Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

Artist hopes to reintroduce cockney rhyming slang to young Londoners

Fluorescent signs in orange, yellow, pink and green displayed on concrete steps with phrases including 'April showers', 'cream crackered', 'horse n carriage' and 'dog & bone'
Each sign in the installation marks a place, object or activity in the landscape through a playful take on signposting. Photograph: Ben Westoby.

Would you Adam and Eve it? Cockney rhyming slang, the lyrical patter that once punctuated daily life in London’s East End, is at risk of dying out as young people abandon its use.

That is the view of one artist who wants to reintroduce the dialect to a new generation of Londoners and international visitors by drawing attention to its creative nature.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.