Brown Bread

Brown Bread

BROWN BREAD /braสŠn bread/
Noun London

Dead.

Example Sentences

"He's brown bread, mate."
"If you don't pay up, you're brown bread."

Etymology & History

Rhymes with "dead". Classic Cockney rhyming slang from the 19th century, contrasting brown bread with white bread in a time when brown was less common.

Word Details

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Region
London/Cockney
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Era
Victorian
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Language
Mild
๐Ÿ’ฌ
Formality
Slang
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