1.1 Phonetic versus phono-semantic forms.The construction of rhyming slang involves replacing a common word with a phrase of two or more words, the last of which rhymes with the original word then, in almost all cases, omitting, from the end of the phrase, the secondary rhyming word (which is thereafter implied), making the origin and meaning of the phrase elusive to listeners not in the know. In the United States, especially the criminal underworld of the West Coast between 18, rhyming slang has sometimes been known as Australian slang. It was first used in the early 19th century in the East End of London hence its alternative name, Cockney rhyming slang. It is especially prevalent in the UK and Australia.

Rhyming slang is a form of slang word construction in the English language. The rhyming words are not omitted, to make the slang easier to understand. An optional Cockney rhyming slang language setting on an ATM on Hackney Road in London, England.