"Ruby Murray" meaning "curry"

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"Ruby Murray" is a piece of Cockney rhyming slang used to refer to a curry.

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"Ruby Murray" meaning "curry" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cockney rhyming slang term
category British slang
food-related slang
culturalAssociation British pub culture
East End of London
dialect Cockney
surface form: Cockney English
distinguishedFrom Ruby Murray (Northern Irish singer)
etymology named after singer Ruby Murray
exampleUsage "Fancy a Ruby Murray tonight?"
grammaticalCategory noun phrase
hasLiteralReferent Ruby Murray (person)
language English
meaning a meal of curry
partOf Cockney rhyming slang
refersTo curry
register informal
rhymeWith curry
semanticField food
shortenedForm Ruby
timePeriodOfOrigin mid 20th century
typicalContext going out for a meal
ordering food
usedBy speakers familiar with Cockney rhyming slang
usedIn London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
wordFormationType eponym
rhyme-based slang

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Cockney hasRhymingSlangExample "Ruby Murray" meaning "curry"