rabbit and porkn.
/ˌrabɪt ən(d) ˈpɔːk/, U.S. /ˌræbət (ə)n ˈpɔrk/ British slang.
Talk, conversation, chatter. Cf. rabbit n.1 5.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > a, the, or this conversation
speakc1300
dialoguec1450
speech1469
talk1548
colloquy1581
enterparlance1595
dialogism1603
colloquium1609
discourse1632
conversea1645
colloque1658
conversation1694
say1786
intercommune1820
tell1864
chin1877
conversation piece1936
rabbit1941
rabbit and pork1941
goss1983
1941 G. Kersh They die with their Boots Clean i. 27 He uses slang... Talk is Rabbit, or Rabbit-an'-Pork.
1971 National Times (Austral.) 13 Dec. 20/1 (heading) Cockneys lay claim to their rabbit and pork.
2000 Journal (Newcastle) (Nexis) 16 May 22 There is the chance to exchange a bit of on-line ‘rabbit and pork’ with other fans.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
rabbit and porkv.
/ˌrabɪt ən(d) ˈpɔːk/, U.S. /ˌræbət (ə)n ˈpɔrk/ British slang.
intransitive. To talk, chatter. Cf. rabbit v.2 6.
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the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > be talkative [verb (intransitive)]
to multiply words1340
gagglea1556
glib1596
to run on?c1663
gasha1774
to roll on1861
pan1871
rabbit and pork1949
motormouth1983
1949 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 3) 1149/1 Rabbit and pork,..to..talk.
2006 Daily Mail (Nexis) 2 June 52 I'm told he couldn't 'arf rabbit and pork.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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