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Re: Cockny rhyming slang

Posted by Louise on September 26, 2000

In Reply to: Cockny rhyming slang posted by tom on September 25, 2000

: where does "kite" meaning cheque come from???

I always knew it as Gooses neck = cheque. Perhaps they mean Kite as in the bird? Kites neck = cheque?