
Rabbit, to (rhyming): to talk
The missing rhyming component is "rabbit and pork."
Source: SL
Rack, The: a path in Sefton Park for courting couples
Source: MM
Rack off: a dismissive remark, meaning to go and disappear, to get lost.
A variant of nick off, fuck off.
Source: DS
Radar Gear: spectacles
Source: LS3
Raddled: lost, bewildered
Source: LS2
Raggety kecks: worn-out knickers or tattered drawers; the term often
is used to refer to a "slummy" or slum-dweller. The remote source is probably
the Ragged Schools run for severely impovershed slum children.
Sources: LS2, Moloney
Ragman. De Ragman, or raggie. The old-clothes man. A junkman was often
called a rag and bone man. Some remember that he would trade goldfish for
old clothing.
Sources: LS1, Schur
Ragtag and bobtail: the poorest of the poor
Source: GS
rag tatter(obsolete): person who pays or trades for rags
Source: GU
Railings: the teeth
Source: LS3
railway bogies: railway police
Source: LI30
randy sod: an amorous person; a lady killer
Source: LS2
Rantan. Lissen to his rantan: He is knocking loudly.In Lancashire, referred
to a loud knock at the outer door, or a noisy disturbance of any sort.
Source: LS1
rap: a half penny, formerly applied to an Irish half-penny. Hence "I don't give a rap...."
rat catchers: R.C.s Roman Catholics
Source: LS2
Rat-arsed, to get: to get very drunk
Source: SL
rat-trap cars: a new car which is left in an area where there have been
many car thefts. The car is rigged so that, when stolen, the engine cuts
off after a few yards and all the doors lock, trapping the "rats" inside,
who are now subject to arrest.
Source: LS4
Rattler: a tram or street-car, or (plural) the stairs to them, or any
stairs.
Sources: LS1,LS2
Rave, to: to go partying, as in to be out raving
Source: SL
Raver: party-goer
Source: ANS
razz, going for a : to take a joy ride in a stolen car
Source: LS4
Readies: money
Source: LS3
real bother, to be in: to be experiencing unusual difficulty or inconvenience
because of something
Source: SL
Ream: beautiful
Source: LS3
reasty(sometimes spelled reesty): rancid. In Lancashire, reesty means
rusted or discolored, as is said of strong or rancid bacon.
Sources: SL, OED, GLD
Red biddy: cheap red wine. It can also refer to a potent mix of port
and meths.
Sources: LS1, Moloney
red nose, a: a Liverpool football fan
Source: SL
Red raddle: a hard block of red powder used for cleaning and colouring
window-sills, doorsteps and brickwork, and in some cases a cheap substitute
for rouge.
Sources: LS2, Moloney
red reins: on a funeral horse, this would be taken as an assertion that
the deceased had been murdered.
Source: LWAS
Red Gurnet: a large spiny headed fish, known for the grunting noises
it makes when taken.
Sources: OED, SL
Red meg: a mythical coin of no value whatever
It ain't worth a red meg: it is completely worthless. Also see
"meg" on this list.
Source: LS2
Red Hot John: the term comes from the name of a Salvation Army Officer
in Bootle who was known for his reformist zeal. It can refer to anyone
who is delivering a ferocious moral rebuke.
Source: LS2
red-blooded all-American fullback: derisory term for a braggart; a self-styled
hero.
Source: LS2
Redband: a trusted prisoner (or "trustee"), who wears a red arm-band
signifying that.
Source: LS4
redneck: Catholic term for a Protestant
Source: GTH
Redneck: a Catholic
Source: LS2
Obviously, it depends who is talking.
Redskin: a trouble-maker.
Source: LS1
Regulo: proprietary name of a thermostatic control for a domestic gas
oven.
Source: OED
Rellie: relative. Rellos is frequently the plural.
Source: SL
Rent book: bail money
Source: LS1
Rent Boys: male prostitutes
Source: LS4
Rentagob, a: a man who tends to "run at the mouth.'
