Sausage Roll

Sausage Roll

SAUSAGE ROLL /sausage roll/
Noun London

Goal (in football).

Example Sentences

"What a sausage roll!"
"He scored a great sausage."

Etymology & History

Rhymes with "goal" (in football). Food-themed rhyming slang from the mid-20th century when sausage rolls became popular snacks.

Word Details

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Region
London/Cockney
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Era
Modern
Language
Mild
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Formality
Slang
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