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Re:Cockney Rhyming Slang History by noir_lord on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @06:31PM (#24771063)
Pete tong.

It’s all gone a bit Pete Tong.

Radio DJ in the 1990s.

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Re:Cockney Rhyming Slang History by gerdesj on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @06:45PM (#24771169)
Davina's - Davina McCall. eg kick 'im in the davina's.

Often the Tong is dropped - It's all gone a bit pete or even s'gone peter

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