Cockney rhyming slang for ‘head’.
Loaf of bread
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"head"
Etymology & History
Cockney rhyming slang for 'head'. Victorian working-class slang from East London. Almost always shortened to 'loaf'. 'Use your loaf!' means use your brain/head. Has become mainstream British expression beyond Cockney origins.
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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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