from cockney rhyming slang: jack's alive = five. Not used in the singular for in this sense, for example a five pound note would be called a 'jacks'.What is Jack Jones in Cockney?
Jack Jones is Cockney slang for Alone.What does Jack and Jill mean in Cockney rhyming slang?
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Why do Cockneys call a watch a kettle?
The term means watch, which stemmed from a 'fob' watch which was a pocket watch attached to the body with a small chain. The kettle used to boil on the hob of a stove… hence the rhyme.What does Tommy Tank mean?
Tommy Tank is Cockney slang for Bank.More slang for bank. More definitions for Tommy Tank.
What's your Jack meaning?
old-fashioned Alone, abandoned, or isolated; on one's own.What is Cockney rhyming slang for deaf?
Mutton Jeff (not comparable) (Cockney rhyming slang) deaf.Where does the saying on your todd come from?
'On my Todd' is an expression taken from East London cockney rhyming slang. Tod Sloan was a US-American jockey well-known in England at the end of the 19th century. 'Tod Sloan' rhymes with 'on my own', the full name got shortened to just the first name and the expression 'on my Tod(d)' emerged.Why do Cockneys call 25 a pony?
Whilst this is not cemented in fact, the widely held belief is that the terms came from soldiers returning to Britain from India. Old Indian rupee banknotes had animals on them and it is said that the 500 rupee note had a monkey on it and the 25 rupee featured a pony.Why do Cockneys call a house a drum?
Drum and Bass is Cockney slang for Place.The word drum was originally used to describe a room or prison cell or even a road. It then became confined to only mean the home. Finally this was rhymed with Drum and Bass giving its modern interpretation.
