Cockney rhyming slang for ‘road’.
Frog and toad
Etymology & History
Cockney rhyming slang for 'road'. Victorian-era slang using animals. 'Up the frog' means up the road. The choice of frog (not British native) shows imaginative pairing in rhyming slang creation.
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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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