Face.
Boat Race
Example Sentences
"Look at the boat race on him!"
"She's got a lovely boat race."
Etymology & History
Rhymes with "face". References the annual Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race held on the Thames since 1829. Classic Victorian-era rhyming slang.
Word Details
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Region
London/Cockney
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Era
Victorian
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Slang
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