Brown bread
rhyming slang
Dead.
Person 1"Is that possum okay?"
Person 2"Brown bread, mate."
Where it's from
Rhyming slang, from Cockney: brown bread rhymes with dead.
Something wrong or missing? Suggest a fix
While you're here
What's the John Dory?
What's the story? What's happening, or what's the news?
Hugs and kisses
The missus. Your wife or partner.
Lemon spread
Head.
Butcher's hook
A look. Usually shortened to "a butcher's". In older Australian slang, being "butcher's" also meant being crook (sick).
Take a snake's hiss
Go for a piss.
Off for a James Hird
Off for a turd.