Source: Moloney
Rentfeller. The rent collector.
Source: LS1
repping: the job of being a commercial salesperson
Source: SI
rhubarb crumble: treat served at the school canteen
Source: SL
Rhubarb Vaselino: term for a young man who preens himself excessively
Source: LS2
ribble: commuter bus
Source: PM
Ring the bell: to make a woman pregnant. A father of a large family
is said to ring the bell every time. The allusion is to the strength games
at Fairs.
Source: LS2
Ringer: stolen car( or a horse, or a necklace, etc.) disguised so as
to avoid detection
Source: LS4, Moloney
Rip( or to let rip): to pass wind with unseemly vigour.
Source: LS2, Moloney
Riviera, der: The Isle of Man
Source: LS3
roach: a small freshwater fish of the carp family, common in the rivers
of Northern Europe
Source: OED
roach end: improvised mouthpiece for a rolled joint, or "spliff," made
from the cardboard casing of cigarette papers, or "skins."
Source: LS4
road through: bowel movement
Source: LS1
roady: mixed. In Lancashire it is used to describe bacon which
has alternate layers of fat and lean.
Source: GLD. See "rodey bacon" on this list.
Roasty(sometimes spelled roastie): roast potato, but it can also mean
a roast.
Source: SL.
Robin's Breakfast: a child's Christmas breakfast, prepared in particular
for needy children
Source: DBAPOI
Robins: a brand of cigarettes popular during the last World War
Source: SL
Rock: rock candy
Source: SL
Rocky Racoon (rhyming): the moon
Source: LS3
Rodey bacon: Streaky bacon. See "roady" on this list.
Source: LS1
rofe, a: four pounds
Source: LS1, LS3
Roger Bollocks:a generic name, often used when addressing someone confrontationally
Source: SI
Roller (or roll boy): a very pious person.
Spiegl thinks this may be derived from the line "When the roll is called
up yonder I'll be there," but the derisive phrase "holy rollers," and their
reputation for rolling in the aisles, might be the origin.
Source: LS2
rollies: hand rolled cigarettes
Sources: LS4, SL
Rollin' in ther shit: thoroughly drunk
Source: LS2
Rollin' yer own: incest
Source: LS4
rope, a(obsolete): an inexpensive and tawdry place for drunken sailors
to spend the night, A rope would be stretched from one wall to another,
and the sailors would drape themselves over it. It was also called a "tuppenny
kip." The term "lascar rope" for cheap overnight lodgings is the
source here.
Source: UF
roped up, to be: to have stitches put in a wound
Source: LS3
Ropey: of poor quality
Source: LS2
Rose of Tralee: sarcastic name given to an old and slovenly woman.
Source: LS2
Rota do Bacalhau(Portuguese): the codfish route, sailed by the Portuguese
and others for well over four hundred years.
Source: SL
Rotten: very drunk
Source: LS2
Rounders: a children's game, supposedly a forerunner of baseball, via
softball.
Source: SL
Rounds. She give im de rounds uv de kitchen. They had a domestic altercation.
Source: LS1
Rowdy do: extremely informal, and some times spontaneous, party
Shaw says that "rowdy" can mean low, but not necessarily noisy.
Source: Shaw II
Rozzer: a police constable. Norder thinks that the term may come from
the Romany word for strong man: "roozolus."
Source: LS2, LS4
Rube: a fairground or circus attendant
Source: LS2
Ruck: animal excrement. Mind dat ruck on der parapet: beware of the
(dog) mess on the pavement.
Source: LS1
rumbled, to be: to be informed on or exposed
Source: SL
Rumpy Pumpy: sexual intercourse
Source: LS3
run-out, giving a: in soccer, easing a sidelined player back into a
team
Source: GTH
rushin': injecting narcotics
Source: LS4
Ruthless Rufus: Whozit, whatsizname, applied specifically to a person
in a position to administer punishment, such as a headmaster or a magistrate.
Source: LS2