AshLassay@lemmy.worldtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•If coffee is called "a cup of joe", tea should be called "a cup of james"
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1 month agoFor anyone who doesn’t know that’s Cockney rhyming slang. Cup of Rosy Lee rhymes with Cup of Tea. But they often omit the last word so it becomes a Cup of Rosy.
Another one is Apples which is slang for stairs. Since the full rhyming slang is Apples and Pears.
And the Netherlands is a little guy flexing his arm