Bread and Cheese

Bread and Cheese

BREAD AND CHEESE /bread and tʃiːse/
Noun London

Sneeze.

Example Sentences

"Cover your mouth when you bread and cheese!"
"That bread and cheese nearly blew me hat off."

Etymology & History

Rhymes with "sneeze". Traditional Cockney rhyming slang from the 19th century, combining two basic staple foods.

Word Details

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Region
London/Cockney
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Era
Victorian
Language
Mild
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Formality
Slang
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